production gear

Since its 2020 release, I've seen the Nektar Aura as a controversial piece of hardware. Viewing it through the perspective of an avid Native Instruments Maschine user, my expectations were limited by my references back to the Maschine user…

You can make your own DJ and production gear. Tinkering in the DIY space isn't that hard. Here's 5 books to get you started.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be highlighting gear we think is awesome. It'll include some solid new pieces of production, performance, and DJing equipment. Up first is the Arturia MicroFreak, a powerful hardware synth that, at the price…

Korg is announcing a new analogue mixer that ties together their entire Volca lineup at NAMM 2018.

The old days of spending Saturdays in a brick and mortar shop looking to buy records and gear are fading memories. However, these small shops are still around in cities across the United States. From San Francisco to New York, we tracked…

Arturia is coming out with an analog beat maker that is an all-in-one beat machine made for performance and sound-design. The Brute product line is centered around hardware synthesizers - you might know the MiniBrutes, MicroBrutes, and…

We've seen modular synthesis take off significantly in the last few years. Last year at NAMM there even was an entire corner of the main hall dedicated to small boutique synthesizer companies! For our new episode in the Riverside Studio…

We're just a few weeks away from NAMM 2016, one of the biggest industry conventions and often the hub of new product announcements for DJ and production gear. We've got a few clues and ideas of what the convention might bring, read on to…