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335:Peter Van Wood
309:transistorized
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2203:Drum machine
2145:Effects unit
2038:Player piano
1965:Compact disc
1887:Effects unit
1772:
1737:Loudness war
1704:Ghost singer
1679:Orchestrator
1674:Horn section
1557:Reverse echo
1517:Equalization
1487:Delay effect
1437:Punch in/out
1432:Ping-ponging
1409:
1400:Effects unit
1395:Effects loop
1385:Audio mixing
1375:Audio filter
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506:Eric Clapton
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402:vacuum tubes
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327:volume pedal
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2479:Home cinema
2438:Robert Moog
2423:Max Mathews
2347:Piano tuner
2315:Professions
2291:Scorewriter
2248:Synthesizer
2064:Loudspeaker
1727:Click track
1711:Vocal coach
1654:Backup band
1634:professions
1608:Turntablism
1482:Compression
1467:Pitch shift
1427:Overdubbing
1367:Engineering
1237:17 December
1120:12 November
978:25 February
972:Music Radar
918:David Bowie
880:Frank Zappa
838:Miles Davis
797:Flip Wilson
736:John Squire
705:Marvin Gaye
654:Isaac Hayes
637:Mick Ronson
575:Jethro Tull
558:in 1970.
556:The Beatles
534:(1967) and
522:Frank Zappa
439:Clyde McCoy
435:Sugar Blues
431:Harmon mute
386:the Beatles
382:solid state
331:Chet Atkins
185:saying the
183:human voice
112:August 2020
2533:Categories
2474:Home audio
2464:Audiophile
2281:GarageBand
2127:Live music
2069:Headphones
2033:Phonograph
1902:Microphone
1897:Headphones
1843:Electrical
1838:Mechanical
1659:Bandleader
1618:Xenochrony
1573:aesthetics
1537:Noise gate
1497:Distortion
1459:processing
1422:Microphone
1141:Gilmourish
953:References
897:Uncle Meat
869:Trumpet -
822:Funkadelic
622:The Embryo
611:Pink Floyd
587:Tony Iommi
579:Jimmy Page
563:Terry Kath
492:exhibition
422:Del Casher
359:Dave Berry
347:Summertime
155:distortion
82:newspapers
2238:Sequencer
2165:PA system
2094:Subwoofer
2079:PA system
2013:Amplifier
1975:Hard disk
1892:Equalizer
1569:Practices
1472:Auto-Tune
1447:Tape loop
1417:Diffusion
599:Metallica
512:" by the
408:circuit.
394:Bill Page
361:'s song "
355:Krew Cats
305:prototype
167:wah pedal
2286:ProTools
2263:Software
2253:Theremin
2193:Chiptune
2150:Foldback
1980:MiniDisc
1644:Arranger
1603:Sampling
1527:Flanging
1405:Talk box
947:Auto-wah
937:Talk box
931:See also
856:The Fish
846:(1972).
426:big band
390:Vox AC30
219:auto-wah
203:trombone
2382:Tape op
2233:Sampler
1547:Pumping
1512:Ducking
1457:Signal
1146:6 April
926:(1975).
861:Fragile
567:Chicago
542:Wah-Wah
469:Gretsch
319:circuit
229:History
199:wah-wah
96:scholar
2496:(NIME)
2170:Reverb
1747:Medley
1742:Mashup
1552:Reverb
1542:Phaser
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890:, and
840:album
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687:, and
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627:Echoes
616:Echoes
585:, and
465:Fender
325:Organ
197:. The
179:timbre
151:Dunlop
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2448:STEIM
2443:SMPTE
2418:IRCAM
1883:(DAW)
1762:Remix
1720:Other
1630:Roles
1588:Lo-fi
1491:STEED
799:, or
526:Cream
504:with
502:Cream
500:" by
103:JSTOR
89:books
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1990:Opus
1239:2019
1202:ISBN
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980:2022
871:jazz
762:Uses
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