Buchla & Friends 2025: Polyend Step packs the features of a modern drum machine into a compact stompbox pedal for guitar players. Electronic musicians love drum machines in all shapes and sizes. They are as […]
Roger Linn shares a statement about the new Behringer LmDrum (LinnDrum clone) and the GForce Software IconDrum plugin. Two major LinnDrum-related releases occurred shortly before the end of the year. First, Behringer released its LmDrum […]
Sonicware CyDrums is a new expressive, wavetable drum Synthesizer with the workflow and portability of the Lofi-12 XT sampler. New year, new synthesizers. NAMM 2025 starts in 18 days, and the Buchla & Friends events […]
Modor has released the DR-2 OS013 firmware update, adding four bassline synth models to the drum Synthesizer and other new features. Last April, I reported on the firmware OS012 of the Modor DR-2 drum machine/drum […]
Randomwaves Drumboy and Synthgirl are new creative open-source touch-based drum machine and synth instruments, now on Kickstarter. Synthesizers and electronic instruments, in general, are particularly popular in hardware because you can tweak them with tactile […]
NAMM 2023: Donner has introduced the D1, a new straightforward, portable 12-channel sample-based drum machine. A year ago, the Chinese brand Donner (not German Döner) surprised NAMM attendees with the announcement of the D1 drum […]
Behringer shared a social media photo previewing a possible upcoming clone/replica of the Korg Mini-Pops 7 analog rhythm box. Behringer is known for announcing new products on social media at regular intervals. Most of the […]
Superbooth 24: Jomox has showcased the new Alpha Base MKII, the successor of its popular analog drum Synthesizer/drum machine, with new features and improvements. Analog drum synthesizers/drum machines with a big feature set beyond 808/909 […]
Modor has released DR-2 OS012, a free firmware update that adds three new drum synth models and an extra parametric EQ stage per instrument. In 2023, Modor released the free OS010 firmware update for the […]
Drum Mind 83 is a mini drum machine by the Japanese developer Home Back Instruments, taking you back to the drum machines of the 80s. While looking for the first exciting news of 2024, I […]
Arthur Joly has created a new version of its lovely, handmade Recodrum 7-voice analog drum machine with a spring and tube. Designing synthesizers and drum machines is a craft. Being a circuit guru is not […]
Elektron has released firmware 1.70 for the Analog Rytm hybrid drum machine/groovebox featuring new machines, sequencer mode, and more. Small update to the Analog Rytm firmware 1.70 article. At the same time, Elektron has lowered […]
Nyström Crum Drum is a fun, portable 4-voice drum Synthesizer powered by a random sequencer and a hands-on interface. The YouTube algorithm often annoys me and many others, too. Often it doesn’t spread the news […]
Analog Cases has announced the XTS Stands, a new, neat, resizable desktop stand lineup for synths, drum machines, and pedals. In an update, I reported that a reader contacted me about a similar product by […]
Boochow Instruments has released Delay Lab, a free delay plugin for Korg drumlogue created for chorus and flanger effects. With the drumlogue, Korg dipped its hybrid architecture into the drum machine/groovebox area for the first […]
The new Korg drumlogue 1.2.0 firmware improves the workflow, fixes bugs, and upgrades the Sinevibes Nano user synth with more features In September 2022, Korg introduced the drumlogue, a drum machine/drum synth with both analog […]
Luma-1 is a new Roger Linn-supported LM-1 drum computer replica with enhanced features, including custom sound loading, MIDI, and more. Good news from the Luma-1 team: The developers have now secured all the components and […]
The Roland has released new firmware updates for the TR-8S (3.0) and TR-6S (2.0), adding a new ACB-based CR-78 emulation, a new chromatic 808 bass, and more. With the TR-8S, Roland has released the successor […]
Yamaha FGDP-50 and FGDP-30 are new finger drum pads with a customizable sample playback engine, sample import, and more. Many musicians prefer to record their drum sounds with their fingers. A finger drum pad is […]
Stylophone Beat is a new super affordable, battery-powered pocket drum machine with 8 sounds, a looper, and more. Many electronic sound explorers like to make music with small, space-saving instruments. Outside, in the studio, or […]
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