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The 5 instruments you need to know about at Superbooth 2024 – New synths, samplers and drum machines
Video and sound demos of some of the biggest hitters at this year's show, from Elektron, Arturia, Polyend, Oberheim and UDO
Arturia unveils PolyBrute 12 with doubled polyphony and improved aftertouch
The 'brute just got twice as brutal
Superbooth 24: "The ultimate analogue modular system": This colossal £15,000 synth was specially designed for Hans Zimmer, but you can buy one too
AJH Synth's RadioPhonic was commissioned for Zimmer's rebuilding of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Superbooth 24: "Think the strings of a guitar or keys of a xylophone, but embedded into electronic synthesis": Korg unveils the next prototype for the experimental instrument Acoustic Synthesis_phase 8
Is it an acoustic instrument or a synthesizer? Oddly enough, it's both
Superbooth 24: Dreadbox reinvents the Murmux analogue synth in a limited-edition 8-voice version called Adept
Updated with built-in effects and increased polyphony, Murmux Adept retains the retro tweed finish of its younger brother
"We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry": Apple apologises for controversial iPad Pro ad
The ad was described as "deeply offensive", "tone-deaf" and "dystopian" by critics
New Apple iPad Pro ad showing musical instruments being destroyed described as "deeply offensive"
The controversial ad has provoked widespread criticism on social media from creatives and a number of celebrities including Hugh Grant
"One of the largest collections of music production software in the world": Native Instruments unveils NI 360 subscription platform
NI scraps Komplete Now and launches three-tier subscription service for Komplete content and plugins from NI, iZotope, Brainworx
"Your ears will fall in love with the new studio tools": Bitwig Studio updated with new multiband compressor and hardware-inspired EQs
Bitwig's 5.2 update also brings a number of workflow tweaks and enhancements including improved beat detection and audio editing
"I was probably off my head": The story of The Prodigy’s cartoon-sampling rave hit Charly
How Liam Howlett concocted one of ‘90s rave’s most iconic tracks with two Roland W-30 keyboards and a turntable in his bedroom
This quirky French synth has light sensors and a retro pin matrix
Launching on Kickstarter later this month, ALT is a new analogue synth from French manufacturer Cyma Forma
Opening show at Co-op Live cancelled after piece of air conditioning unit falls from the ceiling
After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's show was axed minutes before the artist was due on stage, two Olivia Rodrigo shows have now been postponed in chaotic opening for £365m venue
Song Athletics releases its first plugin, a sampler "designed to help you find the joy in your one shot collection"
Simplicity is key in OSS, the debut plugin from ex-Spitfire Audio head Will Evans' recently launched Song Athletics brand
GForce's Oberheim DMX recreates the sound of the drum machine behind New Order's Blue Monday
The company's latest software emulation brings the DMX to your DAW and beefs it up with extra controls and effects
"We are each other’s Rick Rubin": Justice on keeping production in house for new album Hyperdrama
Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé lift the lid on their creative process in a new interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe
Kartell: "The piece of gear that I use the most? The Behringer Poly D"
New album Everything Is Here expands Kartell's already diverse sound in new directions, taking cues from ‘70s soft rock and alt hip-hop. We hear more about how the project was made
Elektron Digitakt II unveiled with stereo sampling, an expanded sequencer, more tracks and new effects
The next edition of Elektron's widely beloved sampler and drum machine might look similar, but it beefs up the OG's specs considerably
Is this Digitakt II? Leak suggests successor to Elektron's popular sampler is on the way
If the leak is genuine, Elektron's first hardware release in two years would bring stereo sampling, an expanded sequencer, more memory, more effects and more LFOs to the 'takt
Fors launches its first plugin with the Tela synth: "Tela orchestrates a vast array of resonant peaks, intertwined to form a critical mass of sound"
Fors launches its first plugin with the Tela synth
"You'll make so much bad music, and that's great": Tourist's advice for aspiring producers
We visited the electronic artist in the studio ahead of the release of his fifth album and he left us with some hard-won wisdom for artists in the early stages of their careers
Best beginner DJ controllers 2024: Top picks for budding mix masters
Entry-level devices for rekordbox, Serato, Traktor and more - perfect for beginner DJs
Dawesome's MYTH looks like one of the most innovative soft synths released in 2024 so far
Designed to encourage adventurous sonic exploration, MYTH uses machine learning to resynthesize samples into complex oscillators and transform their timbre
"That new synth you all been waiting on, on its first album": Watch Mike Dean shredding the forthcoming Moog Muse synth in its first ever demo
The producer shared a demo of the unreleased instrument to his Instagram page and confirmed it features on Metro Boomin and Future's WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU
