Hardware grooveboxes news
Native Instruments has just released Maschine+ 3.3.1, the latest firmware that brings the Maschine 3 software to the standalone Maschine hardware. In February, I reported that the Maschine+ wasn’t yet at the end of its […]
Lambda Synthetics PolyPulse, previewed at Superbooth 23, is a unique groovebox powered by algorithmic sequencing, multi-synthesis synthesis & sampling. It’s now available. At Superbooth 2023, the Dutch company Lambda Labs unveiled the PolyPulse, an algorithmic […]
Elektron has just released OS 1.15 for its Elektron II sampler, featuring the long-awaited slice-machine mode. Since the release of the Digitakt II, Elektron has added numerous new features via free updates. These include a […]
Polyend celebrates its 10th company anniversary with a new Tracker Mini limited edition with an all-new all-metal enclosure, redesigned buttons, and more For 10 years, the Polish company Polyend, under CEO and chief developer Piotr […]
Akai Force 3.5 is now in public beta and brings MPC 3 functionality and compatibility with the latest Akai/Air Music Tech/NI plugin releases. Last July, Akai announced MPC 3, a massive free OS upgrade for […]
Superbooth 2025: Ableton Move, firmware 1.5, brings advanced slicing, auto-filter, and extended MIDI capabilities. Ableton also has something new for Superbooth 2025—okay, nothing completely new, but an update. Ableton announced Move 1.5 firmware with new […]
Superbooth 2025: Beatboxer Mosaik is a new live performance groove box from Berlin, developed by former Native Instruments and Nonlinear Labs devs. Many well-known music technology companies have their origins in Berlin, including Ableton, Bitwig, […]
SynthFest France 2025: Fabien of Wee Noise Makers showcased the final version of the PGB-1 pocket-sized groovebox and MIDI sequencer. Last year at SFF 24, the French company Wee Noise Makers unveiled the PGB-1 pocket-sized […]
Native Instruments Maschine+ 1.6.1 adds support for five effects plugins in standalone mode, adjustable sample & buffer size, and more. Maschine+ is not dead. That was the title of an article I wrote in February […]
Elektron Digitone II OS 1.10 is out now and brings overbridge support, new chords, and more to the FM groovebox. Like the Digitakt II, Elektron has today given its latest hardware Synthesizer, the Digitone II, […]
Contrary to what the community speculates, Maschine+ is not dead, and the 3.0 update with Kontakt 8 support and more is on the horizon. At NAMM 2025, Native Instruments announced an official partnership with Akai […]
Akai MPC 3.0 (3.4) is available now with a complete OS overhaul with new features and support for Native Instruments MPC Edition Play Series. Today, Akai Pro surprisingly announced a partnership with Native Instruments. They […]
NAMM 2025: Akai Pro has partnered up with Native Instruments to bring new features and exclusive sound content to the MPC platform. The modern beat production world consists of two camps: the Akai MPC and […]
Yamaha SEQTRAK is a new portable groovebox with a built-in sampler and synths reminiscent of the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. Last year at NAMM, Yamaha surprised the electronic music community by releasing the SEQTRAK, an affordable, […]
Polyend Play+, the grid-based groovebox gets a plus version with more processing power, adding new synth engines, stereo samples, and more. Almost exactly a year ago, Polyend introduced the Play+ groovebox. Now comes the first […]
Synthstrom Audible Deluge, a hardware groovebox with an open-source engine, previously New Zealand exclusive, now goes retail. The Deluge is one of the most comprehensive and creative hardware grooveboxes of recent years. Since the firmware […]
Man Behind The Machines Uranos is a new Reaktor-based Synthesizer that runs in Reaktor 6 and unofficially in the Maschine+ standalone groovebox. Last May at SynthFest France 2024, I reported on the Mariner Synthesizer by […]
Randomwaves Drumboy and Synthgirl are new creative open-source touch-based drum machine and synth instruments, now on Kickstarter. Synthesizers and electronic instruments, in general, are particularly popular in hardware because you can tweak them with tactile […]
Roland AIRA P-6 is a new compact, battery-powered creative sampler with live sampling capabilities and granular synthesis. Roland has not been at Superbooth for the last three years. However, in the past two years, they […]
Donner MEDO is a new portable battery-powered sampling groovebox playable via touch; it’s available now. Last year, I reported on the development of the Donner MEDO groovebox, which was successfully funded via Kickstarter. The concept […]
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