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Here's our take on the best of the 2026 NAMM Show. Did we miss anything that wowed you? Do you think some instruments don't live up to the hype.… Read More The Best New Synths & Electronic Music Gear Of The 2026 NAMM ShowView the full article

Preliminary Insolvency is a court-orded phase where an adminstrator steps in to protect debtors assets, and to see if changes can be made to enable a company to stabilize its financial situation. … Read More Native Instruments Files For Preliminary InsolvencyView the full article

Well, this isn’t the news any of us wanted to hear today. According to a report from Create Digital Music (CDM), Native Instruments – the Berlin company behind Traktor – has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings in Germany. This essentially means decisions about NI’s future are now out of the hands of its executives and owners. … Continued The post Native Instruments Insolvency Proceedings: What Now For Traktor? appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Native Instruments – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of music-making software and hardware – has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings, it has been revealed. According to a report by Create Digital Music, Prof. Dr. Torsten Martini has been appointed preliminary insolvency administrator for the Berlin-based company, and will be responsible for restructuring the company and selling off existing Native Instruments assets... The post Native Instruments enters preliminary insolvency appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

All those knobs, faders, and buttons can make your DJ mixer feel pretty overwhelming. But here’s the truth: you only need to grasp a handful of things to get mixing. In this free lesson pulled from our Complete DJ Course (just one of 22+ courses inside All-Access Pass), we break down your DJ mixer’s basic … Continued The post DJ Mixer Basics: Everything Beginners Should Know (Free Lesson) appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Luna Co. Audio has released 4K EQ, MultiComp, and Tape Machine, three free mixing tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux. At first glance, I figured these were straightforward mixing utilities we’ve covered dozens, if not hundreds, of times: an equalizer, a multi-band compressor, and a tape-style saturation plugin. But after going through the feature lists [...] View post: Luna Co. Audio releases free 4K EQ, MultiComp, and Tape Machine plugins View the full article

Hercules has just dropped the DJControl T10 at NAMM, and we got an exclusive chance to give it a hands-on tryout on the show floor. The big headline news is those huge 10-inch motorised platters. While we’ve had plenty of motorised controllers before, like the DDJ-REV7 or Rane One MKII, this takes things to a whole […]View the full article

Apogee Electronics announces Symphony Nova, a new desktop audio interface featuring four high-end analog microphone inputs, each with its own real-time DSP path, enabling latency-free processing during tracking. … Read More NAMM 2026: Apogee Unveils New Symphony Nova Desktop InterfaceView the full article

At the Winter NAMM Show, The MIDI Association presented the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards, honoring pioneers whose work helped define MIDI, computer music, and modern music production.… Read More The 2026 MIDI Association Lifetime Achievement AwardsView the full article

The Erica Synths Steampipe is a physical modelling synthesizer, developed in collaboration with Dutch company 112.dB.… Read More Shut Up & Play: Sounds Of The Erica Synths SteampipeView the full article

There’s a view online that keeps coming back: if you need DJ lessons, you probably shouldn’t bother DJing at all. The skills are simple enough to figure out yourself, and anyone with real potential will pick it up after a couple of YouTube videos and some time messing about with software. If it hasn’t “clicked” … Continued The post Why You Should Learn To DJ (Even If You Never Plan To “Make It”) appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

At the 2026 NAMM Show, AlphaTheta introduced the RMX-IGNITE, a multi-effects box designed for live performance. … Read More AlphaTheta Intros RMX-IGNITE Performance Multi-EffectsView the full article

Nymira is a standalone harmony instrument designed around the circle of fifths.… Read More Terraphones Nymira Synthesizer Like An Omnichord For JazzView the full article

MPE controllers open up completely new expressive possibilities for production and performance. But which MPE controllers are really worth buying? Here are our recommendations. MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) has been a buzzword ever since manufacturers such as Haken Audio and Roli caused a stir with instruments like the Continuum Fingerboard and the Seaboard. The basic idea: Wouldn’t it be great if you could shape every single note on a keyboard as expressively as you can on a guitar, string, or wind instrument? ... The post Best MPE Controllers 2026: Unlimited Expressive Freedom appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Delay Rings 8-Bit (Japan) is a brand-new version of the developer’s flagship dynamic delay engine, and you can grab it for just $12 while the intro offer lasts. That’s a massive 70% discount! The introductory sale will last for another 17 days (as of the time of writing – 26 January 2026). Once the sale ends, [...] View post: W.A. Production releases Delay Rings 8-Bit (Japan) with a limited-time 70% discount View the full article

