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The Elektron Model:Samples is arguably one of the dullest looking groove boxes ever to emerge from Elektron well now you can spice things up a bit with an overlay from Oversynth - that's better!
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The MC-707 is packed with 8 tracks of sequencing, sampling, loops and phrases with the synthesizer, drum and effects engine of the new Jupiter-X. The MC-101 does the same with 8 tracks - but where's the D-Beam?
Superbooth 2019 was packed with inspiringly fabulous noise making machinery and sound shaping systems of synthesis - our synth expert Robin has plucked out his 5 fave synths from the show.
With Serato Studio, producers looking to get into DJ-ing can experiment inside a more familiar environment, without investing in decks or DJ software. Same goes for DJs interested in production.
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The little entry level Maschine gets a welcome upgrade. Mikro MK3 is smaller, lighter and sleeker than the previous version and is ideal for music production on the move with the full Maschine software.
Freak makers Melu Instruments have started to tease a new desktop device that's "a little bit more than a synth or a sequencer" and could possibly take grooveboxes to a new dimension. What do you think it is?
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Novation's commitment to developing products after release continues with the 1.2 update to Circuit Mono Station. You get a bunch of new features that feel like they should have always been there.
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More groovebox action from Denmark's Gotharman's Musical Instruments. This time the deFormer 3 includes 16 light-up buttons for easier step sequencing of the multiple synth, sampler, noise and audio tracks.
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Upping the ante on the Tanzbar 2 by adding 8 channels of sampling next to the analogue drum tracks, a bass synth, analogue filters, LFOs for every channel, multiple outputs and up to 64 steps of sequencing.
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Take the TR-8 Rhythm Performer, tone down the green and import your own samples and you have the TR-8S. It's not groundbreaking but it's probably exactly what we wanted for a live performance groovebox.
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A mysterious and rather foggy video hints at something with glowing faders that Roland are planning to announce on Monday the 5th March. What do we think? Sampler? Mixer? Groovebox? TR-8 Mk2?
iMPC Pro 2 is officially here! Developed by Retronyms and AKAI, the new version turns the groovebox app into a fully functional song creation tool not unlike Apple's GarageBand...
Elektron went ahead and announced the Analog Four MK2 to keep the recently unveiled Octatrack MK2 good company. The new box features plenty of updates and cosmetic enhancements to the delight of Elektron fans!
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Out of the blue, UK retailer Juno just hoisted the Elektron Octatrack MK2 up for pre-order! The purported successor to 2010's premium Dynamic Performance Sampler costs an eye-watering 1450 EUR...
We've rounded up six of the best groovebox apps available on Apple's platform - all are worthy of your attention and great at what they do, though they feel completely different from each other...
BeatMaker 3, the latest release of iOS' oldest and still one of the best best grooveboxes and portable studios, is going to be out June 15. There's an extensive list of new features and additions - check them ...
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Get your groove on with this cool new synth and drum Groovebox for iPad and iPhone from the same team of developers who made Launchpad and Blocs Wave. Groovy.
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This new Circuit MIDI Editor offers simple, immediate editing of the Novation Circuit within your DAW. Can it give Isotope's Circuit Pro Editor a run for its money?
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Elektron release price and shipping details on their Digitakt 8-track digital drum machine plus you get to play with it online in your browser. Pre-orders are open.
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We saw the OP-Z last year but now it's slowly coming together as a 16 track synth sequencer that also pulls in lights, visuals and animation
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The guts of the Novation Circuit gets fully revealed and randomised in Isotonik's new Circuit Editor Pro software
Happy Birthday Circuit! Novation are hinting at an exciting new update for their 1 year old groovebox on the 1st November.
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Firmware update to the Circuit brings better sample handling and sample loading per step for live performance and sequencing your own sounds.
Creating outside the box, in another box is now expanding outside the confines of the original box with a new suite of tools
