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MPC Stems goes standalone, bringing on-device stem separation to the MPC One, Live, X and more

By Matt Mullen Published

MPC owners can now split samples up into four layers of stems using tech from Zplane

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Cherry Audio CR-78
“A retro-contemporary beats machine of the highest detail and calibre”: Cherry Audio CR-78 review

By Roland Schmidt Published

The drum machine with one foot in the past makes a welcome return to the future. We show the CR-78 a glimpse of 2024

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"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909

By Matt Mullen Published

This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL

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Behringer Syncussion SY-1
“Sometimes all the track needs is one synth”: Can Behringer's Syncussion SY-1 do it all?

By Ben Rogerson Published

A Eurorack-friendly version of the 1979 analogue original

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Kraftwerk
"Kraftwerk were using a Bee Gees-branded toy drum machine" – and a pretty terrible one at that

By Andy Jones Published

And it's certainly not the only piece of weird gear the iconic German band have used…

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Forever 89 Visco
“Make your music sound more like you”: Forever 89, the new company from Teenage Engineering and Ableton alumni, has released Visco, a flexible sample-modelling drum machine

By Ben Rogerson Published

Sounds can grabbed, pushed and pulled using “the blob”

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Korg KR-11 drum machine
NAMM 2024: "The perfect practice partner"? Korg's cute new KR-11 drum machine's mission is to make beats for players, with minimum fuss

By Will Groves Published

Battery-powered beat machine looks a lot of fun

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Polyend Play+
Polyend Play+ review

By Martin Delaney Published

Polyend’s Play was a thing of wonder but it missed one thing: synthesis. Now the Play+ comes along, with synths and a physical upgrade offer for users of the original

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1010music Nanobox Razzmatazz
1010music Nanobox Razzmatazz review

By Simon Arblaster Published

The Nanobox range gains a drum machine, but is it too small for making beats? We reach for our reading glasses

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"It sounds like a drum machine instead of a machine playing drums - a sore disappointment": What critics said about the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine on its release (and how they actually helped define dance music today)

By Andy Jones Published

Best of 2023: If they hadn't panned the 909, you might now be dancing to a very different beat…

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