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Digging in the Crates, an interactive installation

March 26, 2010 · Walter Jenner · Culture

The topic is sampling , so how new music is generated with parts from old tracks. The interface are two turntables; one where a timeline of sampling can be browsed by rotation the vinyl; and the other one to explore tracks which contain samples. When playing the vinyl, the old song is played, and when …