Over the past decade music blogs have grown up from being a place where only a handful of geeky music nerds talked about their favourites records into a wealth of different blogs catering to every conceivable sub-genre you can think of. Music blogging has been a revolution in the music industry as whereas once bands [...]
At this point, tablets (almost entirely iPads) are seen as tools to work with alongside a DAW as a touchscreen interface, or for laying down some simple song structures when on the move. But with the launch of Wave Machine Labs’ Auria, we’ve got a full 48-track DAW right there with full support for VST [...]
As well as announcing the Renaissance and Studio MPC products, Akai has announced the interesting looking MPC FLY. It is essential a 16-pad controller that sits in a laptop-esque case that can also house an iPad 2, and then an iOS app lets you sequence up to four tracks simultaneously. Here’s a breakdown of the [...]
Japanese audio electronics powerhouse Zoom have announced the G5 effects and amps simulator at Namm this year, offering 120 effects and 20 amp models all in one small package. It will let users use up to nine effects simultaneously with four large LCD screens displaying the amp and stompbox interface. Other features include: Real tube [...]
Music hardware and software powerhouse IK Multimedia have produced the first hardware mixer designed specifically for DJing with Apple iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches – all for under €100. The iRig Mix can work between two iDevices, or alongside a single iDevice with audio provided from other sources such as CD or MP3 players – [...]
