Akai Pro Debuts Rhythm Wolf: Drum Machine & Bass Synth, With “Howl”

Musikmesse 2014: Akai Professional today announced the Rhythm Wolf, an analog drum machine and bass synthesizer module with built-in sequencing. The Rhythm Wolf is an authentic analog instrument that incorporates the sounds of early electronic and hip-hop music into the Akai Professional workflow, enabling musicians to harness “iconic” analog sounds for music production and performance.… Read More Akai Pro Debuts Rhythm Wolf: Drum Machine & Bass Synth, With “Howl”

Arturia Updates Spark Software Engine

Yesterday, Arturia announced the release of Spark 1.7, a major update to the software engine that drives its SPARK Creative Drum Machine and SparkLE Creative Drum Machine hybrid hardware/software instruments. The Spark 1.7 software engine allows faster loading times for Spark Creative Drum Machine and SparkLE Creative Drum Machine users. Key changes in SPARK 1.7

Dave Smith Instruments Tempest Gets OS Update

Dave Smith Instruments has released a new OS for the Tempest analog drum machine. Here’s what’s new in Tempest OS 1.3: New Features: Playlist playback and live recording added MIDI remote pad play and sound/beat/mutes triggers added Undo/Revert sound function added Huge change in sequencer code, improving latency and many timing related features Polyphonic pad… Read More Dave Smith Instruments Tempest Gets OS Update

Wave Alchemy Announces Transistor Revolution For Kontakt

Wave Alchemy has announced Transistor Revolution – a new Kontakt re-creation of the iconic TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. Transistor Revolution uses a custom user interface combined with Native Instruments’ Kontakt 5’s advanced sampling engine and over 22,000 drum samples. Transistor Revolution also mirrors the design of the original (hardware) TR-808 and TR-909 front panels.

The MR-808 Is An 808-style Mechanical Robot Drum Machine

Moritz Simon Geist created the MR-808 – described as ‘the first drum robot that reproduces the drum sounds of the 80’s. The installation is a version of the famous Roland TR-808 – but with robots playing the drum sounds! “I decided to go back to the roots of sound generation – the physical sound generation – but… Read More The MR-808 Is An 808-style Mechanical Robot Drum Machine

Chromeo Studio Tour

This video captures a studio tour with Canadian duo Chromeo (Patrick Gemayel and David Macklovitch). They talk some pretty serious geek, show off their great collection of vintage and recent gear and demonstrate how they use it in their work. via reader Stephen Langer