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Engineering the Sound: Novation Circuit Rhythm

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…

Watch this track being built step by step with the Casio SK-1

by Dan Shaw

Youtuber Espen Kraft has dusted off his ancient Casio SK-1 and created a little gem. This cheap consumer-grade sampling keyboard is well and truly stretched to its limit in this…

Andrew Huang launches Flip: a powerful iOS sampling app

by Nick Mielczarek

YouTuber Andrew Huang has released Flip: an iOS app for sample-based music production that punches well above its weight. Described as “the most powerful portable sampler”, Andrew Huang’s new app…

KORG has launched the new and improved Volca Sample

by Nick Mielczarek

KORG’s update to the Volca Sample adds more storage, better connectivity, and a new and improved sound library. The KORG Volca series has been a hit for the esteemed music…

New waveTracing SP 950 plugin dishes up iconic sampler sounds

by Dave Stano

waveTracing has just released its new SP 950 plugin, which delivers old-school sounds based on classic samplers. The software aims to faithfully emulate the classic sound of the E-MU SP-1200…

Take a look at the Elektron Model:Cycles, a new FM groovebox

by Josh Davies

UPDATE: the Elektron Model:Cycles has now been released officially, and looks to be pretty much what was expected. Check out the video at the bottom of the page for a…

Cult synth Synthstrom Deluge goes on world tour

by Josh Davies

Wellington-based boutique synth manufacturer Synthstrom Audible will be kicking off a world tour celebrating the launch of their own record label, headlined by their flagship product, the cult favourite Synthstrom…

Ecstasequence is the portable performance sampler from Nicolai Toma

by Claudia Schmidt

Ecstasequence is the new performance sampler from Nicolai Toma, with a focus on portability and an sleek appearance. Designed from the suggestions of modern electronic musicians, the sampler celebrates the…

In praise of the AKAI MPC: a hip-hop time machine

by Joanna Panagopoulos

The AKAI MPC simultaneously digitised beat-making, progressed the pastiche musical form, and freed hip hop from the confines of earlier technology. In its youth, hip hop was fundamentally street music,…

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