Dave Smith Instruments has unveiled Mopho, a tabletop mono analog synthesizer module based on the Prophet ’08. According to Smith & Co., the voice architecture is identical to a single voice of the Prophet ’08, but with a couple of unique twists. Two sub-octave generators were added, one per oscillator, for additional girth and crushing basses....

LinPlug has unveiled the RMV, a “Drum Synthesizer, Drum Sampler, Audio Loop Slicer and Drum Librarian” for PC. LinPlug claims the upgrade is the result of many years of investigation and programming and a huge step forward from its predecessor, the RM IV. RMV includes more than 10,000 individual drum sounds, partly pre-compiled to 340 kits, more...

Island Def Jam has dropped Janet Jackson after her latest effort Discipline failed to hit sales targets. Janet, Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty, has spun the decision in her favor by declaring that she will be taking an “independent” route and has decided to dissolve the “working relationship” with her new label after just one album. ...

We don’t usually “do guitars”, but we do report on innovation, so when Ovation dropped the iDea, we had to let you in on it. Plus, several of us are kind of partial to the Ovation brand since Bob Marley rocked an Ovation during acoustic performances, but we digress. The iDea is basically an Ovation guitar with a built-in MP3 recorder/player....

Think Geek is now rocking an Electronic Drum Kit T-Shirt. The shirt sports a retro-looking picture of a drum kit that is actually playable. The shirt somehow has a built-in speaker that will play the seven individual drum sounds when they are triggered by tapping the corresponding picture. Could be the perfect gift for that geeky friend of yours that is...