Elektron has just dropped OS 1.10 for its Elektron II samples, featuring a new comb filter, comeback of mono sampling, and much more. Great news for Digitakt II users. Elektron has just dropped the OS […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deal: Polyend smashes out its Tracker hardware groovebox with granular synthesis, sampling, and more with an up to 48% OFF discount for a limited time. UPDATE: that was a fast comeback. The Polyend Tracker deal […]
Sonicware melts the LIVEN LoFi-12 and SmplTrek elements in the new LoFi-12 XT, a portable, 8-track sampling groovebox with creative features. The last two days of the Sonicware Sonicware LoFi-12 XT Kickstarter campaign have begun. […]
Lambda Synthetics PolyPulse, previewed at Superbooth 23, is a unique groovebox powered by algorithmic sequencing, synthesis & sampling. Now on Kickstarter. Every year, Superbooth 23 is the biggest celebration of synthesizers. With tons of new […]
Woovebox is a new portable groovebox that squeezes a heck of synthesis and sampling features in a tiny cardbox groovebox. With the Novation Circuit, a new era of groove boxes began in 2015. Small, affordable, […]
Polyend Tracker Mini battery-powered groovebox, initially announced at NAMM 2023, is available now worldwide, is it already Bad Gear? Looking back at NAMM 2023, the big US music tech event was rather weak, especially in […]
Akai MPC One + is the successor of the MPC One standalone sampler and sequencer with more internal storage (16 GB), and more. At night there was a leak on the new MPC One Plus […]
According to the leak, Akai will soon unveil the MPC One +, an updated version in red and with more internal storage. There was a big leak in mid-February. Including the Akai MPC XL with […]
Akai MPC X SE is the successor to the MPC X with more power (4GB), expanded storage (48GB), and in a new retro design. Last February, I reported on a leak that previewed a new […]
NAMM 2023: Muse Ovations has introduced BeatWarp, a new fascinating audio/MIDI groovebox with a unique, colorful concept. NAMM 2023 is officially history. Saturday was the last day of the biggest music fair. There was some […]
NAMM 2023: Polyend Tracker Mini is a new handheld version of the Tracker hardware groovebox with a built-in sampler, granular synth, and more. That was a short leak. Tonight (Europe Time), Polyend officially launched the […]
Polyend has published firmware 1.2 for the Play groovebox/MIDI sequencer bringing customizable global master FXs. With the Play, Polyend presented a sample-based groovebox at Superbooth 22, which is also a very versatile multitrack MIDI sequencer […]
Behringer’s answer to the Keystep Pro is called Groove Key and is an upcoming multi-engine groovebox and MIDI-CV sequencer. With the announcement of the Swing MIDI controller in 2020, Behringer caused heated discussions in the […]
Novation has updated its Circuit Tracks hardware groovebox to firmware 1.2 adding save mute states to scenes. In early November, Novation released firmware 2.0 for its Circuit Rhythm hardware groovebox. An update with which they […]
Elektron has updated its hybrid drum Synthesizer groovebox Syntakt to firmware 1.2, adding two melodic machines: SY Swarm and SY Raw. With the Syntakt, Elektron has released an exciting new hybrid drum Synthesizer/groovebox in April. […]
Hardware Black Friday Deal: for a limited time you can purchase the Elektron Syntakt hybrid groovebox for 799€ instead of 915€ (12% OFF). That was fast. In April, Elektron released the Syntakt, their first product […]
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