Pedal Pods can grow with your stomp FX collection
Pedal Pods are standalone modules that sit under a stomp, with built-in cabling and adjustable power. Pods lock with other Pods to form bigger and bigger pedalboards.
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Whether you're into Bach, The Beatles or Bieber, whether you can play an instrument or humming is the height of your musical skill, music is a universal language that inspires, excites and brings joy to people of all walks of life. Technology can add a new spin to old favorites or lead to entirely new instruments with entirely new sounds. Whatever your jam, here's where you'll find the latest technological developments from the world of music.
Line 6 aims Relay wireless guitar system at the pedalboard
Back in 2016, Line 6 said that its Relay G10 wireless system was not only the most advanced in the industry, but was as easy to use as an instrument cable. Now there's a new flavor designed to integrate into a pedalboard – the Relay G10S.
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Yamaha reworks the keytar for players who want to wear their music
Keyboard players rarely get to the front of the stage. If only they had an instrument they could strap on like a guitar... There is of course just such a keyboard, but the keytar hasn't really caught on. Yamaha is hoping that will change with the launch of the Sonogenic SHS-500.
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Fender gives a Telecaster the heart of an acoustic
Fender may be forever associated with Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars, but that hasn't stopped the company experimenting with form and function over the years. Now Fender has come up with an acoustic guitar that can be an electric when you need it – the American Acoustasonic Telecaster.
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Study suggests wood type has little effect on guitars' sound
According to many musicians, in order to have the best sound possible, an acoustic guitar has to be made from the "right" type of wood. Unfortunately, such wood often comes from endangered, unsustainably-harvested trees. A new study, however, suggests that wood type makes essentially no difference.
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Concept guitar blends string picking with Pi-powered synthesis
Merging synthesized sounds with rocking riffs on a guitar might involve installing a MIDI pickup, or plugging into a synth stomp box. Now Lucem Custom Instruments has collaborated with Tracktion Corporation for an interesting concept guitar that has a BioTek 2 synthesizer built in.
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Teenage Engineering goes modular with build it yourself synth kits
Folks who like to play around with synthesized sound usually like to get their hands dirty building hardware systems too. Messing with modular systems can be expensive, but the latest Pocket Operators from Teenage Engineering have been designed to be a "poor man's modular" system.
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IK Multimedia releases one guitar interface to rule them all
There are a number of devices available that allow musicians to connect a guitar to a computer. But IK Multimedia says its Axe I/O is the high-end audio interface that guitar and bass players have been waiting for.
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Review: Anker Soundcore Life 2 headphones are up to the task for everyday use
New Atlas' James Holloway reviews Anker's Soundcore Life 2 noise-cancelling headphones. It turns out that they're a great option for everyday use.
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Supercharged minilogue xd synth leads Korg's NAMM sonic assault
Three years ago, Korg announced an affordable polyphonic analog synthesizer called the minilogue. Now, ahead of the NAMM 2019 music industry expo, the company has revealed the next generation model – the minilogue xd. New volca drum and volca modular synths have also been announced.
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