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Other than a pair of trainers Roland is not sparking much anticipation for 808 Day on the 8th August. Behringer meanwhile is hinting that they are going to make it all about their RD-808 analogue drum machine.
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We saw the prototype at Superbooth but now Analogue Solutions have named it and told us it's coming very soon. Generator is a 3 channel CV step sequencer and gate sequencer and the leaked images look awesome.
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An immense analogue drum machine is being cooked up in Soma Laboratories called the Pulsar-23. It's like plummeting through the beating heart of a planet, while on fire and having your soul modulated. I like ...
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The clue is in the name - StepPolyArp Unit is a step sequencing polyphonic and polyrhythmic arpeggiator for iOS that'll run internally, externally, via plug-in or Audiobus to generate melodies all over the ...
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A conundrum of a modular synthesizer waiting to be puzzled over. The Melody Puzzle experimentally patches together all sorts of combinations in the hope of finding the solution to your musical yearnings.
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Behringer gives us a sneak peak at their TR-808 Rhythm Composer clone called the RD-808. It's still being developed but is only a few months from production but is looking pretty fabulous.
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Whatever you put into the ADE-33 Event Boss will come out in patterns, rhythms and unexpected variations. It deals in variables, multiples, probables, logic, phase, gates and triggers and wants to be in charge.
A simple solution to making the guitar plectrum a more flexible solution! You can strum with the best of them or speed pick like an '80s hair metal diva - with the same guitar pick!
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randomRHYTHM is an 8 channel 2 x 4 rhythm section with on and off-beat randomisation, CV controlled muting, swing, clock division and endless percussion pattern generation.
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This compact new amp head from Laney includes built-in cab simulations, three channels and enough power to gig with - and some handy recording tools as well.
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MeloDICEr and RandomRHYTHM were both brilliantly probability based, there's a Quad Envelope with no name and a fascinating Crosspoint switch and Virtual Patch Manager that no one seems to grasp the enormity of.
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Casio dash our hopes for a Phase Distortion synthesizer but instead give us a cool portable keyboard with 600 sounds, 195 rhythms, 6 track recording and a monstrous sound engine.
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The DFAM used to be only obtainable if you built one yourself at a Moogfest DIY workshop. Now Moog will build you one for you and it could be the first in a line of "Mother" inspired synthesizers.
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Softube Modular fights back as the virtual Eurorack wars start to heat up. Here's a fully licensed and endorsed 4MS Pingable Envelope Generator module for your consideration.
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The familiar 1010music Eurorack touchscreen module evolves into a polyphonic sequencer with 4 note tracks and 4 rhythm tracks with onscreen editing and MIDI and CV outputs.
From the people who brought you the Crazy8 sequencer comes an 8 track, 16 pattern drum sequencer called Crazy8Beats with MIDI and CV connectivity to run all your rhythms.
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Be a musical magician at any party with this ultimate automatic music making machine from Yamaha. Genos will inspire and intensify your musical creation and performance.
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It's 808 day and Roland finally announce the TR-08, the Boutique reissue of the classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer we've all been waiting for. All those lovely knobs and buttons are all a bit tiny in this format ...
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Euclidean Circles generates complex interlaced rhythms through a simple algorithm of even distribution with stunning rings of bright LEDs. It's now available outside the Eurorack box.
Need a drum groove and fast, but don't play the drums? Digitech's SDRUM can 'improvise' a beat based on your strumming rhythm - pretty neat, if it works!
Rock up with this DR-01S rhythm box of tastefully designed grooves and percussion for your acoustic set, busking or just jamming along to. It doesn't have to be complicated to be groovy and useful.
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Get your groove on with the dynamic sequencing of 4 loop engines, effects and mixing in Rhythmology. But is it more than a loop library?
Malcolm Young and AC/DC have rocked the world many times over and Gretsch have chosen 2017 to recreate his iconic guitar at last.
This dinky little drum pedal has plenty of rhythms squeezed into its diminutive case. One for all you solo artists, perhaps?