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Reasons Why You Should Stop Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are part of everyday life and can affect anybody, from the old to the young. Panic attacks can cause both a permanent and temporary effect on the life of a person. The situation can reach its peak in as little as 10 minutes from the start of the attack. If the situation is [...]

A War Over Instruments

Ace Music was acquired in late 1995 by Mark Begelman, a founder of the huge and wildly successful Office Depot retailing chain. Since that time he has been laying the groundwork for an ambitious national Music and Recording Super Store (MARS) chain (see accompanying story). As of this writing, MARS locations are open in Dallas, [...]

Theremin Brings Good Vibes

The Theremin is considered the world’s first electronic instrument. It can be heard in Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” and in the soundtracks of classic (and less-than-classic) films like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Hitchcock’s Spellbound and the recent Mars Attacks! Designed by Russian-born inventor Lev Termen (see sidebar) and first manufactured by RCA, [...]

Talking About “Pop”

You don’t need to understand Swedish to be struck by the purity of this monthly, designed by art directors Stefania Malmsten and Lars Sundh.  A classic, clean typeface (Monotype Times and Monotype Grotesque, customized by designer Hubert Jocham) suddenly seems very hip here. And the understated, jazzy layout captivates the eye, guiding it smoothly through [...]

MIDI Makeouts!

The architecture of the  can be divided into three elements – the MIDI interpreter, the pitch generator, and the effects processor. The MIDI interpreter, the real brains of the device, receives the MIDI serial data stream and parses it into real MIDI commands and data. Once received, it interprets them and supplies control data to [...]