Archive for December, 2007

Comp USA closing 105 stores. Karma baby.

Friday, December 28th, 2007

The big box goes down

Comp USA is closing 105 stores. Gee I wonder why?

If you are in the need of some terrible products and the worst customer service on the planet, you’d better get down there soon. Better hurry so you can take advantage of your final opportunity to be ignored on the sales floor.

The little box

The big box of computer stores is going down. Hmmm… This is a chance for the little box to gain some ground, which is good.

Sonart Audio Releases New Series Of Libraries

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Jaime James-Joyeux Noel! | Exclusive Fahrenheit360 Mix (Germany) (MP3)

Friday, December 28th, 2007
This is the remainder of a 4-hour French inspired holiday mega-mix that was reduced to a little over 3-hours due to technical difficulties. Although the end result has received positive reviews, the last hour was unfortunately lost to the digital matrix. Anyway, happy holidays and enjoy. - Source Site:http://www.mixdepot.net/JaimeJames

Jaime James-Joyeux Noel! | 3-Hour Exclusive Fahrenheit360 Mix (Germany) (MP3)

Friday, December 28th, 2007
Here is the remainder of a 4-hour French inspired holiday mega-mix that was reduced to a little over 3-hours due to technical difficulties. Although the end result has received positive reviews, the last hour was unfortunately lost to the digital matrix. Anyway, happy holidays and enjoy this mix which was created for my German management agency. - Source Site:http://www.mixdepot.net/JaimeJames

Deeprhythms guest mix #22 by Estimulo (MP3)

Friday, December 28th, 2007
He's back - Estimulo was kind enough to record an exclusive mix for deeprhythms. And what a great selection of timeless deep house tracks it is, a perfect mix to round up the year. Music from Trevor Loveys, Ron Trent, Jenifa Mayanja etc. - Source Site:http://www.deeprhythms.com

Whoa-B - Fast Forward (MP3)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Grime beats mixed at high velocity. No long ting. - Source Site:http://www.whoa-b.com

Learn Musical Electronics, No Soldering: Free PAiA Ribbon Controller Kit for CDM Readers

Thursday, December 27th, 2007


PAiA 2 Transistor “Ribbon” Kit from Create Digital Media on Vimeo.

PAiA, the electronics kit creator beloved by music DIYers, has a fantastic, simple kit that’s likely to appeal to beginners and kit lovers alike. The kit is a “2-Transistor Ribbon Kit,” and it’s the basic circuit for ribbon controllers for music, of the sort found in commercial products like Kurzweil keyboards and invented by Paul Tanner as the “Tanner-in” — the same instrument used in the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”

Having a kit that gives you a fundamental circuit, adaptable to a variety of projects, is cool already. But PAiA went further: they took the entire circuit, printed it on a business card, and used basic punch holes so you don’t eve have to solder. Just twist together connections, and you can make the “ribbon” itself using a pencil. (4B-8B softness gives you enough graphite for it to work really well; check your local art supply store.)

Best of all, the cost to you is nothing. Write “Free kit for CDM readers” on the back of a self-addressed & stamped envelope, send it to PAiA Corporation, and our friends there will send you a free kit:

PAiA Corporation
2201 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78705 USA

They’ll even send it internationally, minus parts (see complete details). You can include some spare change if you want to help them out.

What I really love about the kit is that it’s super portable and easy to use with people who have no electronics experience whatsoever. Soldering irons can scare people, and that means extra room for assembly and equipment that’s tough to access. With this kit, you can bring a little bag of parts and rock out with just about anyone. So if you’ve read about crazy projects on this site and never tried one yourself, this is a great way to start. And likewise, if you’re one of those people making crazy projects, you can use this kit in schools, clubs, parties, whatever. I took them along to our most recent Handmade Music night in New York, and the results were terrific. (People picked it up with almost no instruction; see the video at top. That’s my partner Jennifer as hand model and assistant instructor.) We hope to repeat that again in NYC, Chicago, and LA; if you do an event of your own, let us know.

Simple Electronic Kit #1: 2-Transistor Ribbon Kit [PAiA Corporation]
Assembly Instructions

All good fun, but what if you want to make a more serious ribbon controller? Good news:

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Omnidrive presents Play, Pal Paul! - december 2007 (MP3)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Paul is a funny pal, he likes to play and he knows the tricks.. someone will get this, someone might not.. most important is that Paul gets to play! - Source Site:http://myspace.com/djomnidrive

**The Dirty Duo - Breakin All The House Rules VOL. 2 (DEC. Dirty, Sexy, Naughty House) (MP3)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
With over 2000 downloads to our last "Breakin All The House Rules Vol 1" we knew a part 2 was way over due. This set builds and builds with House, Tech House, Electro House and some Progressive House. This set is banging from the get-go. Possibly, our best mix of the year! - Source Site:http://www.mixdepot.net/TheDirtyDuo/BreakinAllTheHouseRulesVol2

eMedia Music Releases “Plug and Play” Learn to Play Keyboard Pack

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007