Start the new year off right with a visit to ZProd, the home of electronic artist Paul Granjon. Granjon creates unique machines, some of which are part robot, part musical instrument, and part performance art. Techno Inferno is a miniature electro-mechanical drum machine that produces a 3-minute long techno track. A streaming film demonstrates how… Read More Robot Skull Techno Drum Machine
SYNTHETIC DRUMS 2 is a massive new collection of cutting-edge drum and percussion sounds, created in cooperation with more than twenty of the world’s most innovative electronic music producers and sound designers. The latest addition to the critically acclaimed NI SOUNDLINE range is loaded with 36 extraordinary drum kits that offer unique and inspiring material… Read More Frankfurt Musikmesse: Native Intros Synthetic Drums 2
ModernBeats has introduced Vintage Machinez 1, the first of a huge collection of remastered classic drum samples for software samplers! The Vintage Machinez Collection offers users a 21st century design of all old drum machine classics divided into 3 major categories for quick and convenient use. Categories include newly remastered Mono versions, plus unique Stereo… Read More ModernBeats Intros Vintage Machinez 1 for Software Samplers
Elektron has announced that it’s restarting production of the SidStation, a unique sound module based on the Commodore 64’s sound chip. The production run is limited to 100. The new batch of SidStations is built exactly like the previous ones. All original parts have been hunted down to assure the original sound. The SidStation is… Read More Elektron Announces Limited Run of New SidStations
NAMM 2005: Boss has introduced the new DB-90 Dr. Beat metronome, which is packed with sounds and PCM drum patterns to make practice sessions less mundane and more musical. The Note Mixing function lets you customize beats by adjusting the levels of five different note values. The front-panel sliders, buttons, and a large rotary dial… Read More NAMM 2005: Boss DB90 DR Beat
At the 2005 NAMM Show, Boss introduced the pocket-sized DB-30 Dr. Beat metronome. It can lay down a variety of rhythm patterns and time feels to practice with, and it has a few timekeeping tricks up its sleeve as well. Choose from a menu of nine rhythm types and 24 beat variations, including combinations of… Read More Boss Debuts DB30 DR Beat at Winter NAMM Show
Elektron has announced a major Machinedrum upgrade. Users of Elektron’s Machinedrum synthesizer and arranger can now enjoy an overall feature boost. Elektron offers an upgrade to the new OS1.20. The OS is now available from the Elektron Machinedrum webpage free of charge for all current users. Highlights of the update include DJ-tempo for turntable synchronization,… Read More MachineDrum Gets Upgrade
The Roland SP-606 sampling workstation packs a tremendous amount of power into a small package. It’s a full-featured sampling workstation; it is a USB audio/midi interface; and its a capable hardware controller. It follows in the footsteps of other Roland/Boss samplers, like the SP-505. It boasts excellent sample tools, long sampling times, CompactFlash support, sample-chopping… Read More Roland SP-606 Review: More Than A Sampling Workstation
Korg released the “mark II” version of its ELECTRIBE•S Rhythm Production Sampler at the 2004 NAMM Summer Session. Designed to provide the same immediacy and ease-of-use as the original model, the new ES-1mkII also features an enhanced soundset, an all-new Modulation Delay effect and a sleek, rugged, metal case design. The ES-1mkII has 95 seconds… Read More NAMM Update – Korg Introduces ES-1mkII Sampler
At the NAMM Summer Show, Roland announced that it was shipping the SP-606, a sampling workstation that combines sampling, phrase sequencing, audio editing, effects, performance tools, computer connectivity, and soft-synthesis into a user-friendly package. Pro-quality digital audio can be captured with the SP-606’s 8-voice sampling engine by recording directly from the built-in stereo inputs and… Read More NAMM – Roland Introduces SP-606 Sampling Workstation
