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Battery 4 by Native Instruments

Battery 4 is a great drum sampler by Native instruments. It combines a radically intuitive interface that’ll keep you going for days and nights thanks to its constantly updated library. Experts have called it the drum sampling of the future. Specifically, its composition integrates 143 drum kits. Each focuses on electronic and hip-hop music. Plus,…
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Crush Pack by Native Instruments

If you’re looking for a creative signal processing effect, the Crush Pack, by Native Instruments, is a must in your music production effects library. With three different effect plugins in one same pack, you can get some serious creative effects that are a modern twist to iconic ones. For example, Bite, Dirt, and Freak are…
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Alesis Elevate 3 MK II

The Alesis Elevate 3 MK II are a pair of powered desktop studio monitor speakers that enable you to listen to your mix or mastering session with a clear a full-range sound. You can also use them as regular desktop speakers to listen to music, play games, or audio edit with an impressively clear sound.…
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RPM800 Monitor Speakers by Akai

Akai meticulously engineered the RPM800 monitor speakers: bi-amplified and able to reproduce the most complex of sounds and music. They’re medium reference monitors that experts built and designed in Japan with the home studio or pro music producer in mind. Moreover, they’re a well-balanced pack of monitors, trustworthy, and easy to handle. In general, they…
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MPK Mini MK3 by Akai

Akai has just introduced the MPK Mini MK3, which is the third generation of the legendary MPK Mini: a mini keyboard controller that people say set off a new generation of music creators. Particularly, this has everything a modern music producer needs. Namely, it has compatibility for integration with music production programs, portability, and, of…
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OD-S by Korg

Custom-build your own guitar or bass pedal with Korg‘s OD-S DIY. Now it’s possible to custom-build your own effects pedal with the OD-S Overdrive kit, and with no soldering required. It has a fully analog triode vacuum tube that will give a warm and harmonically rich sound response. This will definitely give you pleasure after…
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NTS-1 by Korg

The NTS-1 is the first do-it-yourself synthesizer created by Korg—do it your self as in DIY, as in you can actually assemble it and make it work. Isn’t that fun? The package includes everything that you need in—even the tools. As a result, it’s possible for you to assemble your own at home without the…
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ASM Hydrasynth (Desktop/Rack)

The ASM Hydrasynth is a Polytouch 24 pad polyphonic sound engine for both sound designers and performing musicians. It features the new ASM Polytouch pads which allow you to play the pads with standard velocity and aftertouch. However, there’s a little plus: the polyphonic aftertouch. This enables musicians to own better ways to express their…
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ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard

The ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard is a Polytouch 49 key polyphonic aftertouch keyboard synthesizer for both sound designers and performing musicians. It features the new ASM Polytouch keybed which allows you to play the keys like a normal keyboard with standard velocity and aftertouch. However, it does have a little extra: the polyphonic aftertouch. In particular,…
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Yamaha MSP3 Monitors

If you’re looking for a set of monitor speakers that packs good sound quality, has a small footprint, and a decent price tag, then Yamaha MSP3 monitors are a great choice for you. At first, they may look a little traditional and straight forward, but they aren’t. Even if they look “normal,” you’ll instantly notice…
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