Expo Notes: Making music at Expo 2011

30.01.2011
Mac music makers who hit the show floor at this year’s Macworld conference haven’t come away disappointed. Companies large and small dotted the Macworld 2011 show floor this week, ready to help you rock.

(Image Caption: Line6’s Pod Studio UX2 USB interface)

Booth No. 331 alone features a who’s who of Mac music creation, all working together to set up a drool-worthy home recording studio. contributed its $199 with two 1/4inch and two XLR inputs. , a $249 midi controller was playing nice with Reason 5.0.1 and Record 1.5.1 digital audio workstation—available as a . offered up its popular as well as its new $149 KNS8400 professional headphones. chipped in their $399 multi pattern condensor microphone, the .

Tired yet? I hope not, there’s a lot more to see.

(Image Caption: Blue Yeti Pro microphone)

in Booth No. 518, for example, drew huge crowds with its iOS music making apps and hardware, including the and the iRig Mic, a handheld vocal microphone. Both work with the company’s Amplitube software for iPhone and iPad. The is a $39 adjustable iPad holder that connect securely to your microphone stand, making it easy to read tabs, lyrics, and more.