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Creators of Rocksmith Respond to Facebook Trolls

It's pretty much a given that if you do anything online that attracts an audience, you'll run into internet trolls whose sole purpose is to harass you. This problem is as old as the internet itself, and it's only gotten worse in the age of social media. There are a lot of different ways to handle 'net trolls. The old

Become an Instant Guitar Hero with Airiax

Yeah, it's an April Fools' joke in a sea of April Fools' jokes. It's April 1st. We get it. But I thought this one was particularly amusing. Musical instrument and equipment manufacturer Line 6 is currently touting its new Airiax gloves on the company's homepage. Airiax is a nice takeoff on the company's line of electric guitars called Variax. These

Gibson Guitars and G Force Self Tuner at CES

Gibson produced their first electric guitar back in 1936 and since then, the name has been synonymous with the instrument. This doesn't mean that Gibson trades on its history alone and the company remains at the forefront of instrument innovation. The latest "High Performance" series is the most innovative guitar they've ever made. Daniele Mendez gets a demo of the latest axe from

Jamstik Brings MIDI to the Guitar at CES

Keyboard players have had a wide range of options for creating all kinds of sounds for years, thanks to MIDI (musical digital instrument interface). MIDI takes input information from a control device, such as the keys of a keyboard, and translates it into audible sound, usually by triggering sounds in a sample bank. If you've ever played an electronic keyboard

Line 6 brings Amplifi Remote app to Apple Watch

Line 6 is a musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer that's been a real industry innovator for nearly two decades. I bought my first Line 6 guitar amp back in 2001 and have been hooked on the company's products ever since. At this point, it'd be a neck-and-neck battle between Line 6 and Apple as far as which company has

Line 6 Releases new G70 Digital Wireless System

As a performing musician, it can be a real drag to have to deal with an instrument cable hanging off behind you on stage. You never know for sure if that cord is going to get tangled up in a weird way, potentially damaging your gear (or maybe even you!). Also, cables can be limiting in terms of mobility. Because

IK Multimedia’s iRig 2 is Here for On-The-Go Music Production

One of the more remarkable developments that's happened in the post-iOS world is the rise of hardware and software that allows an iPad or iPhone user to create high-quality multitrack audio. One of the pioneers in this mobile recording technology is IK Multimedia. The company kicked things off with its simple but effective iRig, an adapter that connected to an