Teenage Engineering knocks out powerful portable groovebox

Back in 2015, Sweden’s Teenage Engineering launched a bunch of pocket-friendly synths and samplers called, appropriately enough, the Pocket Operators. Now the team has announced a higher-end, almost pro-level version called the EP-133 KO II.Continue Re… Continue reading Teenage Engineering knocks out powerful portable groovebox

Review: $399 ToneX pedal puts AI-captured guitar amps at your feet

IK Multimedia’s gorgeous ToneX pedal remains unrivaled at its price point as 2023 comes to a close, replacing your guitar amp with a cornucopia of tone profiles either captured directly from your own rig, or downloaded from thousands online.Continue Re… Continue reading Review: $399 ToneX pedal puts AI-captured guitar amps at your feet

Roli takes Keywave expression for another spin around the Block

Following last year’s release of the Rise 2 expressive digital instrument, the UK’s Roli has launched an updated version of the Seaboard Block controller, which “promises to bring infinite expressive possibilities to musicians everywhere, whether at ho… Continue reading Roli takes Keywave expression for another spin around the Block

Bittersweet symphony: Our favorite music can help us deal with pain

A new study has found that listening to our favorite music and the emotional responses it produces, particularly if it’s bittersweet, is more effective at reducing our perception of pain than unfamiliar relaxation music. The findings suggest that music… Continue reading Bittersweet symphony: Our favorite music can help us deal with pain

Review: Fender Tone Master Pro, the most powerful guitar processor ever

Tube-driven guitar amplifiers are outstanding pieces of music equipment, but they’re also heavy, bulky, somewhat delicate and they require some maintenance over the years. They’re a little tricky to record with consistency, and each one delivers a rela… Continue reading Review: Fender Tone Master Pro, the most powerful guitar processor ever

Review: Fender Tone Master Pro, the most powerful guitar processor ever

Tube-driven guitar amplifiers are outstanding pieces of music equipment, but they’re also heavy, bulky, somewhat delicate and they require some maintenance over the years. They’re a little tricky to record with consistency, and each one delivers a rela… Continue reading Review: Fender Tone Master Pro, the most powerful guitar processor ever

Palm-sized Woovebox puts a powerful groove machine in your pocket

The Woovebox micro music workstation rocks a stripped-back design reminiscent of Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators, but has more to offer the mobile groove creator – packing in a synthesizer, sequencer, sampler and beat maker.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Palm-sized Woovebox puts a powerful groove machine in your pocket

Brit audio veteran launches beautiful retro-styled AIO music streamer

“Quintessentially British” audio gear company Ruark has launched the first in its new series of integrated music systems. The R410 offers modern streaming, internet radio and connection to legacy hi-fi gear – all enclosed in gorgeous 1970s-inspired wra… Continue reading Brit audio veteran launches beautiful retro-styled AIO music streamer

Stylophone Beat puts a portable groove machine in your pocket

Back in the late 1960s, creating music anywhere was made much easier with a now iconic toy-like pocket synth called the Stylophone. Now Dubreq is aiming to do the same for beat makers with a portable drum machine.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Techno… Continue reading Stylophone Beat puts a portable groove machine in your pocket

Wiim Pro Plus updates legacy hi-fi systems for the streaming age

Linkplay Technology’s compact “audiophile-grade” Wiim Pro Plus gives folks who listen to music using treasured legacy hi-fi setups a way to bring their aging systems into the modern streaming age, without having to fork out silly money.Continue Reading… Continue reading Wiim Pro Plus updates legacy hi-fi systems for the streaming age