NEW PRODUCTS  Aug 1, 2006 TERRATEC PRODUCER AREA 61 EXPANDABLE KEYBOARD SYSTEM This innovative new keyboard design from TerraTec brings together several recent keyboard concepts...

INTO THE DEEP  Aug 1, 2006 Most people who experienced the mid-'90s dance/electronic-music explosion associate the excitement with hi-octane live acts like the Chemical Brothers,...

FLAVA IN YOUR EAR  Aug 1, 2006 The importance of a professional monitoring system for auditioning and mixing your music cannot be underestimated. If you're unable to hear your music...

FULL CIRCLE  Aug 1, 2006 Summer has arrived early on a steamy May afternoon in New York, and it's hot enough even for a certain Atlanta native to take notice. I'm so happy it's...

HIGH FIDELITY  Aug 1, 2006 Ever since the soft-synth/sampler revolution began toward the end of the last millennium, Digidesign Pro Tools has attempted a variety of methods to exploit...

BAKE A KICK  Aug 1, 2006 Whether creating Miami Bass music is your life's fantasy or your greatest fear, you probably crave the know-how to manifest those car-rattling, trunk-full-of-funk...

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KORE  Aug 1, 2006 Lots of companies claim to start a revolution with new products. In some cases, it's a brave new hardware protocol or audio standard they're trying to...

M-AUDIO AXIOM 49  Aug 1, 2006 M-Audio has delivered the unexpected for so long, the company's surprises are no longer unexpected. It specializes in alternative luxury items: music...

WAVES SSL 4000 COLLECTION  Jun 1, 2006 Solid State Logic (SSL) forever changed the face of multitrack recording and mixing in 1977 when the then-tiny company from Oxfordshire, England debuted...

GUTEN TAG, GEAR LUST  Jun 1, 2006 Frankfurt Germany's annual Musikmesse convention (this year from March 29-April 1) is like an American equipment show, except with more drinking, smoking...

MOTU DIGITAL PERFORMER 4.1  Dec 1, 2003 The mass exodus of programs from the world of Mac OS 9 began some time ago. Video and image applications led the migratory pack while audio applications...

CLAVIA NORD LEAD 2X  Dec 1, 2003 With the proliferation of prepackaged sound libraries, software instruments and samplers, it's easy to forget the feeling of actually laying your hands...

MACKIE CONTROL UNIVERSAL  Dec 1, 2003 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...

DIGIDESIGN DIGI 002 RACK  Nov 1, 2003 Continuing its line of project-studio-level recording systems, Digidesign follows up the Digi 002 with a rack version called, simply enough, the Digi...

BLUE THE BALL  Nov 1, 2003 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...