Razzmatazz review: A delightful (and delightfully pink) drum machineThe tiny size and playful color hide a robust FM percussion synth and sampler.By T. O'Brien, 12.27.2022
1010music’s Razzmatazz is a delightfully pink and pocketable drum machineThe $399 groovebox is the latest addition to the Nanobox lineup.By K. Holt, 10.10.2022
Erica Synths Pērkons review: A uniquely thunderous drum machineAt $2,059 you need to be dedicated to its aggressive sound palette, but there's nothing else like it.By T. O'Brien, 10.07.2022
Teenage Engineering and Love Hulten designed a drum machine 'with heart disease'CHD-4 is raising awareness of childhood heart defects.By K. Holt, 10.05.2022
Roland's $199 Aira Compact series are a serious play for the entry levelThe T-8 and J-6 offer classic Juno and 808 sounds, but the E-4 Voice Tweaker is the unexpected standout.By T. O'Brien, 05.10.2022
Elektron's Syntakt wants to be the only groovebox you'll ever needThe all-in-one machine combines digital and analog synthesis, plus it can be the brains of a larger setup. By T. O'Brien, 04.21.2022
Novation's Circuit Rhythm groovebox is $100 off for Black FridayThe sampler is $300 until December 6th.By K. Holt, 11.26.2021
Artiphon's quirky Orba now lets you create musical 'selfies'The new Orbacam app expands it into a 'creative multimedia studio.'By S. Dent, 10.19.2021
Pērkons is Erica Synths' thunderous new drum machineThe four voice instrument comes loaded with features for music pros. By T. O'Brien, 09.15.2021
87Novation Circuit Rhythm review: A modern sampler inspired by a classicNovation's latest groovebox borrows heavily from the SP-404 and is perfect for lo-fi hip hop and house.By T. O'Brien, 07.26.2021
Mooer crams a drum machine, effects and a looper into a six-string guitarThe GTRS S800 could make you a one-person band if it works as promised.By J. Fingas, 05.16.2021
Moog's Sound Studio bundles are modular synth starter kits$1,399 gets you two synths, a mixer, cables, a patch book and adorable carboard cutouts. By T. O'Brien, 03.30.2021
Circuit Rhythm is Novation's stab at a lofi hip hop machineThe sampling focused sibling to the Circuit Tracks groovebox will ship this summer.By T. O'Brien, 02.09.2021
Novation Circuit Tracks is a worthy successor to a beloved grooveboxIt improves on the original Circuit in almost every way.By T. O'Brien, 02.09.2021
86 28Polyend Tracker review: A powerful but confounding grooveboxThe features are impressive, the hardware solid but the workflow won't be for everyone.By T. O'Brien, 01.20.2021
Korg teases Drumlogue, a hybrid analog / digital grooveboxIt will support the 'logue SDK for future expansion and customization.By T. O'Brien, 01.20.2021
Korg Gadget-VR takes music producing from the studio to the headsetElectronic music production will be possible in VR with an upcoming app from Korg.By R. Lawler, 01.20.2021
10Roland's Verselab is a groovebox built for vocalistsIn addition to classic drum and synth sounds, there's also a dedicated vocal processor.By T. O'Brien, 01.11.2021
85Artiphon Orba review: Much more than a musical fidget toyThis strange, novice-friendly instrument is also a unique and powerful MIDI controller.By T. O'Brien, 12.09.2020
80Roland TR-6S review: An impressively small and powerful drum machineBut squeezing this much sound into such a tiny box leads to a lot of menu diving.By T. O'Brien, 11.13.2020