Musical Instruments

With three virtual synth engines and numerous sliders, buttons and knobs, the Gaia SH-01 Virtual Analog Synthesizer puts the fun back into musical effects and sound programming.

Drum roll please... the price of the Roland HD-1 V-Drum kit just dropped $200, and it comes with a mail-in rebate for a free $109 PM-01 monitor and a $99 DAP-1 drum stool and accessory kit. You get everything for a measly $599.00! If you've been sitting on the fence about getting a V-Drum kit, it's time to make like Humpty Dumpty and get cracking because this deal won't be around for long.

Musikmesse 2010 got started today in Frankfurt Germany, and there were so many interesting new products announced that I'm starting to drool like a well-groomed Scottish Terrier. The name of this show kind of suggests that it's a big "musical mess." Even though Europe's biggest pro audio tradeshow is highly organized, it's such a crazy event with so many exciting announcements that it lives up to the English interpretation of its name. Here are a few new products that got our tails wagging...