With more and more DJs and electronic musicians employing computers in their live rigs, emergency backup solutions have become mandatory. More...

After falling in love with Ecler's NUO4 a couple of years back, you can imagine our reaction when the Spanish concern announced that they would be debuting a new flagship mixer. Could the new EVO5 top the excellent ergonomics, handsome design and quality sound of the NUO4? More...

So now that Ive been told by Apple that I was on my own with my iPhone activation and number port, I was now set to enter the Blame Game. More...

Looking back, I'm not quite sure how I become the FutureMusic iPhone 3G Guinea Pig, it's all kind of a blur right now, but here's what I can tell you. During a staff meeting, I brought up the notion of performing FutureMusic TestDrives on the slew of new iPhone Music applications that have just debuted on the Apple App Store. More...

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One of the biggest problems that project studio owners face is the dreaded "wall wart." These oversized adapters have a tendency to take up two or three plugs on a surge protector, making them highly inefficent, and creating a tangled web of wires. Enter Socket Sense! More...

We discussed EKS and the new OTUS with Sulevi Seppanen, Sales Director, to find out more about this innovative controller and the company that's driving its development. EKS is very focused on its "future-proof" brand message and applying the company's forward-thinking philosophy to not only hardware and software, but to dance music's evolution as an art form... More!

M-Audio recently sent over their EX66 nearfield monitors for us to TestDrive. Although the monitors have been around for about a year, the EX66's push M-Audio beyond their budget monitoring options and into a new price point for the concern. It's obvious that M-Audio wanted to make a statement with the EX66's. Not only do they incorporate provocative new technology and features, but they also utilize a dual woofer design that has lost favor with other manufacturers. More...

After the umpteenth drive of ours decided to wet its bed, we contacted Glyph. Glyph has been around for 15 years providing hard drive solutions for the audio and video markets, and they claim that not only are their hard drives more reliable than their competitors, but they also put their money where their mouth is by backing it up with a device replacement and data recovery policy. More...

Black Lion Audio, a small concern known primarily for their mods of popular audio interfaces, recently released their first product, an external word clock dubbed the MicroClock. Black Lion made the decision to develop their own dedicated master clock because they felt that most of the solutions available were of poor quality and contained features that many project studios never used. When BLA boasted on their website that the MicroClock "will provide a wide, separated soundstage and add smooth, neutral clarity to your digital conversion," we decided it was time for a TestDrive. More...

Now that the whirlwind of CES, MacWorld and NAMM is over, we're able to look back with some perspective at the three conferences that generally shape the technology landscape for the coming year. Being a music technology publication devoted to electronic music, we'll take a special look at the world of digital DJing. More...

JazzMutant's remarkable Dexter is a compelling digital audio workstation controller that showcases the future of computer music mixing. The extremely well-built device features several dynamic and provocative methods for working in the digital age, however there are many areas where the Dexter misses the mark, and that this price point that shouldn't be the case. More...

Are you having trouble scoring the perfect gift for your musically inclined special someone? Well, let us come to the rescue with the 2007 FutureMusic Holiday Gift Guide. All the gift suggestions below have been test-driven by FutureMusic to ensure quality. More...

I've always tried to come up with a snappy slang term for those people you encounter in everyday life who think their "singing" along with their iPods, but in reality sound more like they don't have a tongue. More...

Freaky has tapped a solid roster of artists including D-Formation, J. Velarde, Sergio Fernandez, David Ferrero and Roman Lieske, to provide musical material for DJs, producers and remixers. The offerings mainly consist of drum loops, in various tribal flavors, although some of the artists, such as J. Velarde, also provide melodic episodes. More...

The UK record industry's equivalent of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is trying to strong-arm the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to begin policing their networks for illegal file-trading. If successful, the results could have major ramifications for the rest of the world. More...

KRK Systems recently sent us a pair of their new VXT8 monitors for a TestDrive. The new VXT line is based on KRK's premium Expose series and consists of three models - the VXT4, VXT6, and VXT8. More...

In Taiwan, you could buy an "iPhone" six months before the official debut of the much-anticipated multimedia mobile in the United States. The iClones, as they have become known, sell for about $250 dollars in Taiwan, and only $125 in mainland China and Hong Kong. More...