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Richie Hawtin teams up with Erica Synths for Bullfrog, an educational analogue synth: "Our goal is to promote a fun easy learning path into basic sound synthesis"
Bullfrog is a single-oscillator synth that can be augmented with 'voice cards' which store presets and add features, turning the instrument into a sampler, sequencer and groovebox
Best samplers 2025: top picks for hardware music-making, live performance and DAW-less jams
Expert buying advice for hardware samplers, from pocket models up to full-blown workstations – including samplers from Elektron, Akai, Korg and Teenage Engineering
Akai issues a red alert as it launches the MPC One+, but it might not have all the upgrades you were hoping for
Increased storage, but the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, and still no built-in battery
Roland SPD-SX vs SPD-SX Pro: Should you upgrade?
Does Roland’s flagship sample pad justify the higher price and how does it compare with the standard model? We've played both to find out
The hottest new samplers, grooveboxes and drum machines of 2023
GEAR EXPO 2023: Essential beat, groove and sample boxes coming out this year
Akai MPC X Special Edition review
Akai's flagship MPC gets a refresh, but it's about more than just the retro grey paint job
It might look retro, but the MPC X Special Edition is actually “the most powerful MPC ever”
35th anniversary version gets more RAM, storage and instruments than the standard model
NAMM 2023: The best new music tech gear of the show
Our top synth, monitor, controller, interface, groovebox and plugin picks
