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Polyend puts presets in your modular – plus run on a battery, anywhere
Hey, modulars are great. But you can’t call up presets at will, like on a computer. And you can’t head for a day of patching to the shore of your local lake. Or – can you? The folks at Polish maker Polyend are breaking the rules.
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IK UNO Drum: portable, $249.99 analog-PCM drum machine
Like the UNO synth before it, IK Multimedia’s new drum machine is a collaboration with boutique Italian maker Soundmachines, runs on batteries, takes up very little space, and it looks like a whole lot of fun, for EUR/USD 249.99.
Peter Kirn - May 8, 2019
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AKAI’s cute little MPK mini keyboard now has internal sounds
AKAI’s MPK mini was already something of a sleeper hit – a simple MIDI controller keyboard that was small enough to be irresistible. But the latest revision makes it useful even all by its lonesome.
Peter Kirn - April 18, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Modal goes from craft and boutique to sub-$300 SKULPT power synth
Peter Kirn - July 6, 2018
Gear Music tech Tech
Bastl’s Dude is a €75 mixer in the space of four AA batteries
Peter Kirn - May 19, 2017
Music Music tech
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