Akai Force 3.0.5 is huge: new macros, MIDI multis, linear arrangement, Ableton import, more
There’s nothing like a good, healthy rivalry. And Akai are back in a big way with Force 3.0.5, which transforms...
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Maschine’s new Clips make free-form arrangement easier – first look, and Maschine+ answers
Maschine's still not exactly a DAW - but it doesn't lock you into cookie-cutter arrangement any longer. And that's good...
With the TR-06 606 and TR-6S baby 8S, what’s what in Roland drum machines?
606 Day in October! Last week Roland unveiled their new TR-06 and TR-6S. So if you're in the market for...
AI-powered face tracking comes to Notch, and more streaming goodies from NVIDIA
We’ve gotten the suck-y, boring dystopian future. Let’s get the cool futuristic sci-fi stuff, too, and use it in streams,...
Inside the Guthman prize’s take on future instruments – and you’ve still got time to apply
For the first time ever, the prize that celebrates the future of musical instrument tech is fully online and global....
Sequential Prophet-5 is the best possible remake of a legendary synth; here’s why
In a sometimes ugly world, there is this beautiful synthesizer. Not just a simple remake, Sequential's Prophet-5 lets you literally...
Teenage Engineering’s new product is an insane radio boom box with some surprises
Teenage Engineering has been teasing the OB-4 - sparking speculation that they might have a new instrument. Instead, we get...
MadMapper 4.0: huge upgrade for the definitive light and projection mapping tool
MadMapper 4 is here with a host of improvements. And the timing could actually be ideal - projection mapping and...
Launchpad Pro gets a big update, with unquantized recording, legacy customizations, more
If you were wondering which grid to get, Launchpad Pro MK3 is now a pretty easy answer. New firmware sweetens...
Moog’s Matriarch gets dark; go deep into modular synthesis on this instrument with us
Moog's patchable Grandmother and Matriarch just got black-panel makeovers, so they look like the historic 900-series modules that inspired them....
