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 / __| | | | '_ \ / _ \ '__|  / __/ _ \| '__| '_ \ / _ \ '__|
| (__| |_| | |_) |  __/ |    | (_| (_) | |  | | | |  __/ |  
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        | __________ |         // ___________ \    \____/
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        ||___--- ___||        @@@|____/ \____|@@@@   \   \
        ||  ___  ___||         @@@|   ___    |@@@    /   /
        ||__________||          @@| -_____- |@@     /   /
        |____________|            /\___U___/       /   /
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Another little article coming all the way from Tyler Dancer, KALAMAZOO, 
Michigan for

Workflow Tip: Finish Tracks While You Game!

Look y'all. You know your studio is a multipurpose space. With all that 
computing power it only makes sense to optimize its functionality. You 
know you want to live in it, why not give it the touches that never make 
you want to leave.

For instance, sometimes after a little mix practice you need something 
to do while you review what you did. Or perhaps you have a bunch of long 
synth passes to record and your computer is like, "Man, we aren't gonna 
be doin' much else now are we?"

Well I know you've got an ancient TV out there, get yourself an old game 
system, and chill while you bring works of art further into completion! 
Seriously! You could be letting whatever crazy synthesizer madness mix-
down your doing happen and play some dope 32 bit obscuro classics like 
Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun. The perfect solution to your pick up 
and play beat down needs. All you have to do is go find your little 
cousin's Wii he doesn't care about anymore or fix yourself up a Raspberry 
Pi and you are in business. Might as well go ahead and record some more 
loops off those machines cause you're vibin in Funkotron with ToeJam & 
Earl. Look how much got recorded! And how those two inspire your next 
track while you're racking up credits running B-Specs in Gran Turismo 
when you need to shift back into studio mode!

One of my personal favorites is the Wu Tang "Shaolin Style" for the PS1. 
I mean, its almost like spiritually intoning the Rza or the Ol Dirty 
Bastard into the studio to bless the tracks! And its multiplayer so when 
your friends come over to vibe to your new banger, you can literally 
bring the ruckus!

Really after that all you need in life is a mini fridge which would make 
a good stand for your old TV. The super hip may go for the slick 
Commodore 1702 monitor, the multipurpose Amiga, and a VCR for a world of 
added pleasures and possibilities.

-Tyler