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Archive 1999: Music Production Tools Moving to Laptop

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Archive 1999: Music Production Tools Moving to Laptop

The standard pace is for chumps.

— Derek Sivers

Documenting the transition of a full studio production setup onto a Compaq laptop running Samplitude 2496 — a significant shift in how music was made at the end of the nineties. This was the TnA project period, which also included sound design work for the Fuse club.

The track "Do We" was released on vinyl (12") by Wha? Roots Recordings (WHA? 009) in 2001.

TnA – Do We (2026)
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TnA – Take Me Home (2026)
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TnA – Who Is Tommy
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TnA – Too Easy
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Tools

  • Samplitude 2496
  • Compaq laptop