From the "Eight Is Not Enough" department comes RME's new HDSPe MADI PCI Express audio card, offering 128 audio channels routable and mixable to 64 physical outputs. In case 64 inputs and outputs isn't enough, you can chain the cards together until you run out of PCIe slots.

I have a large collection of vinyl, and I've been considering transferring it to a digital format for a while. The new TTSUSB turntable from Numark seems like an easy way to digitize all that content while giving you an excellent turntable to boot. Essentially a USB-equipped version of Numark's TTX Professional turntable, it enables you to play audio directly into your PC or Mac without negotiating multiple analog connections.

Electronic drum kits are convenient alternatives to acoustic drums, especially if your neighbors aren't fans of your righteous drumming. Sporting an updated DM5 sound module and real drum heads for an authentic feel, the Alesis DM5 Pro electronic digital drum kit is now available. Interestingly, Roland also showed an electronic drum kit, but the Alesis kit stood out for me because it's more affordable ($599 street) and has real drum heads.

I've often wished I could bring my studio with me when I travel, and Open Labs has made that possible with the MiKo. And now, MiKo is getting even better. Its new V4 sound library includes 25GB of premium sounds, a substantial upgrade to the previous MiKo and NeKo software bundles. These all-in-one workstations also now feature E-mu's Proteus X2 Streaming Sound Module V2.5 with over 5,500 software instruments.

When you have a piano bar and your pianist doesn't show up one night, what do you do? Unless you have Peter Drescher's phone number, you could rely on the new Roland RG-3M Digital Grand Piano. You can play it yourself, or it will play all by itself in player piano fashion—complete with moving keys. The RG-3M includes 88-key multisampled piano sounds and 100-watt speakers, a CD drive, and Roland's PHA II Ivory Feel keyboard designed for authentic piano sound and touch.