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"It taps into precisely what we look for in a hardware groovebox”: Elektron Syntakt review
By Si Truss last updated
With the arrival of the OS 1.30 update, we revisit our review of the hybrid analogue and digital drum machine
“An all-round upgrade, but it’s unlikely to convince any sceptics”: Elektron Digitakt II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's influential sampler returns with enhanced audio capabilities, new filters and LFOs – and now supports Overbridge too
Roland’s latest SP-404 MKII special edition comes loaded with sounds from Moodymann’s KDJ Records
By Si Truss published
A special edition of the popular performance sampler also comes with an exclusive 7-inch and 60-minute mixtape
Elektron seemingly confirms Tonverk leak is real, but don’t get too excited just yet
By Si Truss published
The rumoured hardware sampler may or may not see the light of day, but Elektron does “have other fun hardware things in the pipeline”
Leaks appear to reveal Elektron’s new instrument Tonverk… but we have questions
By Si Truss published
Does this leaked image show Elektron's answer to Push and the MPC Live?
Roland’s Aira Compact P-6 puts ‘creative sampling’ in your pocket
By Ben Rogerson published
A take-anywhere device that enables you to sample and sequence the world around you and anything else
“A unique world of evocative and dramatic voices”: Arturia Augmented Yangtze review
By Stuart Adams published
We embark on a sonic journey though the world of traditional Chinese instruments – set against a modern backdrop
Watch Roger Linn, creator of the original MPC, test out Akai's MPC Live II
By Matt Mullen published
"Akai has done a very good job of honouring the workflow of my original design and bringing it into the present"
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