Mimic looks like a solid upgrade over Reason's old sampler - but does it break the mold? We take a first look at the latest addition to Reason 12.
A new render of the 61-key sampling keyboard AKAI is building as a key-driven variant of its MPCs, has been discovered. Here's what we know so far.
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Love it or hate it, sampling has always been a part of music. Let's take a look at some ways to incorporate sampling into your music.
Behringer shows the first photos of their forthcoming LinnDrum drum machine clone. They are calling it LmDrum and it looks like it has quite a few extras.
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11 Operators configured through a freely assignable matrix with FM, VA and sample-based sounds, multimode filters and a complex effects engine. Did we miss anything?
Novation has been a bit cagey about their new Circuit Rhythm due out in the summer but more details have appeared on a Dutch webstore - let's dig in.
Two grand pianos brought together through sampling and modelling with unique sound characteristics as the mysterious Nameless Grand.
Ready for some old-school recordings? Check out this vast collection of vinyl and shellac from 1900 - 1960 you can stream and download for free.
Sampling, beat-making and performance are the cornerstones of the officially revealed Circuit Rhythm but we won't see it until the summer.
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Kurzweil invites us to witness the arrival of the heavyweight K2700 Workstation which continues the long and legendary K2 series of mammoth musical machines.
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Cornflakes is a granular sampler for Eurorack that's full of all the vitamins and iron your modular needs for a grain-based diet of sonic loveliness.
An online store accidentally published photos of what looks like two new Circuits inbound from Novation: Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm.
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Flip is designed for easy music-making on the go and features 9 channels of sampling, sequencer and performance tools.
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Korg has just released full details of its new Nautilus workstation, to be offered in 3 versions and shipping early 2021. Find out more here.
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Roland introduced the FANTOM in 2019 as an all-in-one music production environment. Version 2 overhauls the sampling engine, introduces effects to the master section and brings automation editing to the touch ...
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Is Native Instruments about to release a standalone groove box? A leak from VintageKing reveals what could be a self-contained version of Maschine that they are calling Maschine+. This could be good.
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Native Instruments has announced Komplete 13 bringing together everything that's appeared since version 12 plus a handful of previously unseen sources of sound and a brand new version of Guitar Rig.
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Don't know what to do with your MacBook Pro's Touchbar? Turn it into a sampler with Samplr for Touchbar! This nifty app is surprisingly capable, and it's free!
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Iridium features all the synthesis elements of the Quantum synthesizer in a solid metal desktop format with more polyphony but without the analog filters, keyboard and premium price tag.
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Is Behringer working on an MPC-style sampling groove box named Jam? On the same day as the AKAI MPC Live II announcement, the company has posted a render on Facebook that suggests so.
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The alter.audio Timetosser is about to hit Kickstarter. The nifty real-time sampler/slicer for live performers and DJs has been in the works for a while – now it looks like it's about to be released!
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SP950 by waveTracing is a unique effect plug-in that recreates the sound of the E-mu SP-1200, specifically the detuning technique associated with it. And they've added an AKAI S950 Butterworth filter!
Along with the bitbox Mk2 comes an adorable bitbox micro version that's only 18hp wide with a mini 2" touch screen but still packed full of sampling possibilities.
101music's digital Eurorack module keeps evolving. This time they've reworked the bitbox sampler giving it twice the processing power, 24-voice polyphony, a granular mode and more.