Testing Ground: Electrix FilterFactory
Add the power of analog filters to your music with the excellent FilterFactory.

The Age of Reason Has Arrived
Propellerheads' Reason is now available for download. What are you waiting for?

DJ 102: Advanced Beat Matching
You can line up the beats but can you line up the bars? Video examples included.

HeadsUp: Aiwa MM-FX500
Forget playing MP3s, this little portable can encode them... from any audio source.

Testing Ground: Nomad Jukebox
We run Creative Labs' 6GB monster MP3 player through the ringer. Check the full review.

Keep on Rockin' in the Freeware
Why spend any money on music software when you can get it for free?

HeadsUp: Treo
A first look at yet another MP3 jukebox. 6.4 gigs of goodness.

Testing Ground: Home Theater Master MX-1000
This outstanding remote raises the bar and drops the price. HK, Marantz, Madrigal... Beware!

Testing Ground: Panasonic KX-TG2650N
No answering machine, but that didn't stop this cordless phone from earning top marks.

Music Gear Solutions
Using copyrighted loops, purchasing a synth, and lots more questions answered.

HeadsUp: Color Clie
Sony's fantastic PDA gets color, but it's only available in Japan... for now.

Here Comes That Sound: Glitch
Stuttering machinery, insect rhythms, and micro-edited beats abound.

HeadsUp: Memorex MPD8500
An MP3 CD player by the maker of... more electronics than you might think.

Testing Ground: Sony MDR-V700 DJ Headphones
Wrap these babies around your ears and you may never take them off.

MIDI 101
Confused by MIDI? Don't know where to start? Start here.

HeadsUp: Second Generation Mambo-X
Their first MP3 CD player was a bit wonky, but what's the story with the latest version?

HeadsUp: Diamond Mako
A handheld organizer from the minds of the original MP3 masters.

HeadUp: JamP3
...So me and my buddy got drunk and designed this crappy MP3 player...

Studio Tricks: Vocoders
Talk like a robot, sing a heavenly choir, or (ahem) score a number one hit.

Music Gear Solutions
Get signed. Get a gig. Start a club. Ask a question.

HeadsUp: American DJ Pro-Scratch 1
File this DJ CD player in the "Hella Expensive" file.

HeadsUp: Nanoloop
Think the only thing to do with a Game Boy is play Pokemon? Think again.

Here Comes That Sound: Musique Concrete
Strange that 1950s academic tape music is arguably more relevant today than it was 50 years ago.

The Best Music You've Never Heard
Nine of the top MP3 artists to come out of cyberspace -- and they're all free.

Beats on Display
Adam pays a visit to the Drum Machine Museum.

HeadsUp: Dulux DVD
It actually does everything the Apex did and then some.

CDs Versus Vinyl
Which is better for DJing? Adam compares the two media.

Retro Music Gear: Minimoog
What can you say about the instrument that launched the modern synthesizer industry?

Studio Tricks: Noise Gates and Tremolos
When the sound cuts in and out rhythmically, that's noise gating.

Gear Holiday Buyers' Guide
The second installment in our ongoing quest to help you make out like a bandito this year.

Testing Ground: Electrix WarpFactory
Get your robot on with this brilliant, brilliant vocoder.

HeadsUp: Lego Silver Champion
Everybody loves Legos... especially when they form a gigantic racecar.

HeadsUp: Panasonic SJ-MR200
Striaght from Japan, the smallest MD player/recorder in the world. (For now.)

Gear Solutions
PS2 alternatives, ShowStopper problems, Rio 600 issues, and a man with no grammar skills!

Music Gear Solutions
Fruity Loops, MP3s, mixer dilemmas, and more.

Testing Ground: Samsung Uproar
Full review of this outstanding cell phone avec MP3 player from Samsung. Nokia beware.

Here Comes That Sound: Breaks
From hip-hop to nu skool breaks, the breakbeat has long been an essential part of dance music.

HeadUp: Iomega Predator
Another innovative MP3 product from the Zip-masters. CD burner included!

AudioCatalyst
Why use a good free ripper when you can pay for this mediocre one?

GearTalk: QBert
The world's best turntablist tells you what you need to get started DJing. Exclusive skratch video!

Studio Tricks: Tape Delay
Nothing sounds sweeter than an honest to goodness analog tape delay.

Testing Ground: Roland RH-50 Headphones
Roland makes headphones? Yes it does, and they're pretty damn good.

5.1 For Dummies: Part II
You got the gear, but how do you hook it up?

Cheap Thrills
Don't want to drain your bank account for your A/V rig? Why would you...

Spotlight on Red Sound
This British company is striking the balance between DJ and musician.

How To Start Producing Tracks For Under $100
Who says you can't make electronic music on a limited budget?

Testing Ground: Rio 600
Do you wait for the 800 or just go for this solid little MP3 player?

HeadsUp: minipod bass-station
The ex-B&W; folks at blueroom finally design a subwoofer to match their terrific bookshelf speakers.

5.1 For Dummies
Everybody wants home theater, but what exactly do you need?

Music Gear Solutions
Getting started DJing? Getting started making music? Today's questions may be your questions too.

Lunker Bass Fishin'
Prejudice shattered, fun had, addiction established.

HeadsUp: Sony Picture Park
Mommy, what's a "digital picture filing system?"

Testing Ground: G-TECH
Just how fast is your ride? Find out with this little gizmo.

Optical Pickups Light the Way
A new company is casting a whole new light on guitars with optical pickups.

Here Comes That Sound: Trance
Bewildered by the difference between Goa, psychedelic, and progressive trance? Read on...

Learning Remote Controls
You have that surround system and big screen TV, but how about an easy way to control it?

Studio Tricks: Compression
Want it phat? Let the bass kick... with compression.

Retro Music Gear: Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
Nothing sounds quite like an 808.

HeadsUp: Sony Network Walkman
Expensive, sexy, and feature-poor... as only Sony could make an "MP3" player.

HeadsUp: Panasonic Triple Play
A Tau flatscreen TV, a DVD player, and a HiFi VCR... all in one affordable bundle?

HeadsUp: Cakewalk Club Tracks
Remixing dance music has never been so easy -- or so cheap.

Testing Ground: Xantech URC-2
No scrolling wheel, no LCD... just an affordable, kick-ass learning remote control.

HeadsUp: Archos MP3 Player
It's just your run of the mill player... with a 6GB hard drive and an affordable pricetag.

HeadsUp: MTV Music Generator 2001
Make music with your PlayStation 2!

GearTalk: DJ Focus
The creator of the optical Focus Fader talks DJing, mixers, and the positives of necessity.

Testing Ground: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Speakers
They're not 5.1, but that didn't stop them from being the best desktop speakers on the market.

Music Gear Solutions
Responses to the DJ 101 article plus more questions answered.

Testing Ground: UCommand 616 Remote
Remote Central puts Crisp Solutions' newest model through the ringer.