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"We’ve never had it so easy": 5 ways music gear has improved over the years... and 5 it hasn't

We take stock of the progress that's been made in modern music technology - and consider where there might be room for improvement

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Best MIDI keyboards to kickstart your home music production

MIDI keyboards to take control of your music-making

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"I didn't expect it to be as good as it is": Watch Roger Linn, creator of the original MPC, test out Akai's MPC Live II

"Akai has done a very good job of honouring the workflow of my original design and bringing it into the present"

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“There’s no way I’m spending more on a Rhodes than a car - it’s ridiculous for a working-class musician”: Prefuse 73

Fascinated by news media’s sensationalism ofcrime, Guillermo Scott Herren created his own soundtrack to an imaginary film. Danny Turner finds out more

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"He transformed a piece of samba-flecked elevator music into one of the hardest hip-hop tracks of all time": 10 genius moments in hip-hop sampling history, featuring J Dilla, DJ Premier and more

We spin the record back on ten hip-hop tracks that show samplists at the peak of their powers

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SampleRadar: 537 free lo-fi sampler samples

For our latest free sample pack, we ran a variety of loops and one-shots through the Casio SK-1, Akai S900 and Bugbrand BugCrusher

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"It puts ease-of-use, speed and versatility ahead of sound design depth – at least when it comes to the hardware": Arturia AstroLab review

Those hoping for the full V Collection experience in hardware form might be disappointed. But, as we discover, AstroLab’s simplicity is its biggest selling point

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Cutting-edge sound machines celebrate the independent spirit

Synths, effects, and even toys – these sound machines offer up new adventures in music creation, and showcase the idiosyncratic world of low-volume tech production

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"Hands down the best Amiga emulation I've ever used!": This old-school sampling plugin gets you the retro sound of the Commodore Amiga for only £10

PotenzaDSP's Amigo Sampler nails the "authentic crunch" of the Amiga and offers classic Akai-style time-stretching too

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$How to use vintage samplers in a modern studio: "You can pick up a classic sampler for a fraction of their original cost, and adding one to your rig opens up a whole new world of sound design possibilities"$

How to use vintage samplers in a modern studio: "You can pick up a classic sampler for a fraction of their original cost, and adding one to your rig opens up a whole new world of sound design possibilities"

Consider ditching the DAW and picking up a used hardware sampler as we show you how to turn the limitations of these classic machines into strengths

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Akai Pro promises “a new era in sampling” as it brings stem separation to its MPC platform

Isolate drum, bass, vocal and other tracks in the software or on the standalone hardware

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What’s the biggest selling electronic music gear of 2023, we hear you ask? Reverb has the answer and it might not surprise you…

Teenage Engineering dominates, with the OP-1 topping the overall and used charts once again

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6 of the best new controllers and sequencers in 2023

Ableton's vastly reimagined third iteration of Push takes the top spot this year, but who else made our shortlist?

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The gear that time forgot: 15 synths, samplers and controllers that could have been classics, but weren't

We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it

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808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear

Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit

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Akai Pro MPC One+ review

Akai’s MPC One+ upgrade brings Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a little more storage and a hot red finish. We give our verdict

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Lose the laptop: How to go DAW-less and make electronic music without a computer

We explore the hows and whys of creating a production setup that lets you step away from the screen and puts less emphasis on a traditional DAW

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Has Fred again.. switched from an NI Maschine+ to an Akai Pro MPC Live II?

His Glastonbury set suggests that he has

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Moog Music joins Akai Pro, Alesis and M-Audio in the inMusic family in a bid to “overcome long-standing challenges and strengthen the company”

Does this mean we’ll get a Moog synth with MPC pads on it?

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Show Us Your Studio #1: This modular madhouse is giving us serious gear envy

We kick off our weekly peek into our readers' home studios with Yann Le Vot's absolute beast of a set-up...

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Akai issues a red alert as it launches the MPC One+, but it might not have all the upgrades you were hoping for

Increased storage, but the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, and still no built-in battery

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The hottest new samplers, grooveboxes and drum machines of 2023

GEAR EXPO 2023: Essential beat, groove and sample boxes coming out this year

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The must-have software instruments of 2023

GEAR EXPO 2023: The essential sound makers coming this year for your desktop music making

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Akai MPC X Special Edition review

Akai's flagship MPC gets a refresh, but it's about more than just the retro grey paint job

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Akai Pro drops a Timbaland edition of the MPC Live 2, and it comes with “the hardest drum sounds ever put inside an MPC”

“This is the peak of when technology, culture and excellence come together,” says Timbo

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