July 7, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
It’s a universally agreed upon fact: Drums are awesome. What’s not is how cumbersome, expensive, and loud they are, not to mention hard to assemble and almost impossible to carry around. This ...
May 16, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
For the roving musician, inspiration can strike anywhere. The good news is that there’s never been a better for this to happen, with a plethora of options — both digital and analog — for playing and ...
July 8, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
The history of interfaces and gadgets aimed at helping people learn to play piano stretches back at least 25 years to the release of The Miracle piano that worked with the original Nintendo Entertainment System. ...
July 2, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The original Xkey keyboard by The CME Group is a MIDI-compliant keyboard that boasts a slim profile and strong aluminum finish, with its only issue being its reliance on a USB connection. Although its design has ...
June 27, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
For many, the idea of learning a musical instrument inspires fear and dread. As such, many make attempts at smoothing the learning curve associated with it by using technology to rethink everything instruments ...
March 30, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
MIDI controllers and musical instruments come in al sorts of shapes and sizes and can increasingly be controlled with a range of movements. Few, however, compare to the majestic SpaceHarp, a console of nine ...
March 13, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
The power of music apps have opened the door to a wide range of controllers — things that look like keyboards and disco floors and guitars. The incredible variety of sounds they offer when paired with the ...
March 13, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
MIDI controllers are already hugely popular with music making aficionados, from lone bedroom creators to DJs dropping beats in front of enthusiastic crowds around the world. Typically, music makers are extremely ...
December 1, 2014
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The MPC board made famous by the decades of innovative rappers and producers has gotten a 21st century makeover with the Skoog. Originally designed for education, the Skoog is a squishy foam cube that acts as a ...
April 28, 2014
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Michael Radon/
Advances in Bluetooth and personal Wi-Fi have benefitted the musician, but rarely their team of supporters. Producers or live sound engineers alike now have a new tool to work with in the UMMU Box v2. Like its ...