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Hainbach Chompi
The Chompi sampler has been released into the wild - check out this demo from Hainbach and hear his initial thoughts

By Ben Rogerson Published

One of 2023’s most-talked-about new products has started 2024 with a bang

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dj shadow
DJ Shadow on why he'll never go back to the MPC: "I got the newest MPC and I lasted about a day and a half. When you know what the possibilities are now and you try to go back in time, it doesn't work"

By Matt Mullen Published

Best of 2023: The iconic crate-digger talks us through serendipitous needle drops, moving on from the MPC and the making of his latest project

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ableton push 3
Can you really upgrade Push 3 in less than 30 minutes? We put Ableton's new Upgrade Kit to the test

By Matt Mullen Published

We go against the clock to find out how quick and easy it really is to transform Ableton's tethered MIDI controller into a standalone groovebox

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elektron
Elektron makes some of our favourite samplers, synths and drum machines and you can save $100 on their most popular instruments at Sweetwater

By Matt Mullen Published

Elektronauts, save a benjamin on Syntakt, Digitone, Analog Four and more this Black Friday

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Creative Labs Prodikeys
The gear that time forgot: 15 synths, samplers and controllers that could have been classics, but weren't

By Scot Solida Published

We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it

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Teenage Engineering EP-133 KO
Teenage Engineering’s new £299 EP-133 KO II sampler, sequencer and composer looks like a genuine knockout

By Ben Rogerson Published

All told, it’s the most excited we’ve been about a new TE product for quite a while

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Torso Electronics S-4
Torso Electronics’ S-4 Sculpting Sampler looks like the kind of next-gen 4-track recorder you always wanted

By Ben Rogerson Published

An old-school tape workflow meets endless sound mangling possibilities

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Korg Kaoss Replay
Korg’s Kaoss Replay takes the classic XY effects pad and marries it to a fully-fledged pad sampler - can your SP-404 or MPC do all this?

By Ben Rogerson Published

It could be everything you need for live performance in one box

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808
808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear

By Chris Cartledge Published

Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit

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Roland SP-404 MK2 Stones Throw
Roland partners with Stones Throw Records to release a new limited edition version of the SP-404 MK2 sampler

By Ben Rogerson Published

Collector’s bundle also contains a seven-inch record and actual mixtape

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