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Bruce Springsteen and Danny Federici

Vale: Danny Federici

You probably don’t recognise the name Danny Federici and chances are you won’t know he was the keyboard player with Bruce Springsteen well before the E-Street Band existed. If you do know of him, it means you’re a fairly devoted Bruce Springsteen fan like me. Federici died on the 17th of April at the age of 58, from melanoma. It’s a bit like the Beatles’ George Harrison dying — he wasn’t the most well known member of the band but he was pivotal. Aside from his work with Springsteen, Federici released a couple of jazz albums and was an accomplished accordionist. I don’t even know if Federici used a Mac.

David Holloway | May 6, 2008
Roland SonicCell

Roland SonicCell: Mobile Promise

The Roland SonicCell is one of those pieces of gear that has instant appeal from a mobile music viewpoint. It’s a well-endowed sound module with built-in USB audio interface and comes with a software editor. What’s particularly interesting about the software editor is the ability to create playlists which you can then transfer to a stock-standard USB memory stick. Connect that to the SonicCell and you have a standalone backing machine for performance. On the other side of the coin, use the SonicCell’s audio interface to record guitars, vocals or any instrument with standard audio outputs into your Mac.

David Holloway | Mar 10, 2008

It's all happening in the world of music

There’s been an end-of-year deluge of new music gear.

David Holloway | Dec 11, 2007

Restless Natives

Native Instruments has released five Mac products, all compatible with Logic, Pro Tools and Cubase/Nuendo or any application that supports VST/Audio Units/RTAS.

David Holloway | Dec 10, 2007
Aural Pleasure

Musos discover social networking

You’ve probably heard the term “social networking” thrown about in the media, probably with the words MySpace or Facebook in the same sentence.

David Holloway | Nov 30, 2007

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix Edition

IK Multimedia recently released AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix Edition, a guitar amplifier and effects-modelling application.

David Holloway | Nov 10, 2007