Music News. Music Industry News, DJ News, Gear Reviews, Digital Music, Computer Music, Digital Downloads, Music Software, Gadgets, Electronic Music and DJ technology. http://www.futuremusic.com/news Check out our FutureMusic News Blog: It's A Beta World for the very latest music news that matters. Updated several times daily. Read It Now... http://futuremusic.com/blog For $199, the Livio Radio is certainly not cheap, but you get what you pay for here: a good-looking, easy to use product with solid build quality that we can easily recommend to our readers who like their Internet radio not tethered to a computer. More... http://www.futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/livio_radio_review.html Combining pro monitoring, switching, analog summing, and talkback in one compact, elegantly designed unit, the Dangerous D-Box is a killer! More... http://www.futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/dangerous_d-box_review.html Violet Designs aimed for a mass-market, large-condenser with their new Wedge microphone, but missed the target trying to be quirky and popular at the same time. More... http://futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/violet_wedge_review.html The Akai APC40 is scores high on technology, build-quality, ease-of-use and bang-for-the-buck, but some ergonomic and workflow issues took away some of the shine. However, don't let that stop you. If you've been biding your time in order to purchase a savvy controller for Ableton Live without breaking the bank, your wait is officially over. More... http://www.futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/akai_apc40_review.html Stanton is back. After years of lackluster new product announcements, strictly cosmetic product polishing and recovering from their very public breakup with Native Instruments, the seminal DJ company finally has something to smile about, their new SC.3d... More! http://futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/stanton_dascratch_scs-3d_review.html When the Slacker Internet Radio service first bowed in 2007, we were not impressed. The online radio component worked adequately, but the cringe-worthy hardware was such a dismal failure that we didn't think the concern would stay in business long enough to take another crack at their provocative music model. More... http://futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/slacker_g2_radio_review.html 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. More... http://futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/arturia_analog_factory_experience_review.html Like all major manufacturers hoping to cut through the din of new product announcements, Native Instruments did its fair share of hyping their new products for NAMM this year. The German concern had long been rumored to be working on some sort of hardware controller for electronic musicians, and most industry watchers, including FutureMusic, believed this would come in the shape of a MIDI DJ controller that would perfectly integrate with Traktor. Wrong!! More... http://futuremusic.com/news/february2009/native_instruments_maschine.html With the controllerism and its offshoots in full bloom around the world, musicians will rejoice upon learning about MITŐs new Sixth Sense interface technology. More... http://futuremusic.com/blog/?p=3810 NAMM always gives us a massive Gear Hangover. With the multitude of new product announcements, demonstrations, performances and parties, it consistently shocks us when we make it back to the office in one piece...well, mostly one piece. More... http://futuremusic.com/blog/?p=3792 Nothing tells us it's January, like the flood of new gear rumors that hits the airwaves right after the New Year. For electronic musicians, there are many interesting tidbits of gossip that could deplete their bank accounts this year. More... http://futuremusic.com/news/january2009/namm_2009_rumors.html With the introduction of the PCM-D50, Sony reclaimed its rightful place on top of the affordable portable digital recorder food chain. Each one of our testers came away impressed with the recorder, and that's quite a feat considering it was evaluated in many different recording conditions. Kudos to Sony for delivering on the promise of a quality mid-range digital recorder - Highly recommended! More... http://www.futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/sony_pcm-d50_review.html Some companies have even developed dedicated emergency kits just in case a cable goes bad, or an adapter is needed for connectivity to the house PA. However, if your sound card decides to take a dirt nap just prior to showtime, you're reduced to running all your audio action out of your laptop's minijack output, which just isn't going to cut it with many of today's sophisticated club systems. More... http://www.futuremusic.com/news/testdrive/rapcohorizon_lti-1_review.html