This smart-looking site offers lots of free Mac and Windows music software, but it also helps independent audio programmers sell their work.

On October 8, the MIDI Manufacturers Association will outline the High-Definition MIDI protocol (HD-MIDI). Here's what we know now.

Technology is so cruel. I imagined the gadget I wanted, reviewed one that seemed close, bought an almost-there model that came out just after the review . . . and now the company releases EXACTLY what I wanted. Fortunately, there’s an upside. The Quest Earlier this year, I was looking to replace my shattered pocket voice recorder, and laid down...

A reader asks how he can wire a music keyboard into his car so he can suss out songs while driving....

The album cover images in iTunes are just 170 pixels square. A programmer figured out how to retrieve 600-pixel versions from Apple's site. Can you figure out how he did it?

A significant number of Amazon customers severely downgraded this hit album solely because of its sneaky copy-protection. Is it a trend?

Silly design of red Roland pedal requires both foot and hand contact. So I fixed that with a throttle cable from a lawnmower.

Modern prevailing GUIs lack the ability to get down and dirty. For some reason, the character-based user interface has gone the way of the teletype... that is, save for *nix users. Oh yeah, and the other thing Windows doesn't have....

Could Nintendo's Revolution Controller Revolutionize Desktop Music-making?

Those 30-second previews on digital music sites are frustrating. Here’s an elegant alternative that lets you “drop the needle” wherever you want. And there’s no annoying DRM copy-protection.