Instruments / Jun 1, 2009 1:45AM
From recording tips to gear reviews, here’s what you
need to know about using musical instruments that
exist only in the virtual world.
Instruments / May 1, 2009 5:40AM
All prices are manufacturers’ suggested retail price. Toolbox material is provided courtesy of Harmony Central, Inc., and is used with the express written permission of the publisher.
Instruments / Mar 1, 2009 6:50AM
KORG NANOSERIES USB MIDI CONTROLLERS
($62 NANOKEY, $72 NANOPAD AND NANOKONTROL; WWW.KORG.COM)

A touchpad is less than ideal for expressive parameter control with laptop music, yet bulky external controllers work against portability. The solution? Korg’s USB-MIDI controllers, which are bus-powered, made of lightweight (but solid) plastic, and quickly recognized as a MIDI input device by most programs (I used Ableton Live, Reaso