Samson has announced the Go Mic, a bare-bones, cheapo USB microphone. Go Mic is designed as a quick and dirty way to instantly record audio via your computer. Features: » Plug & play Mac and PC compatibility » USB interface for high-resolution, digital audio streaming » Custom design clips to a laptop or sits on a desk » Compact,...

Hercules has announced the DJ Control Steel DJ MIDI Controller. The Control Steel is basically a Rmx without the audio action. Hercules claims that this controller works with both the PC and the Mac, but be advised: we found that the USB power on some MacBook Pro models came up wanting on the Rmx and failed to provided enough juice to ignite the LEDs. The DJ...

Image Line has released Gross Beat, a VST and FL Studio effect. Gross Beat is a time manipulation effect designed for repetition and scratching effects. Gross Beat is reportedly a solution for real-time or rendered gating, glitch, repeat, scratching and stutter performances. Gross Beat stores audio in a 2-bar rolling buffer controlled by 36 time and 36 volume...

Recent chatter has suggested that Steinberg will be debuting version 5 of Cubase at this year’s NAMM show. More details when we get them…

So you know how we’ve been following the RIAA’s idiotic campaign of trying to stop file-sharing through suing students, 12 year-olds, dead people and cancer patients? Well a couple of years ago they initiated a massive effort to sue college students nationwide, but have somehow left out several Ivy-league institutions including Harvard. Does the...