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“Designed to become the brain of your setup”: 1010music Bento is an all-in-one DAW in a box
By Si Truss published
Superbooth 2025: The new flagship sampler features a touchscreen, onboard battery and plenty of I/O

Hexinverter's analogue drum machine never happened, but Erica Synths' HexDrums is set to put that right
By Ben Rogerson published
Superbooth 25: It’s infused with Mutant Drum DNA

Ableton drops 1.5 update for Move, adding sample slicing, improved MIDI I/O and a new Auto-Filter device
By Si Truss published
Superbooth 25: The standalone Live companion gets its biggest overhaul since launch – join the public beta now

“Do you dare to ditch those ‘normal’ beats in favour of hands-on tweaking and extreme sounds? Of course, you do”: Sonicware CyDrums review
By Andy Jones published
As many beats and blips as you need, and as much sound-design depth as you dare to dive into

NI update Maschine to 3.1 adding user chords, full screen mode, and clarifying compatibility
By Daniel Griffiths published
Maschine has been expanding in all directions recently with not all users feeling the benefit. Now 3.1 aims to clear the way

“The perfect environment for creating iconic drum sounds, which have scope to move beyond their original sonic remit”: GForce Software IconDrum review
By Roland Schmidt published
In the return of an Iconoclastic instrument, GForce revisits one of the most influential drum machines of the ’80s, and beyond

"Potential for Aphex-style bleeps and mayhem": Cherry Audio KR-55C Software Drum Machine
By Roland Schmidt published
Steppin’ Out with Cherry Audio’s post-punk beatbox that provides more than a few surprises

How a lone Bee Gee became the first person to use a drum machine on a pop hit
By Andy Price published
When it hit the chart in 1969, it was the first exposure the record buying public had to an electronic beat
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