When you're laying down a new track you want everything within easy reach, especially your laptop. Reaching across all of your gear or trying to MacGyver your flimsy stand aren't good options. Meet the Akai Pro Laptop Stand. It's in stores now and provides an incredibly stable platform for your laptop, whether your in the studio or on the stage.

The buzz about EIE and EIE Pro has been non-stop since we introduced them. They're nearly here, so we put together a video to give you a closer look. EIE delivers four channels of I/O with plug-and-play compatibility and EIE Pro kicks things up a notch with 24-bit, 96kHz recording. To learn more and see the new video click here.

SynthStation25 is getting a lot of love lately. Worship Leader magazine realizes that houses of worship often have multiple productions happening every week, so having a compact, portable keyboard controller is always handy. They recently introduced their readers to SynthStation25. Check it out.

Anyone with an EWI4000s or EWI USB knows it should always have a safe place to rest between sets and that's not always easy. EWI Stand solves this problem and is the perfect way to have your EWI ready whenever you need it. Padded sides at the top and an enclosure at its tripod base ensure the EWI is safe, sound and ready for action.

Developers continue to thank us for creating SynthStation25 by adding support for this 25-key dynamo to their music apps. Two new entries from Audeonic Apps include MidiVision, which offers real-time MIDI capture, filtering and analysis, and MidiBridge, which is a backgroundable virtual MIDI patchbay and router. See all the apps offering SynthStation25 support here.

We love Louis Armstrong's rendition of "What a Wonderful World". Naturally, we were thrilled when we found an EWI USB musician who lays down his own saxophone version of the track in this video. What a wonderful world, indeed. Learn more about EWI USB here.

Justin Lassen has done a little bit of everything in his music career. He's achieved his success while using Akai Pro's APC40 and MPK61 performance controller. Read all about him here.

Now through January 5th, you can enter to win an MPK Mini. This extraordinary MIDI keyboard controller is small enough to fit into a backpack, yet big enough for your next gig. Enter the giveaway here.