Roland TB-3 was released together with TR-8 in 2014. Apparently, the legendary brand approached the design quite in a unique manner. While TR-8 looks like TR-808 and 909, TB-3 ultimately represents a remake of everyone's beloved "303". The bass...
In 2013 Musikmesse presented the drum machine launched by MFB - TANZBÄR Analoger Drumcomputer, the reminiscence of classical instruments of the last century. TANZBÄR has a fully analogue core, offering control over several drum sources, which can be...
ElecTribe R (ER-1) was released in 1999 as an accompaniment tool for Electribe A (EA-1). The device has quite a synthetic sound, typical for the classic drum machines of the XX century. The sound is generated with the help of a digital signal processor,...
Alesis SR-18 drum machine didn’t claim to be "revolutionary", but justified the good name of its predecessor - SR-16. The number of audio samples and presets was increased, as well as the 24 bit resolution was implemented. Its body is completely made of...
In 2015, a peculiar, notable for its appearance midi-controller – Linnstrument - was presented. It is a three-dimensional MIDI instrument encased in a metal housing with natural cherry wood inserts. The multi touch surface is made of translucent silicone...
Minitaur is a fully analogue monophonic synthesizer in a desktop version with a powerful "big" sound, especially within the bass range. It is a successor of bass synthesizers Taurus (Taurus 1, Taurus 2). It is based on two voltage controlled oscillators...
AcidLab Miami was released in 2014, and is a budget reminiscence of the famous drum machine TR-808. Miami has a lightweight design, but it is made of durable metal. Small round buttons do not match the color range of Roland, most of them are either...
If one day one could find Roland TR-606 on the shelves he would be delighted. This modest companion to the more famous silver plastic TB-303 device is now approached with true love, and to find this drum machine at a decent price will take a lot of time....
In 1999 Korg introduced another excellent synthesizer of the ElecTribe line - M (EM-1). Given the size of the instrument, you can’t imagine how many functions are stored internally. A stunning hybrid made of ElecTribe EA-1 and ER-1 is stuffed with...
As the true MFB tradition goes, Schlagzwerg is a combination of a drum machine/step sequencer: cute and very analog inside. It perfectly fits the desktop neighboring other instruments, and the interface hides many features. In the heart of the drum...
