Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more

It’s what a lot of musicians wished for – especially judging by all the renders you were making. But the reality looks and works better than what you imagined: the OP-XY is a more mature OP-Z follow-up with a rich complement of sequencing features. And it’s all in gorgeous black and monochrome.

Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks

Move, the all-new compact all-in-one hardware platform from Ableton, got your attention – whether you loved it, hated it, or just weren’t sure. So here’s still more detail on Move: what it can do, what it can’t, how it compares, and some tips and hacks for getting more out of it even at v1.1.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024

monome and RNBO now play together – with a free drum sampler patch

The iconic monome grid just got native support from Cycling ’74’s RNBO, the patching tool for exporting Max sounds on other hardware and software environments. There’s a fun, free example patch to get you started, too.

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2024

Roland P-6 pocket sampler with FX, granular engine: here’s what to know

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2024

Elektron Digitakt II: stereo sampling, multiple FX, more horsepower, storage

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2024

Roland SP-404MKII power up: loop capture, Koala integration, lots more

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2024

Sampleslicer MKIII is an all-new version of realtime Eurorack sampler-slicer

Peter Kirn - February 23, 2024

Samplr, one of the best iPad music apps ever, now has MIDI control

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2024

Max 8.6: Samplers, gamepads, colors, Max for Live, and more

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2024

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