Instruments

Making a video but not sure how to make the microphone sound better? Australia's Rode has a compact solution on the way for enthusiasts and pros alike.

It's not just Fender with a way to teach music over an app, as the maker of the Epiphone and SG reveals an augmented reality approach to teaching.

Shopping for someone who likes to dabble a string and strum more than a tune, or yearns to? These ideas could help.

If you're a musician, you know full well that a different amp can make all the difference in how your instrument sounds. With Fender's latest, that comes down to your phone.

We all listen to music, but some of us yearn to play it, too. If you're buying for someone like that, these ideas could just fit the bill.

Thinking of starting the next big podcast or YouTube channel? You might want to look into a mic, and the latest from Blue is packing tech aplenty.

An acoustic instrument is joining the modern world with an electric and electronic edge, as Fender's Telecaster gets a dose of USB and then some.

Downloadable content can expand video games, and it can also do great things elsewhere. If you happen to have one of Roli's modular instruments, new DLC could expand musical creativity, too.

The programmable robotic toys of Sphero could well make another appearance this year, but one thing we do know the company is getting into is a new type of musical instrument, and one that loves colour.

Since Blue's microphones started hitting Australia, they've largely been about USB, and that's fine, but the latest from CES brings the power back to XLR.