Roland SH-4d polysynth: 11 models in one knob-y box with tons of extras, drums – and motion
Roland has built one packed instrument to celebrate 50 years of the company's synths. The SH-4d sports eleven synth oscillator...
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This drum machine turns children’s heartbeats into music, raising visibility of kids’ heart defects
Teenage Engineering and designer Love Hultén worked together on the design for the CHD-4, a drum machine based on electrocardiograms....
Make your own drum machine: a $70 DIY creation built on Teensy
Albert Nyström shares their DIY creation - 3 months of work, one $30 Teensy 4.1 microcontroller / USB brain, a...
Korg Drumlogue now available
Korg's latest drum machine features a powerful on-board sequencer, built-in effects, assignable individual outputs, and a wealth of front panel...
Novation Circuit Tracks update follows Circuit Rhythm – here’s what to know
Okay, this is not a drill - time to hit the studio, load up all those firmware updates, hit the...
Elektron announce Syntakt OS upgrade
Elektron have announced the release of OS 1.20 for Syntakt, expanding the instruments melodic capabilities with the addition of two...
XODES are helping make 1U Eurorack a thing with tiny 808 modules – and more [hands-on]
Soundmit - XODES Kickstarter for 808-style 1U modules is live. These are fun, bite-sized modules and I can also say...
Ploytec Boom Kick automatic stomp box
Boom Kick is an electronic stomp box and bass drum synthesizer that can function as a standard stomp box, generate loops,...
Elektron’s Song Mode is already making ambient music to chill out to; OS updates at a glance
Elektron's Song Mode for Digitakt, Syntakt, and Digitone chains together patterns beyond the 64-step limit - and there's some beautiful...
Elektron introduce Song Mode feature
Latest OS update brings a much-requested Song Mode feature to Elektron's Digitakt, Syntakt, Digitone and Digitone Keys instruments.
