Minidisc Sales Just Outpaced CDs for the First Time Since 1998
Independent retailers moved more minidiscs than CDs in the second quarter, and three quarters of them were blanks.
Petra Lindqvist
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The $80 Mic That Refuses to Die
It has been in production since 1979, it costs less than a decent set of cables, and it turns up on records its makers would never guess. In praise of the Halden 55D, and a warning about the bit that always breaks.
Hands On With the Grain Mk II, a Sampler the Size of a Passport
Grain Instruments shrank its sampler to the size of a passport and charged 349 euros for it. Three weeks of trains, soundchecks and one lost project later, here is what the spec sheet leaves out.
Building a Studio in a Van, One Rattle at a Time
Fourteen months, 4,100 euros and one very long argument with a sliding door. What I learned building a working control room into six cubic metres of sheet steel.
Why Musicians Are Falling Back in Love With Minidisc
It is cheap, it survives a tour bag, and there is no plausible way to put the contents on a streaming service. Four years into the minidisc revival, the second-hand market has finally noticed.
The Return of Tape: Ferric's 'Oxide Dreams' Reviewed
A tape company made an album on its own stock, on a four-track, to prove a point. It proves two: that tape does something real, and that it lets you get away with things you should not get away with.
The Case for Buying the Cheap Synth First
The expensive synth will still be there in three years. The one that teaches you anything is the one with four knobs, one oscillator and no menu to hide inside.
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