Hardware grooveboxes news
Yamaha SEQTRAK is a new portable groovebox with a built-in sampler and synths reminiscent of the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. Last year at NAMM, Yamaha surprised the electronic music community by releasing the SEQTRAK, an affordable, […]
Polyend Play+, the grid-based groovebox gets a plus version with more processing power, adding new synth engines, stereo samples, and more. Almost exactly a year ago, Polyend introduced the Play+ groovebox. Now comes the first […]
Elektron Digitone II reimagines the original FM Synthesizer groovebox with new three new machines, filters, Euclidean sequencing, and more. For a few weeks now, the name Tonverk has been making waves in the Synthesizer forums. […]
Synthstrom Audible Deluge, a hardware groovebox with an open-source engine, previously New Zealand exclusive, now goes retail. The Deluge is one of the most comprehensive and creative hardware grooveboxes of recent years. Since the firmware […]
RIP Elektron Digitakt, long-lived Digitakt II, the hardware sampler successor with 16 stereo sampling tracks, more FXs, upgraded sequencer, and more. Elektron has just released Overbridge 2.13 that brings full Digitakt II compatibility. Once updated, […]
Ableton Move is out now and is a new battery-powered hardware sketchbook/groovebox for ideas on the go with onboard sampling and more. The pictures of Ableton Move leaked over the weekend are accurate. This is […]
Man Behind The Machines Uranos is a new Reaktor-based Synthesizer that runs in Reaktor 6 and unofficially in the Maschine+ standalone groovebox. Last May at SynthFest France 2024, I reported on the Mariner Synthesizer by […]
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 […]
Roland AIRA P-6 is a new compact, battery-powered creative sampler with live sampling capabilities and granular synthesis. Roland has not been at Superbooth for the last three years. However, in the past two years, they […]
Donner MEDO is a new portable battery-powered sampling groovebox playable via touch; it’s available now. Last year, I reported on the development of the Donner MEDO groovebox, which was successfully funded via Kickstarter. The concept […]
Air Sub Factory is a new versatile Synthesizer plugin for MPC hardware and software (VST/AU/AAX) that produces rich and thick basses for your tracks. A lot is going on at Akai this summer, especially with […]
teenage engineering EP-1320 Medieval takes its users to the sounds of the Middle Ages with the power of the EP series groovebox sampler. After many high-end priced devices, teenage engineering surprisingly returned in November 2023 […]
Akai MPC 3.0 is now in beta. It introduces a complete OS overhaul with new features, including the unique selling point of the Force hardware. With the MPC software, Akai has developed a complete, successful […]
Akai Pro will supercharge its MPC hardware and software lineup with built-in stems separation technology in the sampler engine. Finally, the day is here. After the MPC Steam functionality was initially only available for the […]
Polyend Tracker Mini 2.0 firmware is out now, and it includes new synth and drum engines, more tracks, USB audio support, and more. At Superbooth 24, Polyend presented the Tracker+, the successor to the original […]
Superbooth 24: Polyend Tracker+ is the successor to the original Tracker groovebox, now in full stereo and with more features. The highlight at Polyend’s Superbooth 24 stand was the Tracker+. The company has also announced […]
SynthFest France 2024: Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 is a new pocket-sized groovebox and MIDI sequencer packed with creative features in open-source software. This year’s SynthFest France 2024 featured many exciting products and projects. The open-source […]
Rainy Day Hailstorm is a new fascinating touchy portable groovebox with a hybrid sound engine from the designer Otem Rellik. Otem Rellik. This name is familiar to some readers. In recent years, the developer has […]
Blipblox myTRACKS, initially a NAMM 2022 news, is a sampling groovebox for kids and beyond from Playtime Engineering, the devs of the Blipblox synths—soonish on Kickstarter. Playtime Engineering does one thing differently than all other […]
Polyend has just published Tracker Mini 1.1, a new free firmware update that brings stereo line-in recording, extended sampling times, and more. The Tracker Mini is a Tracker-based portable, battery-powered groovebox with sampling and synthesis. […]
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