Archives: Gear Reviews

The resurgence of analog gear into the modern producer’s studio took a giant leap forward last year with Korg’s release of the Volca series; consisting of the Beats, Bass, and…

The year is 1994, look around in any studio bankrolled by a major and there's no telling that music tech companies would be falling back onto analog drum machines some…

With already a year under its belt and after a few key updates, Ableton Push has taken the music production world by storm and countless artists have adopted it into…

The shift in the music production community back towards analog has been a growing trend the last few years with Ebay being proof as vintage gear continues to rise in…

Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 is the ultimate portable studio. Debuting in 2011 with high expectations, it fits tightly packed inside of a single piece aluminum body and comes with an impressive…

As music production becomes more accessible than ever, dedicated software companies have flourished by pumping out synth plugins that are getting increasingly better at emulating hardware, and for only a…

Livid Instruments' latest release sees the first use of touch sensitive faders in their line of boutique midi controllers. An impressive 32 velocity sensitive drum pads that have one of…

If you were using Ableton Live as a DJ or live act just a few years ago, the Novation Launchpad may have been your only choice for a MIDI interface tailored to…

There's no need to talk about how great Native Instrument's Kontrol X1 actually is when you have Ritchie Hawtin heating up Boiler Room with three of them in their most viewed set.…

Earlier this week Native Instruments announced yet another addition to their Kontrol lineup. Stripping down the DJ setup into its bare necessities, the Traktor Kontrol Z1 might just be their…

What started as an idea for yet another clothing line based out of LA, V-Moda became a headphone brand when inventor Val Kolton was out sketching designs at a cafe,…