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Roland’s Go:Mixer Pro is a YouTube musician’s best friend

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 11:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Music, Plugged


If you’re an aspiring musician or audio gear-head, you’re going to need a mixer at some point. Usually, this comes long before you’re ready to start building a recording or production studio, and somewhere after you’ve squeezed every bit of fidelity out of your iPad’s built-in microphone. The bottom line is, if you want to record bare minimum-quality audio, especially live instruments and vocals, a mixer isn’t optional. And if you’re not ready to build out a studio, you’ll want one that works with your existing laptops, desktops, smartphones and tablets. Let me introduce you to the Go:Mixer Pro. I’ve…

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Student discovers copycat stalker imitating her Instagram account

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 11:31 pm
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A Scottish college student apparently discovered a classmate had been imitating her pictures on Instagram, to an eerie degree. According to a now-deleted Facebook post, a woman named Chloe Cowan and her sister spotted the copycat, allegedly a fellow student named Honey Basra. The latter would apparently recreate Cowan’s photos, down to the clothes she was wearing and the caption. Cowan was reportedly frightened by the existence of the account, and who wouldn’t be? This goes beyond simple Instagram stalking and into full-on “Single White Female” territory. According to the Daily Record, the University of Dundee, which both women attend, is investigating…

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Yamaha’s CSP-170 makes learning piano easy with LED lights and one clever app

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 10:19 pm
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Yamaha is a giant of many industries, but it’s best known for its massive portfolio of instruments – pianos in particular. For over a century, it’s made everything from concert pianos, to classy uprights, to cheap plastic keyboards for beginners. Yamaha’s $4,700 CSP-170 is one of the companies newest digital pianos, and perhaps one of the most versatile digital pianos on the market. Along with its cheaper sibling, the $3,500 CSP-150, it borrows elements from all over the company’s piano family. It uses sound samples from Yamaha’s flagship CFX and Bosendorfer Imperial concert pianos and comes in an attractive upright…

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Yamaha’s CSP-170 makes learning piano easy with LED lights and one clever app

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 10:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Yamaha is a giant of many industries, but it’s best known for its massive portfolio of instruments – pianos in particular. For over a century, it’s made everything from concert pianos, to classy uprights, to cheap plastic keyboards for beginners. Yamaha’s $4,700 CSP-170 is one of the companies newest digital pianos, and perhaps one of the most versatile digital pianos on the market. Along with its cheaper sibling, the $3,500 CSP-150, it borrows elements from all over the company’s piano family. It uses sound samples from Yamaha’s flagship CFX and Bosendorfer Imperial concert pianos and comes in an attractive upright…

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Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole looks amazing in virtual reality

Nov19
by on November 19, 2018 at 7:34 pm
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If you’re anything like us, you’re awaiting the first-ever direct-observation photographs of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of The Milky Way, with bated breath. But, you might want to go ahead and exhale, because it could be awhile. In the meantime, we suggest enjoying a virtual tour created by an advanced physics simulator. The simulator, developed by a team of scientists from the Netherlands and Germany, relies upon the most up-to-date data astrophysicists have gleaned on Sagittarius A*. It’s purpose is to produce a visually and astro-physically accurate portrayal of the black hole at the center…

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