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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
The gear that time forgot: 15 synths, samplers and controllers that could have been classics, but weren't
We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it
Teenage Engineering’s new £299 EP-133 KO II sampler, sequencer and composer looks like a genuine knockout
All told, it’s the most excited we’ve been about a new TE product for quite a while
Torso Electronics’ S-4 Sculpting Sampler looks like the kind of next-gen 4-track recorder you always wanted
An old-school tape workflow meets endless sound mangling possibilities
Korg’s Kaoss Replay takes the classic XY effects pad and marries it to a fully-fledged pad sampler - can your SP-404 or MPC do all this?
It could be everything you need for live performance in one box
808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear
Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit
Roland partners with Stones Throw Records to release a new limited edition version of the SP-404 MK2 sampler
Collector’s bundle also contains a seven-inch record and actual mixtape
