Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

Metal, rock and punk bands are typically composed of a vocalist, drummer, bassist and one or two guitarists, but many acts have differentiated themselves from the crowd by including something ...

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

PG Music has announced the release of Band-in-a-Box 2009 for the Mac, a new version of its “intelligent music accompaniment” software for Mac OS X. It’s priced from $129 to $549 depending on features.

A research project to make digital instruments sound more realistic takes a hard left turn. When Gadi Sassoon met Michele Ducceschi backstage at a rock concert in Milan in 2016, the idea of making ...