Sounds Defy Gravity

As humans living in an adaptable, mobile time, it’s natural to desire that our music be available anywhere the moment strikes us. Add to that the growing number of cloud-based, instant-streaming options and you can see that we’re in the midst of integrating our social desires with sound. How many times have you been at someone’s house, a club, a park and you have the desire to create? This week we examine the options for on-the-go creation with some suggestions for building a mobile studio to capture those impromptu moments. As with our last article on building a home studio, we are assuming that you already have a computer and software of choice to start with. We’ll be looking at interfaces for sound and performance as well as some hardware-based music options that let you take a break from the computer. (read more)

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