Here’s a gorgeous chill jam and the excellent 1.9 firmware for the Blackbox sampler
Elektron Digitakt 1.3. Polyend Tracker 1.4. But don’t miss what boutique maker 1010music are doing with their Blackbox sampler. Here’s...
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ROLI hits reboot, files for administration, as it shifts to beginners and subscriptions
ROLI has filed for administration and will reboot as beginner-focused Luminary as the company struggles with losses. A portion of...
Polyend Tracker 1.4 brings massive new features; updated distribution, production, pricing
Polyend's Tracker has become a contemporary classic. The 1.4 update transforms sequencing, step effects, and how you work with line...
Playtronica’s Orbita explores sequences on physical, kinetic turntable, launching soon
Inspired by objects like wall clocks and reel-to-reel tape machines, Orbita is a sequencer whose interaction is physical and kinetic,...
Get more doom harp in your life with this harpist’s distortion pedal reviews
Harpist Emily Hopkins is a runaway harp YouTube sensation - yes, those are still being born. A high point: reviewing...
Error Instruments’ Loopman is an experimental cassette Walkman instrument
Also from the mad genius of Error Instruments - Loopman is a Walkman-style tape record player-looper, modded for speed manipulation,...
Sequential’s Take 5 poly, revealed: a compact $1299 synth with the Prophet 5 filter
It's the Sequential polysynth for the rest of us - the same resonant analog filter as on the Prophet-5 Rev...
DinSync.info RE-808 is a 1:1 replica so authentic, it’ll run the original OS
It’s not a clone – DinSync.info have been so complete in their recreation of the TR-808, that the results will...
Erica Synths – Sonic Potions LXR-02 drum machine review: deep dive
LXR-02 is what the world needs now: a drum machine with its own personality and soul. It slaps harder, plays...
Tom Oberheim just got his name back from Music Tribe
Tom Oberheim has announced that after 36 years, he has his name back - worldwide. The post Tom Oberheim just...
