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. At the end of last year, Akai released the MPC Live […]
Superbooth 2026: Torso Electronics showcased S-4 OS 2.2, an update for its sculpting sampler with a deeper granular engine, and more. The developers from Torso Electronics were also at Superbooth this year. They didn’t have […]
Superbooth 2026: Error Instruments x TINRS SmartLab is a new experimental Synthesizer where physical modeling meets granular synthesis. The Dutch developer Error Instruments is known for its experimental synthesizers produced in small batches. Two of […]
Superbooth 2026: 1010music blackbox 2 is the next generation of the compact sampler workstation with twice the power, new hardware, and more. After many quiet years, the hardware sampler market has seen significant activity. Today, […]
Superbooth 2026: Kiviak Instruments WOFI LE is a budget-friendly, yet not stripped-down, version of the retro-inspired keyboard sampler. When Kiviak Instruments released the WOFI in October 2024, not everyone was satisfied with the price-to-feature ratio. […]
Superbooth 2026: Tasty Chips GR-2 is the next generation of its multi-layer hardware granular sampler with more power and features: now on Kickstarter. Granular samplers or synthesizers are very popular these days, whether in hardware […]
Akai has released the new MPC 3.8 firmware that deeply integrates the MPC Sample with the flagship MPC/Force devices. In recent weeks, MPC samples have dominated the electronic music production scene. Akai has had a […]
Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field firmware 1.7 brings tape undo, a long-requested feature that took them 15 years to implement. Teenage Engineering isn’t at Superbooth this year. Too bad, so no chance to check out their […]
SynthFest France 2026: Kiviak Instruments has presented the WOFI firmware 1.5 with new features, including cue points At the end of March, the French company Kiviak Instruments announced that firmware version 1.5 for the WOFI […]
Casio has officially announced the SXC-1 portable sampler, previewed at NAMM 2026, and has now shared more details and the price. NAMM isn’t exactly a hotspot for major news about electronic music instruments anymore. That […]
Akai MPC Sample is a new, battery-powered portable hardware sampler inspired by the Akai MPC60: full details The MPC Sample sold out on the first day, indicating either a huge success or an insufficient initial […]
Ahead of 404 day, Roland has released the SP-404MKII 5.5 update, featuring the long-requested side-chain compression. After the 303 day comes the 404 day. This year, it falls on a Saturday before Easter. Traditionally, on […]
Elektron Tonverk is a new 16-track performance polyphonic sampler with multi-samples and with the potential to be the spiritual Octatrack successor: Firmware 1.2 out now When Swedish development company Elektron released the Tonverk last year, […]
Groovesizer MYNAH is a new compact 6-voice polyphonic sampler that lets you record, chop, and perform your sounds anywhere. It seems we’re currently experiencing the peak season for samplers. Many compact samplers have hit the […]
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 […]
NAMM 2026: Stylophone VOICE is a new portable multi-sampler with 12 built-in real-time effects in the form of a Stylophone. At the last NAMM shows, the British company Dubreq, better known as Stylophone, brought a […]
A new leak from Squarecable.com reveals new details of the upcoming Akai MPC XL flagship groove workstation ahead of its release. Just before Christmas 2025, Guitar Center leaked information about the new Akai MPC XL. […]
teenage engineering OP-Field 1.6 update features a new amp synth engine, multi-channel USB audio, and more. A new update for OP-Field was released on Tuesday. In addition to the new amp-synth engine and excellent multi-channel […]
1010music Bento is a portable, battery-powered creative multi-track sampler with granular and more: new firmware 1.3 adds Fireball wavetable synth. Good news from 1010music. The new firmware 1.3 for the Bento multi-track sampler is out […]
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