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“Made for expansive sound design and immediate play”: Elektron Tonverk is real, and it's out now
With automatic multi-sampling capabilities, deep sequencing and flexible track routing, Tonverk could become your new studio centrepiece
“The hardest hitting synthesized drums ever put in a plugin”: Baby Audio Tekno isn’t pulling its punches
The US brand’s new plugin has 18 engines that combine FM, digital synthesis and circuit modelled VA
“Kudos to Akai’s software team”: Roger Linn uploads video that praises the MPC as “the ultimate looper”
He works up a track in just two minutes
"Inspiring sequencing ideas, paired with an underwhelming sound engine": AlphaTheta Chordcat first look
AlphaTheta returns to the studio for a chord-focused sequencer and groovebox. We've had a preview, and have mixed feelings...
Visco 2.0 turns Forever89's boundary-pushing drum machine into a polysynth – hands-on
Forever89’s free update adds a new tonal engine to its resynthesis-powered drum machine – we get hands-on
Digitakt II’s new firmware adds a major user-requested feature that sets it apart from the original
OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples
12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
New synths, drum machines, effects and oddities from the Berlin synth expo
“Designed to become the brain of your setup”: 1010music Bento is an all-in-one DAW in a box
Superbooth 2025: The new flagship sampler features a touchscreen, onboard battery and plenty of I/O
