The iPad was a huge focus of the recent NAMM show, with a whole selection of new products being announced that harness its power. Given that Alesis are the creators of the popular IO Dock, a product that allows you to integrate an iPad into a professional studio set-up, it's …

We have something very exciting to tell you! It's the reincarnation of an instrument that many regard as being the ultimate electronic bass synth! Due for release in Summer 2012, the Pulse 2 is the second version of the Waldorf Pulse, a vintage analogue synthesiser that has a rich history …

Something that has got us very excited about NAMM this year is the announcement of a number of new fully analogue synthesisers! Following the announcement of the Moog Minitaur, Arturia have also joined the party with a very cool little 25 note monophonic instrument that they have dubbed the MiniBrute …

The Mackie DL1608 is the latest product to harness the power of the iPad, combining it with the feature-set of a digital mixer for live mixing like you have never seen before! The Mackie DL1608 features 16 boutique-quality Onyx preamps, which sound absolutely excellent - something that we can confirm as …

Whenever Universal Audio announce a new product, it is always an exciting time! Having already established themselves as producers of the world's best analogue emulation software plug-ins, the UA team have decided to take things a step further...

The Universal Audio Apollo is an 18-in 24-out, 24-bit 192kHz Firewire 800 …

With iOS devices well on their way to world domination, Alesis have released a whole range of products that harness the power of the iPad and utilise it in a number of practical musical situations.

The first of these products is called the AmpDock, which takes principles from the popular …

The Akai Max49 is a brand new MIDI controller keyboard with some unique features that we predict will make it a hugely popular product with both home and professional studio owners.

As you probably already guessed from the name, the Max49 features 49 semi-weighted keys, but it also offers a …

The Akai MPC Fly is the first MPC unit that has been designed specifically for use with the iPad 2. The Fly fuses together a portable and simplistic, yet highly functional Akai MPC design with a compact case that allows you to slide your iPad 2 right into it and …

In preparation for the upcoming NAMM show, Line 6 have announced a new gadget for iOS devices, called 'Mobile Keys'. These new products are essentially portable controller keyboards that hook up to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with a standard Apple connector and allow you to control your music …

Spawn of the mighty Taurus 3 synth, the new Moog Minitaur is a powerful synth that'll definitely shake up your bass. It's lost the foot pedals and is much more compact than its bigger sibling, but still packs a sub-shaking punch.

It bass-ically pulls together all the powerful sound of …