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Massive power, every format: the BB-777 brings back a boombox icon
It was arguably the moment the boombox peaked: the GF-909/GF-777 from Sharp boasted dual cassettes, radio, and massive sound. Now, Bumpboxx has decided to reboot that boom box for 2026, with a modern machine that can do everything — CDs, tapes, radio, USB, Bluetooth connectivity, the works. It could be a holy grail across every generation burned out on soulless streaming and ready to love music all over again.
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Ableton Note gets Drift; Ableton Move gets dimmer, smarter
Ableton just quietly dropped updates to its iOS app Note and mobile hardware Move, with still more on the way in Move beta. They didn’t talk much about either with the focus on the public beta for their flagship Live, so — let’s talk about Move and Note!
Novation’s Launch Control XL 3 fader box, the update we were waiting for
An affordable bank of faders and controls is so sought-after that Novation could have just slightly refreshed Launch Control XL to some applause. But XL 3 does more than that: it’s a fully fleshed-out update with deeper control, more buttons and transport, more customization, a display, and now full-sized 5-pin MIDI I/O.
Peter Kirn - May 8, 2025
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Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks
Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024
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How to avoid USB and rekordbox DJing failures: a complete guide
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024
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Protokol update: free MIDI, OSC, gamepad monitoring utility
Peter Kirn - February 8, 2024
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Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: IK Multimedia’s compact dual-filter analog synths
Peter Kirn - December 28, 2022
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