To make a phone call or surfing via 3G is not the easiest tasks with the new iPhone as the news coming about extraordinary bugs but the phone has won as a music platform undoubtly. Three new products prove it: at first, IR-909, a Roland TR909-clone, which has the same sequencer philosophy as the original. Additionally, it is packed with not only the characterictic 909-samples, but 606, 707 and 808 also. For 5 USD, it is worth considering... To learn more click here.

Next is TouchOSC, a continuous controller software which emulates the design of the most desired tool of he class, Jazzmutant's Lemur. It sends control signals via wi-fi regarding the OSC (Open Sound Control) standard. It is interpreted by a few software components like Max/MSP.
TouchOSC performs rotary controllers, faders, push buttons, toggle buttons, X6Y pads and LEDs. Check here for more info.
Last but not least this is Sruti Box, a faithful emulation of the old Indian instrument with the same name. Its most interesting feature is the movement sensitivity - you can alter the sound with moving your phone. Check here for more.


M-Audio pushes the limit up with their new Firewire interface, ProFire 610. For only 500 USD it has 6 ins and 10 outs, with a full 24/192 resolution, plus equipped with a DSP, which is controlled by a dedicated mixer/router software. The box acts as a standalone A/D converter if you don't connect your computer. Check
Don't you have groove? No problem, erratic2 from de la mancha will make it. This drum sample player has several random functions to make your life happier - random layers, random velocity, random pan and swing functions color the mechanical beats. It has 15 sound slots, six velocity layers per sound, 15 independent outputs, and the package contains 300 megs of drum samples. For 39 USD, it is quite attractive. Check
VRSonic has a new VST reverb, HeadSpace Room which accurately models the environment of the sound source. You can adjust the exact dimensions of the room, and the material that covers the walls. An extensive library of 35 different material is modeled within the program. It produces mono, stereo and 5.1 surround output. Payment is required to own it, as low as 99 USD only,