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As easy as MPC: Blipblox myTRACKS is a simplified groovebox for kids (and big kids, too)
Aimed at children as young as three years old, myTRACKS has been "crafted to eliminate complexity and maximize fun"
The story of Elektron in 10 synths, samplers and drum machines, from SidStation to Syntakt
How Elektron went from a school project to a global music tech brand beloved by everyone from Thom Yorke to SOPHIE
NAMM 2024: Yamaha's Seqtrak is an all-in-one synth, drum machine, sampler and sequencer that could be an affordable rival to Teenage Engineering's OP-1
Could this be the coolest piece of music-making gear to be unveiled at NAMM 2024?
Akai Pro promises “a new era in sampling” as it brings stem separation to its MPC platform
Isolate drum, bass, vocal and other tracks in the software or on the standalone hardware
The Chompi sampler has been released into the wild - check out this demo from Hainbach and hear his initial thoughts
One of 2023’s most-talked-about new products has started 2024 with a bang
DJ Shadow on why he'll never go back to the MPC: "I got the newest MPC and I lasted about a day and a half. When you know what the possibilities are now and you try to go back in time, it doesn't work"
Best of 2023: The iconic crate-digger talks us through serendipitous needle drops, moving on from the MPC and the making of his latest project
Can you really upgrade Push 3 in less than 30 minutes? We put Ableton's new Upgrade Kit to the test
We go against the clock to find out how quick and easy it really is to transform Ableton's tethered MIDI controller into a standalone groovebox
Elektron makes some of our favourite samplers, synths and drum machines and you can save $100 on their most popular instruments at Sweetwater
Elektronauts, save a benjamin on Syntakt, Digitone, Analog Four and more this Black Friday
