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While the Roland TR-808 may be the most iconic drum machine ever created, the TB-303 is perhaps the most instantly recognisable for that acid bassline...

Spitfire Audio has released a new plugin that’s available for free. The plugin is called Tape Piano and is based on a classic upright piano...

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say Roland’s iconic instruments define the sound of house, techno, acid and electro. Their original TR range of drum...

Piano de Voyage have released a portable 88-note MIDI keyboard that will fit in your backpack.

Designed for travelling, the modular, full-size, piano keyboard can...

Reloop has released a new flagship controller for Serato DJ Pro and Algoriddim djay. The Mixon 8 Pro features four channels of control, on-jog displays...

Dave Smith, founder of Sequential Instruments, which created the Prophet-5 among other influential synths, and the co-inventor of the MIDI protocol still in use today...

Playtime Engineering has unveiled two new music makers for kids.

The easy-to-use SK2 synthesizer and the myTRACKS production groovestation have been added to the US-based...

Pioneer DJ has launched a new affordable DJ battle mixer aimed at turntablists called the DJM-S5. The new two-channel unit is modelled on their flagship...

In the second episode of our Beat From Scratch series, rap producer R14 makes a melodic UK drill beat from scratch in FL Studio at Signature...

Pioneer DJ has unveiled a new trio of affordable desktop speakers.

Expanding on the brand's DM Series, the three new models – DM-40D (£149), DM-40D-BT (£169)...

Subscriptions are everywhere, whether we like them or not. In fact, a report ominously titled The End of Ownership in 2020 said that 78% of...

GearFest UK is a new exhibition and demo event taking place at Tileyard in King’s Cross, London, showcasing the best of hardware synths, drum machines...

SONOS has launched a new voice control system for its speak range, allowing users to control their music, including SONOS Radio and streaming apps, using...

Oberheim has announced the launch of a new polysynth called the OB-X8, featuring sounds from some of Oberheim’s most iconic synths, such as the OB-X...

Arturia has announced the latest update to their popular V Collection suite of virtual instrument plugins. Version 9 comes with new plugins to add to...

Roland has announced a new affordable hardware drum machine, polysynth and vocal processor in the form of a new AIRA Compact lineup. The T-8 is...

Digital distribution is the process of releasing your music to various digital streaming platforms (DSPs) and services. In the past, distributors would take care of...

Splice has announced a new app called CoSo (short for Compatible Sounds) which uses AI to quickly identify sounds that work together using Splice’s library...

Roland has unveiled a new hardware polysynth called the Juno-X. Based on Roland’s hardware polysynth classic, the Juno-106, the Juno-X features a similar layout and...

Native Instruments and iZotope have formed a new umbrella company called Soundwide. The new company has also acquired long-running plugin developers Brainworx and their plugin...