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Category: Drum Machines & Groove Boxes

Korg Drumlogue Drum Machine (Sneak Preview)

The Korg Drumlogue is a hybrid analog + digital design that incorporates Korg’s Multi-Engine.… Read More Korg Drumlogue Drum Machine (Sneak Preview)

January 20, 2021January 27, 202139 Comments

Free Vaporwave Drum Sample Library

Sound design label BVKER has shared Aesthetic, a free Vaporwave drum kit that features over 100 kicks, snares, claps, toms and cymbals.… Read More Free Vaporwave Drum Sample Library

January 2, 2021January 3, 20213 Comments

‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ On Pocket Operators

Here’s a Pocket Operator lounge arrangement of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’.… Read More ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ On Pocket Operators

December 25, 2020December 26, 202411 Comments

Polyend Track Update Adds New MIDI Options, Games & More

Polyend has released an update to their Tracker standalone workstation that adds major new MIDI I/O and sound design options, plus onboard games.… Read More Polyend Track Update Adds New MIDI Options, Games & More

December 24, 20204 Comments

Moffenzeef Modular Intros “The World’s Most Useless Drum Machine”

Moffenzeef Modular has introduced the System Moffenzeef, a modular system that they describe as “The World’s Most Useless Drum Machine”.… Read More Moffenzeef Modular Intros “The World’s Most Useless Drum Machine”

December 2, 202013 Comments

Bastl Instruments Intros Kastle Drum Mini Modular Groovebox

Bastl Instruments has introduced the Kastle Drum, a new version of their Kastle mini modular synth that focuses on algorithmic industrial glitchy drums.… Read More Bastl Instruments Intros Kastle Drum Mini Modular Groovebox

December 2, 2020December 2, 20209 Comments

Akai Pro Drumsynth – Better Than The Rhythm Wolf?

At the core of DrumSynth is a multi-synth sound generator that features FM synthesis, analog modeling synthesis and physical modeling synthesis algorithms to power 8 individual sound engines; Kick, Snare, Clap, Hi-Hat, Tom, Percussion, Crash and Ride.… Read More Akai Pro Drumsynth – Better Than The Rhythm Wolf?

December 1, 20207 Comments

Behringer RD-8 Drum Machine Gets New Firmware To Fix MIDI Sync Problems

Behringer announced today that they will be releasing a free v2 firmware update for their RD-8 drum machine to address bugs, add integration with their Synthtool platform and more.… Read More Behringer RD-8 Drum Machine Gets New Firmware To Fix MIDI Sync Problems

October 21, 2020October 26, 2020104 Comments

Soma Pulsar 23 Drum Machine In Depth Demo

The PULSAR-23 features 52 knobs, 11 switches and over 100 inputs and outputs, which means it gives you a tremendous range of sounds and rhythms to explore.… Read More Soma Pulsar 23 Drum Machine In Depth Demo

October 21, 20206 Comments

SOMA Pulsar-23 Drum Synthesizer Review

In his latest Sonic Lab review, synth guru Nick Batt takes an in-depth look at the SOMA Pulsar-23 drum synthesizer.… Read More SOMA Pulsar-23 Drum Synthesizer Review

October 10, 2020October 11, 20206 Comments

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