Happen to have an old Rock Band drum controller collecting dust in your living room? If you also have a spare Arduino and don’t mind parting with that plastic college memento then you’ve got the bulk ...

I'm giving a lot of thought to picking up a guitar hero: world tour band kit bundle (which includes wireless xbox 360 drums). I have read several reports of using various video game drum controllers ...

A keyboard is still most people's first MIDI controller purchase, but more and more of us are now expanding our hands-on setups by adding a drum pad. The main benefit of such a device is obvious - it ...

Embedded above is [egyokeo]’s solution for using MIDI drums with Guitar Hero. He’s playing a DrumKAT MIDI kit. It connects to a PC running his MIDI Hero software, which handles timing and multinote ...

Vochlea Music, a U.K. startup and alumni of Abbey Road Red, the music tech incubator from Abbey Road Studios, is launching a crowdfunding campaign today for “Dubler Studio Kit,” a new device and app ...

For hardware synth and drum machine enthusiasts, there are two controllers that stand above most of the competition: Arturia’s KeyStep and BeatStep Pro. Their combination of USB, MIDI and control ...

Journalist and editor. Science, technology and culture. Data-driven. Senior Editor @infobeautiful You're hardcore, aren't you? You cracked guitar and bass within months of picking up Guitar Hero. You ...

I’ve talked to many a musician about gadget addictions and the digital tools of their trade. Most recently, I was speaking with the KickDrums‘ management and inquiring about the gadgets the group uses ...

Since the moment Tiktok showed me a video of Super Mario 64 speedrunner CRZ's "drum%" run, I haven't looked at my MIDI compatible instruments in the same way. Why just drum, when I could speeddrum?