With the number of slick, compact USB MIDI controllers and the deluge of feature-laden soft synths hitting the market, 2004 might just be the year of...
It's no secret that affordable FireWire interfaces have hit the marketplace, and the options targeting DJs and laptop musicians are verging on plentiful....
Is your computer brand-spanking-new and packed with the absolute newest versions of all of the software you could possibly want? The answer to that question...
Legend has it that at some time during the late 1970s in the Bronx, an aspiring teenage hip-hop DJ was practicing in his room when his mother banged on...
ACCESS VIRUS POWERCORE VIRTUAL SYNTH Access has teamed up with another powerhouse audio company, TC Electronic, to bring its award-winning Virus Indigo...
Peavey Electronics recently introduced the new and aptly named PVDJ division to promote its growing DJ-product line. Practically a household name, Peavey...
TASCAM US-2400 USB WORKSTATION CONTROL SURFACE Tascam treats desktop musicians to another cool goody with the new US-2400 ($1,999). Unlike most DAW control...
Some people collect coins, others collect baseball cards, and some musicians are just plain gear sluts. If I had the money and space to burn, I would...
MACKIE ONYX SERIES FIREWIRE ANALOG CONSOLES Mackie lit the candles on its 15th birthday cake at the 2004 NAMM convention in January with the release of...
LEXICON OMEGA USB DESKTOP-RECORDING SYSTEM Lexicon, a company well-versed in high-quality audio products with its line of professional effects, steps...
Given the staggering number of recording gadgets on the market these days, picking up the Edirol UR-80 for review aroused my curiosity. The UR-80 is a...
M-Audio is looking to rule the world of music production. In just a few short years, the company's product line has expanded from a couple of MIDI interfaces...
Keeping things warm in laptop-band world doesn't mean relying on the latest algorithm to take the edge off. For several years, musicians have turned to...
If you've been checking out Remix for the past year, then you've seen dozens of the latest music products reviewed and previewed. This past fall, we,...
TANNOY ELLIPSE iDP STUDIO MONITORS The acoustics wizards at Tannoy have teamed up with TC Electronic to introduce an active monitoring system that is...
When Korg introduced the Triton as successor to the acclaimed Trinity synthesizer lineup in 1999, the company once again positioned itself as the undisputed...
AKAI MPC1000 MUSIC PRODUCTION CENTER In 1988, Akai Professional introduced the now-legendary MPC60, which was followed by the venerable MPC2000, one of...
With the proliferation of prepackaged sound libraries, software instruments and samplers, it's easy to forget the feeling of actually laying your hands...
Combat boots, whips and restraints can be fun when you're a freak about control but so can a really well-designed control surface for your digital audio...
ABLETON LIVE 3 AUDIO-SEQUENCING INSTRUMENT (MAC/PC) When Ableton's new approach to loop-based audio production hit the streets, people went nuts for its...
Unless this is the first time you've ever picked up a magazine like Remix, the thought of Blue microphones should immediately conjure images of some twisted-looking...
For many DJs beginners and professionals, alike selecting the right DJ mixer can be an intimidating and frustrating experience. Just as many guitarists...
Continuing its line of project-studio-level recording systems, Digidesign follows up the Digi 002 with a rack version called, simply enough, the Digi...
The Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 is a classic-style drum machine built around a percussion step sequencer but with the modern amenities of software synthesis...
In its end-of-the-year Best of 2002 roundup this past December, Remix awarded Access Music Electronics the Best Hardware Synth of 2002 prize for the Virus...
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