At $449 retail, the NuForce Icon HDP is not for everyone. That said, it does pack a lot of punch into its small enclosure, sounds fantastic and provides an excellent headphone amp. More...
These are not your typical fluorescent orange foam earplugs that you often see at concerts, festivals, clubs, or on construction sites. No sir... More!
Aimed squarely at the professional digital DJ, the 4midiLoop is the most comprehensive, best-built, 4-channel MIDI controller on the market today. More...
When Samson's Zoom Q3 HD hit our shores, our reviewers lined up to sign the portable high-definition pocket video camera out for an evaluation. The reason is clear. The Zoom Q3HD addresses sound quality, a feature that every other pocket video manufacturer has neglected to date. More...
Digital DJing has significantly opened up the performing possibilities to what can now be achieved, but it has also introduced a number of issues, which has haunted many of the mixes that I've been listening to of late. Thanks to advances in technology that has created the Post-Beatmatching Era, Live Remixing is flourishing. Adding loops, sample hits, and even live instrumentation, is now the norm. With all the sonic possibilities offered by the current crop of controller/audio interface products, such as Native Instruments' versatile S4, a large variety of sources are available to artistically manipulate into a one-of-a-kind mix. More...
djay 3 is the latest incarnation of Algoriddim's living room DJ software and it hits a new high water mark for ease-of-use, simplicity and depth. djay's core attribute is that it doesn't try to be the end-all, be-all of DJ software, it simply allows anyone, from first time DJs to true professionals, to mix tracks from their iTunes library... More...
The TMA-1's are the antithesis to every existing DJ-targeted headphone currently on the market. No prominent logos, no gold, silver or aluminum accents, nothing that comes out and say: "Hey Everyone! I'm a DJ!!" In the age of all flash and no substance, the TMA-1's with their tactile, matte-rubber finish, are no flash and all substance. More...
For any guitarist who's looking to add distinctive electronic flavor to their compositions without having to lose the soul of the instrument, look no further than the Vibesware GR-1. In a word, outstanding. More...
Portastudio. The name invokes a flash flood of memories for anyone who wanted to do a little "home" recording in the era of cassette multitrack recorders. It's like smelling a crayon and getting transported back to Kindergarden. But the DP-008 is not your father's Portastudio. No sir. Tascam and taken the Portastudio concept and infused all the wiz-bang technolgy that the new millennium has to offer. We may not have flying cars yet, but, thanks to Tascam, we do have a full-on 8-track studio the size of a paperback book. More...
For $199, the Livio Radio is certainly not cheap, but you get what you pay for here: a good-looking, easy to use product with solid build quality that we can easily recommend to our readers who like their Internet radio not tethered to a computer. More...
Violet Designs aimed for a mass-market, large-condenser with their new Wedge microphone, but missed the target trying to be quirky and popular at the same time. More...
The Akai APC40 is scores high on technology, build-quality, ease-of-use and bang-for-the-buck, but some ergonomic and workflow issues took away some of the shine. However, don't let that stop you. If you've been biding your time in order to purchase a savvy controller for Ableton Live without breaking the bank, your wait is officially over. More...
