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

Tap tempo? Advanced granular controls? Deep delay? 4-band parametric EQ? All the deep features crammed into the beautifully compact Blackbox sampler features have now moved from beta to stable, and 1.9 to 2.0. Here’s a look.

Polyend Tracker 1.4 brings massive new features; updated distribution, production, pricing

Polyend’s Tracker has become a contemporary classic. The 1.4 update transforms sequencing, step effects, and how you work with line input, among other features – and hang on, as there is also some news to do with pricing, manufacture, and distribution.

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2021

Endorphin.es go live-friendly with new sequencer, multiband processor

The crew in Spain have come up with devilishly clever new tools this week – the Ground Control sequencer and Golden Master multiband processor, both ideal for playing live.

Peter Kirn - March 30, 2021

What’s in Novation’s new Circuit Tracks: polysynths, drums, sequencing, samples, $399

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2021

Houdini Music Toolkit makes this 3D tool a sequencer, for a radical take on music

Peter Kirn - July 28, 2020

Elektron Analog updates let you sequence other gear, add musical complexity

Peter Kirn - October 21, 2019

Post-album techno: 9 years of live sequence data, from Shawn Rudiman

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2019

Polyend puts presets in your modular – plus run on a battery, anywhere

Peter Kirn - May 13, 2019

Pioneer Squid is a monster standalone sequencer for your gear

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2019

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