Tech "It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000 Tech AlphaTheta ...

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Electronic instruments have come a long way since New Order sequenced Blue Monday using binary code. Now it’s all quantised beats, USB-C, and expensive noise-cancelling headphones. And if you’re in ...

Inexpensive, portable hardware for electronic music usually comes short on the features. A beginner 25-key MIDI keyboard, for example, isn’t going to get you very far towards making big music, even if ...

For hardware synth and drum machine enthusiasts, there are two controllers that stand above most of the competition: Arturia’s KeyStep and BeatStep Pro. Their combination of USB, MIDI and control ...

Two months ago, I began what I thought would be a two-part summary of MIDI software for Linux. That plan has changed somewhat, and this installment actually is Part 2 of what will be at least a ...

i'm not sure wether this bellongs in a/v or here, but here goes...<BR><BR>i'm new to midi, just got a midi keyboard, use both mac (powerbook) and pc (self-built). i'm looking for a cross platform usb ...

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The HP Omen Sequencer ($143.99) is a gaming keyboard cliché. Dressed in oh-so-edgy black and metallic red and loaded with a bushel basket of features, it is, as they say, a whole mood. While it's been ...

The [Tymkrs] crew has come up with a pretty neat circuit bent toy keyboard hack. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good circuit bending hack. This project started as a way to demo the [Tymkrs] ...