Elektron Digitakt
Elektron’s new sampling drum machine is much more than just a cut-price Octatrack.
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Elektron’s new sampling drum machine is much more than just a cut-price Octatrack.
Steinberg have drawn on some of the technologies they pioneered in Cubase 4 to create a new entry-level sequencing package.
FXpansion's software drum machine takes the 'pad sampler' concept pioneered by Akai's MPC range to new levels.
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Storm, the French software studio from virtual-instrument creators Arturia, keeps on improving. We check out version 3.
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Akai are celebrating 35 years of their MPC platform with the release of a new version of their flagship instrument that boasts a retro look along with increased processing power and storage.
With thousands of styles, songs and sounds on tap, Band In A Box 2017 can supply everything from inspiration to finished tracks.
The MPC has always been about its fast, hands-on interface — can a touchscreen make it even better?
The return of the stand-alone MPC exceeds expectations.
The legendary MPC brand is reborn in a form that aims to marry its famous hands-on ethos with the unlimited possibilities of the software world. Does the combination work?
Arturia’s Beatstep combines a MIDI controller and a step sequencer in one extremely reasonably priced box.
As musicians rely on computers more and more, we look at an innovative system that isn't so much a studio in a box as a studio in your pocket.
The latest in Roland's SP series of phrase samplers can also double as a computer and audio interface, and PC users can take advantage of a bundled Cakewalk sequencer/mixer. Is this the best SP yet? We find out...
Roland take their MC concept further with new features, flying faders and computer integration. Let's explore...
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Paul Wiffen, a ferocious advocate of hardware sequencers for many years, takes a look at Yamaha's new flagship sequencer and finds himself reminiscing about the way things were (and could be again).
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