APP HAPPY What can the right music-making mobile applications do for you? Just five years ago, cellphones were just that: phones. Enter the brave new world of smartphones, where the mobile gadgets have evolved into an entirely new category of creative tool—one that can help you create music. With the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad tablet in 2010, music software developers have been quick to harness the power of these powerful... 

The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland perform at Casio's launch party for the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer in New York. THE CRYSTAL METHOD HELPS CASIO LAUNCH NEW SYNTH By Christopher Walsh Casio—which debuted the XW-P1 synthesizer at this year’s NAMM show—has now expanded the XW Series with the launch of the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer. The manufacturer introduced the XW-G1 at a private event this spring at New York’s Highline... 

‘JAM delivers Apogee’s renowned A/D conversion in a package that’s compatible with the latest iOS and Mac offerings—and will fit in your shirt pocket.’ APOGEE ELECTRONICS JAM Mac interface for guitarists on the go  JAM delivers Apogee’s renowned A/D conversion in a package that’s compatible with the latest iOS and Mac offerings—and will fit in your shirt pocket. After about 30 seconds of setup we were kicking out the jams in GarageBand...