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Elektron Digitakt II unveiled with stereo sampling, an expanded sequencer, more tracks and new effects
By Matt Mullen published
The next edition of Elektron's widely beloved sampler and drum machine might look similar, but it beefs up the OG's specs considerably

Is this Digitakt II? Leak suggests successor to Elektron's popular sampler is on the way
By Matt Mullen published
If the leak is genuine, Elektron's first hardware release in two years would bring stereo sampling, an expanded sequencer, more memory, more effects and more LFOs to the 'takt

Roland updates its SP-404 sampler "in celebration of 404 Day" (and to v4.04, before you ask)
By Andy Jones published
The update brings enhanced looping, multitrack output, Koala Sampler integration and a 15-waveform sound generator to the popular sampler

The story of Elektron in 10 synths, samplers and drum machines, from SidStation to Syntakt
By Leo Maymind published
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
By Matt Mullen published
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
By Ben Rogerson published
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
By Ben Rogerson published
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"
By Matt Mullen published
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
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