Hardware grooveboxes news
Ableton has released Move 2.0, a major update introducing audio tracks, Link Audio, and more. Today, Ableton dropped Live 12.4 public beta for testing. Simultaneously, a major update, version 2.0, for Ableton Move was released. […]
Randomwaves Drumboy Pro: the open-source portable Drumboy Mini groovebox grows up with new hardware and software. In 2024, the new company Randomwaves launched two new open-source music devices on Kickstarter: the Synthgirl wavetable synth and […]
NAMM 2026: Akai has released MPC 3.7 firmware with new features and improvements, and Spitfire Audio sounds are coming soon to the MPC. After numerous leaks in recent weeks, the Akai MPC XL has been […]
NAMM 2026: Akai MPC XL is the new flagship model of its standalone MPC series with more power, memory, hands-on control, and more. Perhaps the worst-kept secret of the past few weeks was the new […]
Yamaha SEQTRAK is a new portable groovebox with a built-in sampler and synths reminiscent of the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. Over the past few months, the Yamaha SeqTrak has been on sale at many shops with […]
Polyend Play+, new firmware 1.3 adds a new warping and waveshaping Dirt synth engine and more to the groovebox The Play+ is a groovebox that places a strong emphasis on its sequencer. It’s very versatile […]
Teenage Engineering has today released the EP-40 Riddim Supertone, a new reggae-inspired groovebox and matching EP-2350 FX microphone. It’s no secret that new Teenage Engineering products are on the verge of release. After initial leaks […]
Native Instruments Maschine 3.4 is out now with a major modulation editor overhaul and more plugins and content for Maschine+ standalone. The update for Maschine 3 took a little longer for Maschine+ users. It finally […]
Wee Noise Makers PGB-1, a pocket-sized open-source groovebox and MIDI sequencer packed with sound engines is available now Good news from Wee Noise Makers: the PGB-1 pocket-sized groovebox and MIDI sequencer is available. The plastic […]
Akai MPC & Force 3.6 firmware update is out now with project time signature support, a new drum articulation engine, new MPC Pro Pack plugins, and more. Akai today introduced the new MPC Live III, […]
Akai MPC Live III is the next generation of its MPC standalone groove workstation with more power, hands-on control, and all-new 3D sensing technology. With the MPC OS 3.0 update, Akai delivered a massive free […]
Woovebox is a new portable groovebox that squeezes a heck of synthesis and sampling features in a tiny cardbox groovebox: update 2.0 adds even more to it. Two years ago, a new developer released a […]
Sonicware melts the LIVEN LoFi-12 and SmplTrek elements in the new LoFi-12 XT, a portable, 8-track sampling groovebox with creative features. Great news from Sonicware. They have today published a major free update, version 1.5, […]
Native Instruments has just released Maschine+ 3.3.1, the latest firmware that brings the Maschine 3 software to the standalone Maschine hardware. In February, I reported that the Maschine+ wasn’t yet at the end of its […]
Lambda Synthetics PolyPulse, previewed at Superbooth 23, is a unique groovebox powered by algorithmic sequencing, multi-synthesis synthesis & sampling. It’s now available. At Superbooth 2023, the Dutch company Lambda Labs unveiled the PolyPulse, an algorithmic […]
Elektron has just released OS 1.15 for its Elektron II sampler, featuring the long-awaited slice-machine mode. Since the release of the Digitakt II, Elektron has added numerous new features via free updates. These include a […]
Polyend celebrates its 10th company anniversary with a new Tracker Mini limited edition with an all-new all-metal enclosure, redesigned buttons, and more For 10 years, the Polish company Polyend, under CEO and chief developer Piotr […]
Akai Force 3.5 is now in public beta and brings MPC 3 functionality and compatibility with the latest Akai/Air Music Tech/NI plugin releases. Last July, Akai announced MPC 3, a massive free OS upgrade for […]
Superbooth 2025: Beatboxer Mosaik is a new live performance groove box from Berlin, developed by former Native Instruments and Nonlinear Labs devs. Many well-known music technology companies have their origins in Berlin, including Ableton, Bitwig, […]
Native Instruments Maschine+ 1.6.1 adds support for five effects plugins in standalone mode, adjustable sample & buffer size, and more. Maschine+ is not dead. That was the title of an article I wrote in February […]
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