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  Moog employees are unionising for better pay and job security: “The company pays far less than a living wage”

  musictech.com

  Workers of Moog Music Inc. are unionising through the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in a bid to secure better wages from …

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  Dave Smith, founder of Sequential and ‘father’ of MIDI, has died at 72

  musictech.com - MusicTech

  Dave Smith, the founder of Sequential and whose contributions to MIDI development were instrumental to the world of music, has died at the age of …

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  Boss Enters a New Age of Space Echo with the RE-2 and RE-202

  Guitar Player - Rod Brakes

  Based on Roland’s legendary RE-201 Space Echo these advanced DSP reverb and tape delay units offer an unprecedented level of realism. Boss has …

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  Robotic Bean’s Portatron promises PortaStudio mojo in a 4-track tape loop plugin

  musicradar.com - Ben Rogerson

  In these days of hi-tech digital recording, it might seem almost laughable that some producers still prize the wobbly, lo-fi sound of the old …

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  CD, Vinyl Sales Are Up By 12.8% For UK Recorded Music Industry

  Complex - Jack Lynch

  The Association of Independent & Major Record Labels (AIM) has collected data that shows recorded music in the UK has seen a 12.8% increase in …

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  Is Old Music Killing New Music?

  The Atlantic - Ted Gioia

  Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking. Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially …