Sonance recently unleashed the unique Kayak speaker. As the latest addition to the NACSound range, it builds on the technology research started with Freewheeler, designed with Ron Arad, which introduced for the first time the concept of a single body with stereophonic emission. The dynamic configuration consists of two opposing cones with a ceramic wave...

Roland has launched V-Drums Lessons, a series of free online drumming videos taught exclusively using Roland drum and percussion products. Hosted by Roland clinicians and artists, these lessons are designed for every level of drummer. V-Drums Lessons cover various drum and percussion techniques and styles, and also provide helpful tips unique to electronic...

After putting Arturia’s Analog Factory Experience through one of our longest product tests to date, we have concluded that there is a lot to love about their economical hardware/software virtual analog solution. Although it is rare to put the words economical and quality in the same sentence these days, Arturia’s Analog Factory Experience can...

Tone2 has updated their mega-synth, Gladiator, to version 2 status. Tone2 calls Gladiator “a revolution in synthesis” – we call it a buttload of synthesis types crammed into one virtual instrument: Synth Types: » Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM3) » Frequency Modulation (FM) » Amplitude Modulation (AM) » Phase Distortion...

Sirius XM Radio Inc. has been saved from the brink of bankruptcy by Liberty Media who has agreed to inject $530 million to rescue the troubled satellite radio broadcaster from the clutches of Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network. Liberty, the media and entertainment company founded by John Malone, will immediately loan Sirius $280 million, about $171 million of...