Blackbox 2.0 is here for 1010music’s excellent sampler – the stable build

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2021

Here’s a gorgeous chill jam and the excellent 1.9 firmware for the Blackbox sampler

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2021

Elektron Digitakt 1.30 adds tons of new sound features – guide to everything you can do

Peter Kirn - June 16, 2021

Polyend Medusa 4.0 and FM mode takes hybrid synth out with a bang

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2021

Deep testing: new Dreadbox Typhon firmware, new powers for this monosynth

Adam Jay - February 10, 2021

Everything new in Arturia MicroFreak 3 update, as a wild little synth gets deeper

Peter Kirn - January 19, 2021

How MPE can work on hardware synths: a look at Sequential OB-6, Prophet 6 updates

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2021

Elektron’s Octatrack 1.4 OS makes both MKI and MKII go deeper

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2020

Launchpad Pro gets a big update, with unquantized recording, legacy customizations, more

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2020

Novation’s Bass Station II just got an Aphex Twin mode, crazy features

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2019