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D16 PunchBox 2 is a surprisingly deep sequel to the brutal kick plug-in classic
D16’s kick plug-in PunchBox was already a legendary drum weapons development laboratory, full of layers of crunchy, cruel, wonderful sounds. The Polish developer isn’t messing with that formula, but they’ve packed more than just a few extras into the long-awaited V2 update. It’s just in time for us to work out any aggression with kicks.
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Polyend and Cyclone Analogic have rare discounts on their hardware
Two last hardware deals for you in the Black Friday – Cyber Monday sales – Polyend and TR/TB clonemaker Cyclone Analogic have discounts on their excellent boutique hardware. Polyend has a 15% discount (“SALE15”) on everything they make – that includes two machines that have reached the end of their life, the beautiful Perc drumming […]
Peter Kirn - November 29, 2021
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Roland x0x fun – a free 707, a master class in 606 from Shawn Rudiman
606 and 707 day passed us by, but let’s not miss these two free gifts – a master class from Pittsburgh’s machine maven and a free plug-in version of a Roland TR, too.
Behringer appears to have a TR-606 clone coming to NAMM
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2020
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It’s 606 day – remember when Roland made a drum machine like a 303?
Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019
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Roland quietly made their DJ controllers into live-hybrid machines
Peter Kirn - February 9, 2018
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