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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The last year has seen iconic brand Gibson collapse and be reborn, Fender experiment with hybrid guitar forms, and Moog release its first analog polysynth in decades. It's been a rollercoaster of highs and lows, but we're focusing on the positive for a look back at music gear highlights in 2018.
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Since launching in 1999, Lippold Haken's Continuum Fingerboard has helped unlock expressive creativity in musicians around the globe. But a full-sized Continuum is priced way out of reach of many electronic music players, so Haken Audio has launched the ContinuuMini on Kickstarter.
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Pipes from the Synesthesia Corporation essentially merges computer hardware and production software for an all-in-one music creation machine that's said to start a whole new music creation product category.
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The last time we caught up with Moritz Simon Geist was in 2012 when he revealed his huge take on Roland's TR-808 drum machine. Since then he's been working on his Sonic Robots project, and next month four techno tracks will be released where the music is played entirely by Geist-built robots.
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Nathan Webb and Pasquale Totaro want to make music creation accessible to everyone, and have launched the Oddball to do just that. Combining a very familiar object with wireless tech, digital audio and pressure sensors, their project is essentially a beat maker in a bouncy ball.
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Last year, startup RnD64 launched a portable digital guitar called the Jammy that slid out from 12.6 inches long during transit to nearly 20 inches for play. Now the Delaware team has totally redesigned the travel-friendly instrument, which has just gone up for pre-order.
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Business cards. A very low tech means of sharing contact details and maybe even promoting what you do. When Tim Jacobs of Mitxela needed a card that reflected what he got up to, simple and low tech were not on the checklist. And so the idea for the StyloCard was born.
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Following a successful Kickstarter in late 2016, Joué has officially launched its modular music-making interface. The Joué offers musicians a real instrument feel to digital music creation, with flexible hot-swap modules allowing for tactile playing of keys, strings, drums and more.
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Back in 2011, we brought news of a MIDI controller called the Emulator that promised to bring the club DJ out of the dark corner and take center stage. The company behind the transparent multi-touch system has now gone all-glass for the gloriously stylish XG touch controller.
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