This spring has been one mega-show after another full of announcements. On the heals of Musikmesse, on the eve of NAB, the MacMusic team offers our look at all that's new in Mac gear and goodies.

Musikmesse, Frankfurt. Native Instruments wins the prize for all-around cool factor, with new stuff for guitarists and keyboardists. Don't miss Native's special NAMM page. IK Multimedia's StudioPhonik could be a big hit, like a pro version of GarageBand's soft instruments. Prosoniq's Orange Vocoder 3 is terrific Mac-only software.

Musikmesse MacMusic Picks. Clouvel's pick: Clouvel gives a nod to the upcoming OS X editor for the Nord Modular G2X. Peter's pick: My pick from the show has to be the Guitar Rig from Native. Makes me wish I could play the guitar. Best photos and news roundups: Synthesizers.de for lots of analog-inspired gear, the colorful SuperBooth by Scheideri (German only), and the venerable PR roundup and videos in Harmony Central's special report.

NAB, Las Vegas. All this week, photos and news from "Sin City" and last week's broadcasters' show, part of joint coverage with OSXFAQ/Inside Mac Radio with Scott Shepard. Numbers are in, and attendance reached nearly 100,000! We'll look at the latest media announcements from Apple and Digidesign. Scott sent us great photos from the show plus audio interviews: a DV special and pro audio special featuring Digidesign.

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