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One big, open standalone grid for playing everything: dadamachines composer pro
Various devices have tried to do what the computer does – letting you play, sequence, and clock other instruments, and arrange and recall ideas. Now, a new grid is in town, and it’s bigger, more capable, truly standalone, and open in every way.
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Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool
The leak was real. Akai have a standalone box that can free you from a laptop, when you want that freedom. It works with your computer and gear, but it also does all the arranging and performance (and some monster sounds and sequencing) on its own. It’s what a lot of folks were waiting for […]
Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019
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Master your Roland TR-8S drum machine settings with a plug-in editor
Roland’s TR-8S added loads of parameters for shaping drum kits and effects. Now you can get at all of those without diving through menus with this VST/AU plug-in – and keep your drum machine settings stored with your project.
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2019
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APC as standalone hardware? Leaked Akai APC Live
Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019
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Can the MPC X win over some die-hard German MPC hardware users?
Peter Kirn - May 30, 2017
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