Roland R-MIX Audio Processing Software
I've mentioned a few times about how I'm a huge fan of Roland (and Boss) and their gear, and once again they have released another incredible product. This new release is different than most of their traditional lines of gear (besides Cakewalk), as it's software instead of hardware.
Employing Roland's Veriphrase technology, [...]

So we did it. 2012 Winter NAMM has come and gone, and I'm not really sure how I made it out alive. We were in kind of an inebriated Fear & Loathing style happy mess at the Hilton next door for the weekend, and the amount of bells & whistles and flashing lights and drums [...]

These could be real leaks of Akai's next release, the MPC Fly, and they could be fakes, of course. The official Akai announcement comes Thursday evening, probably at NAMM. The Fly could just be an I-something download, a mobile app version of their new software, but since MPC has rebranded itself as "Music Production Controller" [...]

Another DAW? Sure, why not. This one is put out by Bitwig Studio (Ableton Live expats). It looks a lot like a slicker, more polished version of Live. Whether it works as fluidly as Live won't be known until the Beta version is released.
Besides the interface, one of the coolest features I saw was the "Lan [...]

Reaper 4 has been released.
Anyone use this DAW? I’ve heard nothing but glowing remarks from its users. It comes with a cheap purchase price of $225 for a full license and $60 for a discounted license (personal use, education or non-profit, or a small business that makes less than $20,000/yr). $60 for software that could [...]

Unpowered mixers might be reliant on an external power source, but often times they can be more diverse in features and give users better sound than a mixer with a built-in power source. There are a lot of expensive unpowered mixers out there, but most manufacturers have several affordable models as well. Here are five [...]

Best Synthesizer Keyboard under $700 In 1964, Robert Moog built the first synthesizer to be released for public and commercial use. By the 1970's, they were being built compact enough to be portable by studio musicians and traveling bands, which saw a huge increase in their popularity. By the time the 80's came, the technology [...]

Fire Foxiness is a product and labor of love that turns old and cherished vinyl into products like clocks, bowls, earring hangers, book ends, jewelery, organizers, coasters, business card holders, etc.  The business is based out of Los Angeles and run by Frankie Fox Miranda, who creates/works/freaks all the custom products. Fire Foxiness is also [...]

Best Powered Mixer
The "powered" mixer is named due to the phantom power it supplies to microphones and is different than regular mixers with that feature. These mixers are used primarily for DJ, club and live performances, but can also be used in small home studios.  
These mixers are becoming smaller and smaller, but are usually [...]

My friends over at Wavaflow Studios are taking over managing Steve Vai’s Mothership Studios. The owner of Wavaflow, Wagner Fulco, actually worked at Mothership Studios as a Musician’s Institute student, and it was his first job in the US. He said while working there he always dreamed that some day he would be in a position to have a studio like Mothership, and now he’s been asked to manage it along with running Wavaflow. Pretty dope.