Elektron has announced its celebration of 25 years with the release of limited e25 Remix Editions of three of their units, the Digitakt, Digitone and Syntakt. Hand-built in stainless steel, individually numbered and with laser-etched logos, they come in a unique box design/build, and also come with e25 poster versions […]
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KORG has announced the launch of its MPS-10 drum, percussion and sampler pad, claiming it to be the “next step in the constant evolution of drum performance and musical expression.” The unit features ten pads, high quality sound source, versatile sampler, four CC pads, and a four-track looper, plus external […]
Did you know that the iconic Stylophone is well over 50 years old, having launched in 1968? Over the years this little electronic noise-making toy has forged a place in the hearts of millions of people, and despite a rather dubious choice of marketing personnel in the UK at least, […]
Looking like a cross between a computer keyboard and a grid controller, Yamaha introduces its new finger drum pads, allowing players to create rhythms using just their fingers. These brand new products, currently comprising of the FGDP-30 and FGDP-50, run from an internal rechargeable battery and feature an on board […]
Donner Music has been releasing some interesting products across NAMM, even if they aren’t too hot on providing the nitty-gritty details of those products so we synth-heads can write about them. Not to worry, let’s take a look at the Donner D1, which is supposedly aimed at more beginner / […]
Elektron used the NAMM14 show to unveil its Analog Rytm 8-voice analog drum machine. Touted as a one-stop solution beat machine, the Analog Rytm offers the following features: Twelve backlit velocity/pressure sensitive drum pads 8 analog drum voices Dedicated analog circuit design Customisable samples Multimode filters Reverb/delay send FX Compressor/distortion […]
We all know guitarists love their pedals, but when I saw the BeatBuddy pedal, I knew it wasn’t just a great idea for guitarists, but for any musician needing an easily controllable beat. (OK, I know founder David Packouz said just the same in his video, but I thought it […]
MONOpulator is an all-in-one four-track 8 step sequencer, sampler and a drum machine, currently seeking funding on Indiegogo. Developer JD Sweet lays out the following features: Place kick drums, snares, hi hats and crashes up to 8 positions each. 200% pitch control to speed up or slow down Playback & […]
Paul Lipnyagov introduces his Drum Pads 24 app for iOS, turning iPhone and iPad devices into fully-fledged drum machines. The “24” in the title is derived from the combination of 12 on-screen pads and two distinct ‘scenes’. Key features include: Range of preset styles including dubstep, glitch, electronic, IDM, trip […]
The Alesis HR-16, launched in the late 1980s with a fairly rudimentary set of sounds, gets the circuit bending treatment and is available at this auction. Check out this short video demo: No doubt there’s plenty more sounds to be got out of this modded kit.
Synesthesia has announced a new version of its popular Mandala drum synthesiser, offering true acoustic drum emulation plus a whole host of synthetic possibilities, and now able to connect easily to a Mac or PC for direct software control and integration into a range of music software. Unlike most, if […]
