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Misa Kitara Guitar with Touch Screen Strings up for Pre-Order

Chris Burns, Dec 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

This is what's called the Misa Digital Kitara multi-touch guitar and it's the weirdest thing I've seen since air guitars turned into pieces of cardboard that people purchased at a store. This is no joke though, this is wild, crazy, and a completely real instrument. Not for kids! Three main components make up its mysterious whole: a full fretboard, a multi-touch touchscreen, and an onboard polyphonic synthesizer with pre-loaded effects and sounds. Read The Full Story

Pablo’s Heart-01 performance sampler is bizarrely brilliant [Video]

Chris Davies, Nov 26th 2010 Discuss [3]

As bizarre instruments go, Rhea Jeong's Pablo's Heart-01 certainly manages to distinguish itself. Looking like a cross between an AK-16 - which the designer claims was a style inspiration - and a particularly skinny electric cello, PB-01 is actually a new performance sampler where audio clips are triggered by playing the physical strings or horn sections of the instrument. Read The Full Story

Korg iMS-20 for iPad puts classic synth on your Apple slate

Chris Davies, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [4]

When it comes to delicious, squelchy analog synth noises, Korg are known for having some of the best. Problem is, most of us have neither the funds nor the space for a proper Korg analog synth, and so the company has pushed out its latest iPad app, the Korg iMS-20. A $15.99 download from the iPad App Store [iTunes link], it's a complete virtual recreation of the classic MS-20 complete with a few added extras. Read The Full Story

SlashGear You Rock Guitar Giveaway Winner Announced!

Evan Selleck, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you'll recall, it was the end of September when we decided that we'd go ahead and do one of our giveaways. This time around, it was a You Rock Guitar, which is still billed as one of "the most versatile rock guitars on the planet." Pretty bold words, but considering the features that come packed in this guitar, they could be right. And, while we know the anticipation has been intense, we can finally say that we've chosen our winner: Ryan Neary. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear You Rock Guitar Giveaway!

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2010 Discuss [27]

Even if you haven’t got an iPad, we’ve still got a great giveaway for you. Inspired Instruments has given us one of their You Rock Guitars to give away, billed as “the most versatile rock guitar on the planet”. Not only goes the You Rock Guitar work with Rockband and Guitar Hero, it also works as a full MIDI controller instrument for proper recording, and as a standard digital guitar for use with an amp!

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Zoom R24 multi-track is your sampler, recorder, drum machine & controller interface

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

Zoom has unveiled their latest digital multi-track recorder, the Zoom R24, which throws not only 24-track playback/8-track simultaneous recording into the mixture but sampler functionality, a USB audio interface for your laptop or desktop computer, a drum machine and a mixing desk. Capable of running for up to five hours on six AA batteries, complete with providing 48V/24V phantom power to up to six channels, media is stored on SD card (up to 32GB supported) and you can even daisy-chain two R24 units together for 16-track simultaneous recording. Read The Full Story