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Rumour: Google considering SoundCloud buyout
05 Jan 2017 · Much loved by musicians around the globe, SoundCloud may - according to one music biz site - soon be bought by Google. What would that mean for the Berlin-based music site?
Happy Christmas from the gearnews.com team!
25 Dec 2016 · 2016 is almost over, and what a great year it's been! For music gear, at least...
Sir David Attenborough’s adventures in World Music
20 Dec 2016 · Join Sir David Attenborough on Christmas day to hear his adventures in World Music that he collected over his many travels
Crazy new keyboard concept from Dodeka
13 Dec 2016 · Dodeka thinks music is hard, really very hard So hard they've had to invent their own system of notation and keyboard form factor. Is this nuts? (Spoiler - oh yes I think so).
Never lose your gear again with the GearEye Kickstarter
30 Nov 2016 · Stick these RFID tags onto all your gear and the dongle will tell you exactly what's in your bag on a smart-phone app. Total security and peace of mind.
Phone-Home: Lo-fi xylophone madness, anyone?
23 Nov 2016 · Is that a xylophone? No, it's an awesome sampling, looping, pitch shifting, delay reflecting Phone-Home Xylophone for the musician who has everything.
Is Apple planning iPad Pro 2 for Christmas?
14 Nov 2016 · Wasn't it about this time last year we saw the new iPad Pro? Are Apple planning a surprise release in time for Christmas?
Samsung buys Harman
14 Nov 2016 · The electronics giant today announced that it's buying Harman, owner of many pro audio brands. What will the acquisition mean for companies like AKG, Studer, dbx, JBL and others? Frankly, who the hell knows...
The New 2016 MacBook Pro: Smash hit or off-key?
28 Oct 2016 · Apple can't quite bring themselves to put touch on their Macbook Pro screens and so invent a less helpful way of using what is obviously working well on the iPad, Surface and hybrid computers.
Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen is up for auction
14 Oct 2016 · Lady Gaga, who has acquired Zappa's estate, is selling the contents of the house including his legendary home studio. Go grab a piece of history.
New Synthesizers 2016 Quiz
08 Oct 2016 · Think you know your hardware synthesizers? Test your knowledge of the hottest releases in 2016 in our "Guess the synth" quiz!
Experience the newly restored first recording of computer music
01 Oct 2016 · Is all computer music a direct descendant of Alan Turing's Electronic Computer Mark II? Listen to the newly restored first beeps of EDM from the 1950's.
Is Spotify about to buy Soundcloud?
29 Sep 2016 · A report in the Financial Times says that Spotify and Soundcloud are in talks about a potential buy out. How likely and how helpful is that going to be?
Android – Why is it still so crap for making music?
17 Sep 2016 · If you are a musician and an Android smartphone user I guarantee that at some point you've looked at what's on offer and thought - 'If only I had an iPhone'.
Has the iPhone 7 just killed music making on iOS?
08 Sep 2016 · The removal of the headphone socket from the iPhone 7 and the drive to a wireless future could spell disaster for the mobile musician.
FXpansion acquired by ROLI
01 Sep 2016 · ROLI, makers of the Seaboard RISE, controller buy up FXpansion and commit to making beautiful music together - and support existing products (phew!)...
PreSonus GoFundMe Campaign to help Flood Victim Employees
29 Aug 2016 · Calling on our community for some help. Several PreSonus Employees haven't fared well in recent Louisiana floods and need your support.
Roland and Serato join forces: 909 Day’s first official product teaser
27 Aug 2016 · This latest news from Roland involves a new cooperation with Serato and is announced as part of their 909 Day event.
Roland 909 day: Yes, it’s a thing now
23 Aug 2016 · The Future Redefined. That's the tag line and it appears there will be a lot of new equipment launched to celebrate 33 years of the TR-909.
Electric Sexy Drum Pants: Groove with your crotch!
23 Aug 2016 · A crotch-based drum controller, with the ability to lay down a groove with your pants. Why oh why?
ScrubBoard is back: Scratching with analogue tape
22 Aug 2016 · Intriguing and crazily musical, this failed Kickstarter from 2014 seems to be rising from the ashes like a phoenix, gaining exposure and possibly even a realistic road to manufacture...
Mune: An electronic instrument with an acoustic soul?
21 Aug 2016 · A new Kickstarter project based around an expressive digital hardware interface, the Mune has got Bjork written all over it.