Sequencers / Trackers / Grooveboxes

Featuring a compact, portable design and up to four hours of battery life, Move comes packed with sounds and instrument presets, and also includes onboard sampling and sequencing. 

Donner’s latest hardware instrument manages to pack a surprising amount of functionality into a tiny handheld unit.

Droplets is an innovative sequencer application/plug-in equipped with a built-in synth engine that boasts a rather unusual interface. 

With the launch of the Tracker+, Polyend‘s popular hardware sampler has gained eight additional tracks and a collection of new built-in drum and synth engines.

The Enjoy Electronics DeFeel module can be placed after a sequencer and allows users to generate a huge range of rhythmic variations via a touchscreen interface.

The latest Tracker boasts a wealth of new features including stereo sampling and playback capabilities, USB audio, eight additional MIDI and sequencer tracks, a collection of new onboard instruments and more.

The latest version of Repetito introduces a new Varispeed mode, and comes packed with features aimed at loop-based live performances. 

The upgraded version of Sonicware's compact sampler is available to pre-order, and the company are also running a limited-time pricing offer.

The Digitakt II offers a more modular approach to sound creation as well as packing in more sampler tracks, an enhanced sequencer and more. 

The latest addition to the Blipblox range has been designed to introduce sampling and sequencing to young children.

Focusrite and Novation have announced the launch of their Spring Sale, with discounts now applied to a range of audio interfaces, MIDI controllers, and synthesizers until the end of April 2024.

The new MPC Key 37 packs much of the functionality of its larger sibling into a more compact footprint.

SEQTRAK is a lightweight, portable production system that packs in a range of drum programming, synthesis, sampling and sound design capabilities. 

BAM allows users to create everything from a simple drum loop to a complete track using a collection of built-in synth engines, effects, modulation tools and more. 

Play+ retains the same external design as its predecessor, but with an upgraded processor that enables stereo sample playback, multitimbral polyphonic synthesis and more.

Korg's new MPS-10 drum pad promises unrivaled control over sounds and parameters, whilst the KAOSS Replay combines their popular XY-based effects system with a powerful sampler.

Sonicware are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of Lofi-12 XT, an advanced version of their popular Lofi-12 groovebox and sampler instrument.

The latest SmplTrek firmware introduces new features such as a Performance mode and loop playback support, as well as numerous improvements and bug fixes.

As well as offering deep integration with Ableton Live, Akai Pro's new APC64 can be used to control hardware instruments thanks to a built-in sequencer and CV/gate connectivity. 

The lastest firmware for the LIVEN 8bit warps adds some new effects and expands the capabilities of the onboard sequencer. 

The latest version of Sample Logic's MIDI sequencer and arpeggiator introduces more versatile pattern switching, a reworked modulation system, improved transposition and more.