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Novation Circuit 9th February
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New Novation Circuit Generation Coming On Tuesday, February 9th

February 4, 2021 Synth Anatomy 0

Novation will unveil the new Circuit generation, the Circuit Rhythm, and Circuit Tracks grooveboxes next Tuesday, February 9th. It’s official now. Novation will show the new Circuit generation on February 9th. They announce this in […]

Akai Pro Force 6
Grooveboxes

Akai Pro Force 6 Synthesizer & Sampler Keyboard Workstation In The Making?

February 3, 2021 Synth Anatomy 7

A new discovery in MPC Software 2.9 shows that Akai Pro may be working on a Force 6, a keyboard workstation powered by the same powerful MPC firmware With my website Synth Anatomy, I try […]

Sonicware Liven XFM
Grooveboxes

Sonicware LIVEN XFM, 4-Track Groovebox With Fusing FM Synthesis

January 27, 2021 Synth Anatomy 0

Sonicware is expanding its portable, battery-operable LIVEN series and takes you on a morphing FM journey with their new XFM Synthesizer & 4-track groovebox.  Back at NAMM 2020, Sonicware from Japan presented the Liven 8bit […]

Roland-Verselab-MV-1
Grooveboxes

Roland VERSELAB MV-1, All-In-One Zen-Core Powered Groovebox & Workstation

January 11, 2021 Synth Anatomy 3

Roland expands its Zen-Core product portfolio with the VERSELAB MV-1, a new all-in-one zen-core and battery-powered groovebox and workstation.  The Roland Zen Core Engine is prominently represented in many new products. The MC-101, MC-707, Jupiter […]

Novation Circuit Rhythm
Grooveboxes

Novation Circuit Rhythm Sampler & Circuit Tracks Synthesizer Leaked

December 31, 2020 Synth Anatomy 7

The Slovak music shop Muziker today leaked two upcoming Novation groove boxes, the Circuit Rhythm a sampler and Tracks, a redesign of the original Circuit. With the Circuit, Novation celebrated a huge success. It is […]

Polyend Tracker 1.3
Grooveboxes

Polyend Tracker 1.3, Time-Stretch, Longer Samples, New Effects & More

December 24, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Polyend Tracker got a big feature boost in version 1.3 including time-stretch functionalities, new effects & a major upgrade for the MIDI implementation. Even on the day where the Christmas holidays begin, a developer thought […]

teenage engineering OP-Z
Grooveboxes

Teenage Engineering OP-Z , Big Video Update With Sequencing, New Effects & More

December 17, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Teenage Engineering blows up the video engine of the OP-Z groovebox with new video sequencing functionality, new effects & more. I have to admit: the OP-Z never really pulled me into his as a device […]

Akai MPC 2.9
Drum Machines

Akai Pro MPC 2.9/Force 3.0.6 Updates Introduce New Drum Synth Engine

November 24, 2020 Synth Anatomy 4

Akai Pro takes its MPC series and Force in firmware 2.9/3.0.6 to the next level with a new drum synth engine that significantly expands the sound horizon. Akai Pro got off to a difficult start […]

Akai Force Firmware 3.0.5
Grooveboxes

Akai FORCE Firmware 3.0.5, Major Update Adds Arranger Mode & More

October 6, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Akai Pro updated FORCE groovebox to firmware 3.0.5 today and introduces the long-awaited Arranger Mode, Ableton Live integration & more.  Big news from Akai Professional. The standalone music workstation FORCE has just received a major […]

Native Instruments five updates
Grooveboxes

Native Instruments Releases Five New Products Including Maschine+ & Komplete 13

October 3, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Native Instruments starts in October with 5 new product releases: Maschine+, Komplete 13, Guitar 6 Pro, Cremona Quartet & Maschine 2.12 update. Last September was packed with new product announcements from Native Instruments. This week the […]

Roland MC-707 1.6 Update
Grooveboxes

Roland MC-707 & 101 Firmware Update 1.6 Brings Arpeggiator, Class-Compliant Drivers & More

September 25, 2020 Synth Anatomy 1

Roland has today updated its MC-707 & MC-101 grooveboxes to the firmware 1.6 with a new arpeggiator, class-compliant USB drivers & more. Good news for all Roland MC-707 and MC-101 users. There is another update […]

Ableton Push 3 Leak
Grooveboxes

Ableton Push 3 Leak, Standalone Groovebox & MIDI Controller?

September 21, 2020 Synth Anatomy 6

Is Ableton working on a new Push 3 that is not just a MIDI controller but a standalone groove box based on Live, a leak indicates this. This is a rumor or a potential leak, […]

DirtyWave M8
Grooveboxes

DirtyWave M8, Battery-Operated Handheld Synth & Tracker

September 11, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

With M8, DirtyWave is developing a new portable groovebox that combines versatile synthesis, sample playback, and tracker sequencing in one battery-operated instrument. With its Pocket Operators, Teenage Engineering has released exciting pocket synthesizer grooveboxes in […]

Native Instruments Maschine +
Grooveboxes

Native Instruments Maschine +, Standalone Groove Box Leaked

September 8, 2020 Synth Anatomy 3

Will the machine finally become standalone? According to Vintage King, a Native Instruments Machine + is about to be released which is exactly that It’s a subject like chewing gum: will Native Instruments bring a […]

Teenage Engineering Field Recording
Grooveboxes

Teenage Engineering Teases New Magic Music Apparatus For Outdoors

August 31, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Teenage Engineering is planning a new magic apparatus release for September 30th, it’s still a secret, we only know that it is designed for outdoors. This time we have news from Sweden. Teenage Engineering is on […]

Akai Pro MPC Live II
Grooveboxes

Akai Pro Releases MPC Live II & MPC Software 2.8 Aka The Big MIDI Update

May 14, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Akai releases with the MPC Live II, an improved version of its popular standalone MPC & published the big MIDI update for the MPC software. The leak is true. Akai Pro has today released the […]

Behringer Jam
Grooveboxes

Behringer Plans To Change DJ / Music Production Market & Teases Jam Groovebox Sampler

May 14, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Behringer plans to turn the DJ and music production market upside down and teasers the JAM Groovebox/sampler at the same time Everyone who deals with synthesizers has noticed that Behringer is currently very much stirring […]

Akai Pro MPC Live 2
Grooveboxes

Akai Pro MPC Live 2 Leak: CV/Gate Outputs, Stereo Monitors & Extend Control Options

May 13, 2020 Synth Anatomy 1

The latest leak to the Akai Pro MPC Live 2 shows the device completely including all-new functions including 8 CV/Gate outputs, stereo monitors & more At the beginning of March, a leak spread through the […]

Roland MC-707
Grooveboxes

Roland Updates MC-707 Groovebox To V1.3 With New Features (Note Repeat…)

March 31, 2020 Synth Anatomy 3

Roland improves its latest MC-707 Groovebox to firmware v1.3 with many new helpful features (note repeat…) and improvements. When Roland released the MC-707 in 2019, many were disappointed with the missing features that were promised […]

Polyend Tracker
Grooveboxes

Polyend Officially Intros Tracker, Retro Meets Modern Sound Technologies

March 18, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Polyend combines retro Tracker workflows and modern sound technologies (wavetable, granular…) into a super portable & affordable music instrument. Now it’s official! Polyend has today announced the availability of the Tracker, a new hardware tracker […]

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