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Music technology gear of the year 2025: Our favourite new synths, drum machines, plugins and more

By Si Truss Published

MusicRadar's Si Truss and Simon Arblaster pick the best music tech hardware and software of the past 12 months

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If you were wondering if the deals aren't as good this year, then this saving on Ableton Push 3 Standalone is all the proof you need

By Simon Arblaster Published

Get a huge $440 off the Live Control Surface, but is it better than last year?

Beatmaking
I love the Elektron Syntakt, mostly because it’s like a Rytm, but cheaper, and it’s got one of the biggest savings I’ve seen this Cyber Monday

By Simon Arblaster Published

The Swedish groove powerhouse is $250 off at Sweetwater

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In my opinion, x0x machines are the best way to make beats and Amazon has the craziest deal I’ve seen on the Roland TR-8S, and besides, I can’t afford a TR-1000

By Simon Arblaster Published

Roland’s '2nd best’ drum machine is still worth it and this Cyber Weekend is the time to get one

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Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Lab 2 and Cre8audio Boom Chick
Buy bleeps, get beats free: These synth and drum machine combos are the most tempting Black Friday deals I’ve seen

By Si Truss Published

Get Pittsburgh Modular’s synths at a discounted price and get a Cre8audio Boom Chick free

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Kraftwerk, German electronic band, during a concert, September 16, 1978. (Photo by Christian Rose/Roger Viollet via Getty Images)
I went to the Kraftwerk auction to buy their chairs, but came back with a studio's worth of gear instead

By Andy Jones Published

To say I got a little overexcited is an understatement - here are the hard lessons I learned so you don't have to

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STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA - AUGUST 30: Jimmy Jam performs onstage during Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Friends 40th Anniversary Tribute concert at VyStar Amphitheater at The Bridge on August 30, 2025 in Stockbridge, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Jimmy Jam says that Prince’s LM-1 association influenced Jam and Lewis’s decision to switch to a Roland TR-808

By Ben Rogerson Published

“We were like, ‘no, no, we're going to do something totally different, you know'"

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 19 -- Pictured: Young FIne Cannibals during the musical performance on May 13, 1989 (Photo by Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Fine Young Cannibals confirm that She Drives Me Crazy was recorded at Paisley Park using Prince’s gear

By Ben Rogerson Published

Its snare sound went on to inspire Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on a song from the 1989 album

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Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator
“We would like to leave the verdict of price versus value to the customers”: Is the Roland TR-1000 really too expensive?

By Adam Douglas Published

At $2,699, Roland’s new analogue drum machine is certainly not cheap. But does the TR-1000 deserve the backlash against its price? We spoke to Roland, its customers and other manufacturers to find out

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Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator
“Promises a lot and mostly delivers – although it’s not without a few teething issues”: Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator review

By Si Truss Published

Roland’s flagship drum machine is its first in 40 years to offer analogue sounds – but that’s only part of the story

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