Akai update makes the MPC Sample a satellite to the rest of the MPC line

Today’s MPC 3.8 software integrates the mobile MPC Sample with the MPC family. Bring your MPC Sample projects to your MPC or computer, load MPC tracks onto the MPC Sample, and use MPC Sample effects anywhere. This really makes the MPC Sample a mobile companion. Even if the MPC Sample is the only standalone device […]

Bitwig hardware: deep Roto-Control integration; Connect 4/12 is here

Okay Bitwig Studio fans: your hardware has arrived. Bitwig’s own Connect 4/12 is available now (and yes, that includes the beleaguered market of the USA). Plus Melbourne Instruments’ appetizing-looking Roto-Control with its motorized knobs now has Bitwig Studio support, following Ableton Live support – and they say the integration is even deeper this time.

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2025

Roland SP-404MKII V5 now does Serato DJ and Studio: free update

On 404 Day Eve, Roland is squeezing more power into the SP-404MKII. This time, you can use the device to add hands-on control to Serato DJ Lite/Pro and Serato Studio, combining Serato’s sampling, beatmaking, live, and DJing capabilities with the 404’s familiar layout and effects. Once you’ve got the 404, you can start playing with all of it for free. Here’s what’s included, and how we got here.

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2025

Novation Launchkey MK4 range, hands-on: perfect DAW companions?

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2024

Bitwig Studio and TouchDesigner can now play one another

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2023

TouchDesigner integration with Unreal Engine 5 comes into its own

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2023

Ableton or FL Studio or Bitwig, Maschine Jam integrates with everything

Peter Kirn - December 9, 2016

Start music on iOS, finish it on Ableton Live., with new Blocs Wave

Peter Kirn - October 25, 2016

This Video Demonstrates How Akai’s New Keyboard Controls Everything

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2015