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Jam: Guitar Input for iPad, iPhone and Mac

Apogee is introducing a high quality guitar interface for Apple devices, providing another option for guitar players who want a quick and easy way to record at home or on the move. Jam ($99) features a 1/4" input and gain control, and it connects via USB to your iPad, iPod or Mac.…Click on the title for more

Jam: Guitar Input for iPad, iPhone and Mac

Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal

The Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal ($139 street) is a remarkably versatile—and in many ways ingenious—sound modulation tool. Tremolo is, of course, one of the classic guitar effects and was once a standard feature on tube amps. The TR-7 provides a basic tremolo effect, but also models vintage Fender and Vox…Click on the title for more

Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo/Rotary pedal

Steinberg Cubase 6 Overview

Cubase has fueled my musical creativity and assisted my recording sessions for 20+ years, while anticipating many trends and creating industry standards like the VST and ReWire systems. It’s been an exciting and jaw dropping experience to see it grow from a rather simple MIDI sequencer to the current fully…Click on the title for more

Steinberg Cubase 6 Overview

10 New Pedals from Akai

Akai is taking a big step into the guitar effects pedal market with the announcement of their Analog Custom Shop line: a collection of 10 pedals that aim for 'boutique' sound at an affordable price. Building on the success of the E2 Head Rush delay, the Analog Custom Shop pedals…Click on the title for more

10 New Pedals from Akai

Lick of The Day App

The Lick of The Day App for iPhone and iPad is put out by Guitar World, the 800 pound gorilla of guitar magazines. Like most guitar players I am a lick junkie, and this app provides a steady stream of new licks and instructional features. The licks are also accompanied…Click on the title for more

Lick of The Day App

Mackie Onyx Recording Interfaces

With Pro Tools 9 opening the door for 3rd party recording interfaces, there are a lot more options opening up for home, studio, and portable rigs. Mackie's Onyx firewire interfaces are among the products now compatible with the latest version of Pro Tools - here are some of their standout features: The…Click on the title for more

Mackie Onyx Recording Interfaces

A Pocket-Sized Listening Environment

Focusrite has paired their VRM (Virtual Reference Monitoring) technology with a simple headphone interface, giving you multiple references for your mix and simulating high quality listening environments and speakers through your headphones. The VRM Box ($99) uses impulse responses of 10 professional studio monitors, combined with mathematical models of 3…Click on the title for more

A Pocket-Sized Listening Environment

Electronics in Music Workshop in Williamsburg, NY

Williamsburg-based community arts center Vaudeville Park has announced several new winter workshops, which will begin in February and March, including on focused on Electronics in Music. This 3-part workshop returns after a successful run in the summer of 2010. Attendees will learn about electronics, synthesis, and sound design by working…Click on the title for more

Electronics in Music Workshop in Williamsburg, NY

Moogify your iPhone with Filtatron

Moog Music brings high quality sound-shaping to Apple devices with the Filtatron - a real-time audio effects app that's easy to have fun with and comes packed with features. While it's not a synth, the Filtatron combines filtering and effects to manipulate the sound from the on-board oscillator, sampler, or…Click on the title for more

Moogify your iPhone with Filtatron

Fryette Amplification to Release Pedal Line in 2011

Fryette Amplification is best known for their hand-built, high quality guitar amps and cabinets, and soon they'll add a line of pedals to their repertoire. The Sound Effects series of tube-driven pedals will debut with the S.A.S. distortion and Boostassio boost, and should be available for around $199 street. Premier Guitar…Click on the title for more

Fryette Amplification to Release Pedal Line in 2011

Studio Projects CS5 Review

As a rule, I love large diaphragm condensers because condensers tend to be very accurate and the large diaphragm gives their sound a really desirable smoothness. But cheaper mics can sound harsh or they can lack that true-to-life accuracy. So you pay for quality, right? Yes, but you don’t always…Click on the title for more

Studio Projects CS5 Review

Stutter Edit Plugin and a new Nord introduced at NAMM

Gigging musicians will want to check out the Nord Piano 88, which has been designed with live performance in mind. This new 88 key stage piano from Nord weighs in at just 39.6 pounds, but it's heavy on features. In addition to 24 banks of 5 programs totaling 120 different…Click on the title for more

Stutter Edit Plugin and a new Nord introduced at NAMM