Bastl Bestie puts stereo, pre-listen, overdrive, creative feedback in an ultra-portable mixer
There's now a bevy of mobile gear that runs on batteries - but how to mix it? That's where Bastl's...
Music tech
The Ukrainian-made Pulsar drum machine is reborn on iOS
The Pulsar is a mostly forgotten preset drum machine from Zhytomir, Ukraine's Elektrovimiruvach military plant. Now this unique device gets...
Watch Novation Circuit Tracks, Circuit Rhythm as companion to Eurorack with Trovarsi
It's often Eurorack and something else that makes a workable live rig. Here's the wonderful Trovarsi showing off some ideas...
Sequential Take 5 polysynth v2 doubles up sounds, adds tuning and tweaking tools
The Take 5 is something special - all the goodness of the Sequential range in one balanced, affordable, compact package....
Pyr: A free 12-voice string model for Ableton Live with polyphonic pitch bend
Iftah Gabbai has a new freebie, and it's a total gem - a polyphonic modeled string instrument that pairs perfectly...
Kilohearts Phase Plant now has a Granular Generator (and a Sound Editor)
Kiloheart’s unique semi-modular soft synth now adds a granular synthesis engine in its granulator section – and since you’ll need...
Arturia LX-24 recreates 1978 Lexicon 224 reverb – but don’t miss the 2023 flipside
The Lexicon 224 digital reverb has one of the best-known, best-loved reverb tails of all time. That also means it's...
Jamm Pro by Ninja Tune & Coldcut brings production and remixing to iPhone, Android
It’s a remix app and a different way of jamming with music – but go deeper, and it’s also a...
Ableton Live 11.3 in beta: more expressive control, new Drift synth
Ableton Live 11.3 hits public beta today, with more MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) throughout - including a new MPE-compatible synth,...
Vermona DRM, the company’s DDR-era analog drum machine, as seen on Hainbach
In must-watch "TV" this week, it's the 1987 Vermona DRM, a Roland-style East German analog drum machine. It's from when...
