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The new Machinedrum looks decidedly old-school.

Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 UW mk2 review

By Dan Goldman published

  • £1250
  • $1740

A powerful and flexible drum machine that sounds like nothing else on the market

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The XR20's layout makes beat construction easy.

Akai XR20 review

By MusicRadar published

  • £219
  • $499

This compact drum machine has links to the past but, even in this software age, still has value.

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
There are plenty of lights for keeping track of active steps and levels in dimly lit environments

Korg SQ-1 Sequencer review

By Dan 'JD73' Goldman published

  • £106
  • €119
  • $150

Powerful and portable step sequencer

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The Wolf looks great (even the fake wood ends fooled us at first!) and build quality is solid

Akai Rhythm Wolf review

By Dan 'JD73' Goldman published

  • £149
  • €221
  • $299

Run down by the pack?

Grooveboxes and Sequencers

Koma Komplex Sequencer review

By Bruce Aisher published

  • £1229

Koma delivers a much-awaited Komplex step-sequencer

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
Backlit velocity-sensitive pads are used to access the 16 audio parts available per pattern. They also serve as a step sequencer and keyboard

Korg Electribe Music Production Station review

By Bruce Aisher published

  • £329
  • €475
  • $550

Essential hardware, or hardly worth it?

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The Schlagzwerg contains five old-school analogue drum modules.

MFB Schlagzwerg review

By Future Music published

  • £590

 Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The Tempest is a fully self-contained drum/synth box and is great if you don't want to be tied to a computer.

Dave Smith Instruments & Roger Linn Design Tempest review

By Future Music published

  • $1999

The highly anticipated analogue drum machine finally arrives

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The controls and layout will be familiar to anyone that's previously used Elektron gear

Elektron Analog RYTM review

By Dan 'JD73' Goldman published

  • £1249
  • €1489
  • $1549

Taking the beats out of the box

Grooveboxes and Sequencers
The TR-8 might not look vintage, but it does look good.

Roland Aira TR-8 review

By Future Music published

  • £399

An 808 and a 909 in a single box. Is it all too good to be true?

Grooveboxes and Sequencers