News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Novation Circuit Rhythm by Oliver Ashby We took a dive into a slightly older product from Novation – the Circuit Rhythm – For the electronic musician on the go. If you haven’t come across The Circuit…
News Pro Audio The Roland CR-78 is reborn as the Compu78 plugin by Happy Bringing the ancient sounds of the Roland CR-78 into the DAW environment: The Compu78 by Forgotten Keys recreates the influential rhythm machine. Before Roland released the TR-808 and changed the…
News Pro Audio LmDrum: Behringer’s revival of an absolute classic by Daniel Croft For those after the crack of an ’80s pop snare, or a driving digital heartbeat for their new track, it’s hard to look past the LmDrum. For fans of the…
Features Pro Audio Amen-breaks and 808s: a look at the most influential drum machines ever made by Happy From the cardinal Linn LM-1 to the classic Roland TR-808, we take a look at the most influential drum machines of all time. by Oliver Newland and Anthony Sfirse With MIDI, VST…
News Pro Audio Tiny in size, but huge in features: meet Koka’s Pocket Beatbox by Allegra Short With its unique tap detection algorithm and dynamic accuracy, Koka’s Pocket Beatbox is the portable multi-sampler of your dreams. It’s the box of beats and rhythms that will have you…
News Pro Audio Play vintage synths through AR at Google’s new electronic music exhibition by Allegra Short Google has introduced a new exhibition inviting participants to explore the history and legacy of electronic music through augmented reality. Google Arts and Culture is harnessing the power of AR…
News Pro Audio Behringer teases features of the RD-9 in a new video by Oliver Newland The highly anticipated Behringer RD-9 is on its way, bringing back Roland’s iconic TR-909 at an affordable price. Whilst Behringer’s RD-9 has been in the works for a while, it…
News Pro Audio Elektron goes stealth with Analog Four and Analog Rytm MKII update by Nick Mielczarek Elektron has given their much-loved Analog Four MKII synth and Analog Rytm MKII drum machine a UI update and fresh coats of black paint. Black remains one of the most…
News Pro Audio The RD-6 is Behringer’s tribute to a Roland cult classic by Nick Mielczarek Unless you’ve been hiding under a sizeable rock for the last few years, you’ll know that Behringer has been working their way through a catalogue of iconic synths and drum…
News Pro Audio The Roland TR-808 has turned 40 and celebrations are in full-swing by Jeremy Span “Four decades, one sound.” The legendary Roland TR-808 celebrates it’s 40th birthday with free plugins and never-before-seen content that explores the legacy and continued influence of the iconic drum machine….
Interviews Pro Audio LA Priest on his new album ‘GENE’, its custom drum machine, and staying organic by Dave Stano The new album from LA Priest, GENE, drops on June 5. The story behind it is as surprising and unique as the songwriter and performer Sam Eastgate himself, who first…
News Pro Audio Stay at home with Klevgrand’s Ting, a new household percussion instrument by Josh Davies Stockholm based audio app producers Klevgrand specialise in stylish, easy to use apps to kickstart your creative process. Their latest offering, Ting, looks to be one of their more unique…
Features Pro Audio The Oberheim DMX drum machine: the heartbeat of hip hop by Dan Shaw In many ways, the sonic style of the ’80s was characterised by the embrace of new technology, without necessarily complying with the notion of realism. Digital technology approached maturity, studios…
