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If you’re a Native Instruments Kontakt user, here are a couple of resources that you may want to check out for free Kontakt sound downloads:

ProToolerBlog has a large list of 27+ resources for free Kontakt sounds
Rekkerd has over 35 sources for free Kontakt sounds

If you’ve got other suggestions, leave a comment below!

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Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I’ve Got a Secret in 1965, when he was 17 years old, demonstrating his music-composing computer.

INTRODUCTION ‘Grime Eye’ – 140bpm by Nonclassical Records
Is the Turntable a musical instrument?
Can it work as a ‘classical’ instrument?
These were the first questions posed by idea of a Concerto for Turntables.
Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra (Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda) attempts to answer those questions.
Should the turntable join the instruments of the [...]

via the Times UK:
This is the graph the record industry doesn’t want you to see.
It shows the fate of the three main pillars of music industry revenue – recorded music, live music, and PRS revenues (royalties collected on behalf of artists when their music is played in public) over the last 5 years.
We’ve broken each [...]

Indie music blogger Bob Baker asked his readers for their feedback on things that keep them from reaching their musical goals.
They’re all things that I could relate to, and they’re probably things that most musicians can relate to.
Here are the ten that jumped out at me:
10 Things That Keep You From Reaching Your Musical Goals

Not [...]

Blue Microphones has introduced Yeti, the first THX Certified microphone and, according to the company, the “ultimate USB microphone for professional recording.”
Yeti Features:

The first USB mic to offer Blue’s condenser capsules in a  triple capsule array for the highest quality, most versatile audio recording capability
Four patterns (Omni, Cardioid, Stereo, Bidirectional) for  versatility and superior results
THX [...]

If you’ve really been aching to see Ms March with a monster synth, the APC crew has got you covered.
While the site of a large modular synth, a Roland TB 303 or a Fairlight CMI III is titillation enough for most synth freaks, the 2010 APC calendar goes a step further.
Here’s what APC’s Simon Iddol [...]

Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) has announced the 10 input/14 output Ultralite-mk3, an audio interface that they say is the first ever “hybrid” audio interface, offering FireWire and USB 2 connectivity to Mac and PC computers.
They haven’t put up official availability or pricing info yet. If you know anything on this, leave a comment.
Details on [...]

Vinyl record sales are soaring.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales of vinyl albums in 2009 have already topped the 2-million mark.
This beats 2008’s, 1.9 million, which means that 2009 sales of vinyl LPs are on target to be the highest since at least 1991, when Soundscan began tracking music sales.
Digital music sales aren’t doing too bad, [...]