Sequencers / Trackers / Grooveboxes

David Caulfield has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a book detailing the development of the Akai Professional products that put sampling and sequencing into the reach of musicians. 

Akai's latest instrument combines an MPC with a keyboard/synthesizer, and offers a complete standalone production environment. 

A new feature update for Akai's MPC units is on the way, bringing with it a new browser, plug-ins and MIDI capabilities. 

Squarp Instruments give us a demonstrations of Hapax, the first hardware sequencer to fully support MIDI Polyphonic Expression.

Eventide give us all of the details on Misha, their new interval-based Eurorack sequencer/instrument. 

Equipped with 3000 samples and an array of performance features, Polyend say that Play is possibly most flexible and inspirational groovebox ever created...

New line-up includes T-8 Beat Machine, J-6 Chord Synthesizer and E-4 Voice Tweaker.

New version 3.1 firmware adds direct-from-disk streaming, compatibility with class compliant audio interfaces, and much more.

New MkII version boasts an enhanced sequencer, unlimited sampling time, and battery-powered operation.

Available now, this hybrid hardware/software setup includes a pad-based controller designed to work with Akai's MPC2 desktop app.

Percussion powerhouse incorporates four synth voices, a four-track step sequencer, a mixer, an analogue delay and an optical bus compressor.

Elektron's groovebox gains an extra LFO, more filter types, proper stereo processing and much more.