Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nashville-based tech company Artiphon has a new music-making gadget up for backing on Kickstarter called Orba.

The Acpad is the world's first wireless MIDI controller that offers access to a variety of programmable features by simply placing it on any acoustic guitar's surface. Without requiring any ...

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It's rare nowadays to find a recording setup that doesn't use a digital workflow. A good digital setup simplifies music composition, engineering, and production, letting an artist create whole tracks ...

Aspiring musicians looking to learn to play guitar with the aid of lessons on their iPad, iPhone or Mac should check out the Zivix Jamstik, a small, convenient and unique MIDI controller that uses ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. First things first: not all keyboards are MIDI ...

In 2020, there are more MIDI controllers and sequencers on the market than ever before. You’ll find keyboards, pads and other devices that look more like they belong in a sci-fi show than a studio.

As a MIDI Fighter user, I vastly enjoy the tactile sensation of the buttons under my fingers for loop manipulation, and on the Spectra, I effectively have 64 buttons because of the fact that there's ...

Attention musicians everywhere! You can make music much more original by making every note of it truly yours by creating your own custom musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) controller. How do ...

We live in a golden age for MIDI controllers. [rheslip]’s contribution to the milieu is a twisty take on the format, in that it’s covered in an array of knobs. Thus the name—Twisty 2. The controller ...