As Namm 2019 kicks off we are keeping a close eye to what is new up this year! Our eyes were on Elektrons brand new affordable unit Model:Samples. Unit comes with 300 presets. It’s priced around £400. Affordable price will tempt many people who always wanted to own an Elektron.
Here are the key ...
Looks like the Micro synths are becoming more and more popular this year. Arturia is about to add Freak to their Micro family.
Arturia decided to combine analog and digital in this small but powerful synth most interesting bit is their collaboration with Mutable Instruments for the Oscilator modes ...
You wait ages for one new version of Arturia’s MiniBrute analogue synth, and then two come along within a day of each other. Following the launch of the MiniBrute 2 yesterday, we now have the MiniBrute 2S to consider.
This ditches the 25-note keyboard in favour of a set of performance pads, and inc...
Korg is aiming to simplify the process of creating a live rig out of multiple Volcas instruments with the release of the Volca Mix, a 4-channel analogue performance mixer.
This features two mono inputs and a stereo input, enabling you to combine up to three Volca units. These are all on mini-jacks,...
Get a taste of what this premium polysynth has to offer.
Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater’s synth sage, plays and free-form tweaks a prototype of the upcoming Korg Prologue 61-key, 16-voice analog synthesizer featuring three oscillators per voice (two analog and one FM/wavetable). You can use the link bel...
Guitar pedal specialist Strymon is getting into the Eurorack game with Magneto, a stereo multi-head tape delay module that can also function as a looper, phrase sampler, vintage spring reverb unit, phase-aligned clock multiplier, chaotic oscillator, zero-latency sub-oscillator and more. It also come...
Maschine MK3 is the latest update to Native Instruments’ hardware and software production platform. It’s got a sleek new look, bigger performance pads, a touch strip, and eight touch-sensitive knobs. The biggest new feature is the onboard audio interface: Maschine MK3 now has a pair of 1/4″ line out...
Elektron has followed up its recent Octatrack refresh with new versions of its Analog Four synth and Analog Rytm drum machine.
The new versions bring the hardware into line with the design of the Swedish hardware company’s new Digitakt drum machine, but each has a number of improvements under the hoo...
On 808 Day, Roland has introduced a Boutique-style clone of their classic 808 drum machine.
The Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer is a Boutique-format version of the original. It uses analog circuit modeling to recreate the original’s sound and has a scaled-down version of 808’s interface.
The TR-08 of...
These are the MPC we’ve all been waiting for. Both models look to represent a return to form from Akai, thanks to their standalone operation.
We’re used to quite a dominant presence from the inMusic brands at NAMM, with their usual spot being at the front of Hall A. However, this time, Akai and its...
