Expo Notes: Notable music products from Macworld/iWorld
As with past Expos, the show floor at the 2013 edition of Macworld/iWorld was peppered with companies showing off wares that help Mac OS and iOS users make make beautiful music with their beloved Apple devices. And many of the products making headlines at Macworld/iWorld were fresh off their debuts a week earlier at the NAMM music industry show in Southern California.
Castiv makes clamps for musicians looking to attach iPads and iPhones to mic stands, guitar headstocks, and tripods. This year, the nice folks at Castiv spared some love for drummers with a new Drum Sidekick, a clamp for holding your iPhone to the rim of your drum for recording or reading music. Due in April, the Drum Sidekick (pictured above) is expected to cost $49.
Focusrite’s iTrack Solo
In the show’s Appalooza section, Focusrite touted its $199 iTrack Solo. A digital audio interface, the iTrack Solo lets you connect instruments and microphones to either your iPad, iPhone or Mac. Most audio interfaces support either a Mac or iOS connection, so having one interface for both is very convenient. The iTrack Solo has a quarter-inch input for connecting a guitar or bass, and an XLR input for microphones. It comes with a dock connector cable for connecting to an iOS device, a headphone port and two RCA phono ports for connecting external speakers. The iTrack Solo ships with Ableton Live Lite 8 for Mac and Windows, but will work with GarageBand for iOS and just about any other digital audio workstation.
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