Tracklist: Top Techno Tracks of 2025 as voted by the DI.FM listeners. Based on 7,543 votes on 1094 tracks. (Track order is not the same as chart order.) http://www.di.fm/techno [00:00:00] ANMA – Greatness in Darkness (Original Mix) – Aviary Recordings [00:05:15] Jens Mueller – Lost in the Feedback (Original Mix) – Modular Expansion [00:09:43] Adam Beyer – Explorer (Original Mix) – Drumcode [00:14:23] Oscar L, Metodi Hristov – Gravity (Original Mix) – Drumcode [00:19:02] Uto Karem – Unscene (Original Mix) – Agile Recordings [00:23:46] Dr. Motte, Marc van Linden – Our Future Is Now (Nicole Moudaber Remix) – Rave The Planet [00:29:27] Alex Micca – Feel the Beat (Original Mix) – Orange Recordings [00:35:10] V.Rock – Spiritual Awakening (Original Mix) – Big Punch Records [00:40:26] The YellowHeads, HLGRMS – Freed From Desire (Extended Mix) – Reload Black Label [00:44:40] Bouras, Kai State – Live Life (Original Mix) – Set About Music [00:49:11] Bouras, Kai State – Weightless (Original Mix) – Set About Music [00:53:37] Simina Grigoriu – Divine Assignment (Original Mix) – DCLTD [00:58:15] Charlotte de Witte – Hymn (Original Mix) – KNTXT [01:05:03] The YellowHeads – Planet XX (Extended Mix) – Replicate Records [01:09:05] Jay Lumen – Energy (Original Mix) – Footwork [01:13:55] Rein (NL), Dj Perroz – Now Rise (Rein (NL) remix) – Let Techno Unite records [01:18:48] Bruce Zalcer – Time Machine (Original Mix) – Kneaded Pains [01:22:19] LUSU – Afterlife (Original Mix) – Drumcode [01:26:00] Stoneface & Terminal – Flash and Bang (Extended Mix) – Outburst Records [01:29:38] EYEawake, Luke Lethal – Akasha (Tech Us Out Remix) – JOOF Recordings [01:35:25] Marc Jerome, Meraj Deylami – Back to the Past (Instrumental Mix) – S2 Records [01:39:49] SyonMusic – Sex, Pills, Bass & Thrill (Meraj Deylami & Marc Jerome Extended Remix) – S2 Records [01:44:25] Tommahawk – Unfolding (Thomas Schumacher Remix) – Electric Ballroom [01:48:16] UMEK – We Got the Fire (Original Mix) – 1605 [01:52:04] Joyhauser, Space 92 – Jack (Original Mix) – TAKEOFF [01:56:05] Charlotte de Witte – Become (Original Mix) – KNTXT [02:01:38] Nicole Lovera – Fuck It (Original Mix) – Pressology Publishing [02:05:31] Jens Lissat – Personal Jesus (Original Mix) – Affenkäfig Red [02:09:03] Two Rockets – Lost Hope (Original Mix) – Physical Techno Recordings [02:14:23] Nabla – Tech90 (Original Mix) – Physical Techno Recordings View the full article

Ablaze Audio has released Ablaze Toolkit, a bundle of five free plugins for Windows, macOS, and Linux, designed to simplify common mixing and sound design tasks in modern metal production. Oh, and there’s a fun easter egg for BPB readers. Ablaze Audio is run by the same developer who created our BPB Dirty Filter plugin. [...] View post: Ablaze Audio releases Ablaze Toolkit bundle with five FREE plugins View the full article

Baton is a free iOS app designed to help producers organize unreleased music, collaborate remotely, and explore new opportunities around their existing projects. For a limited time, BPB readers can claim one month of Baton Pro for FREE. Before we dig a bit deeper into the app itself, here’s more info about the special offer [...] View post: Baton is a FREE iOS app to help you collaborate and organize your unfinished music View the full article

Armory, the developer name of Daphne Wilkerson, a Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) graduate based in San Diego, has released two free plugins: TurnTableSaw and LaunchCodes for macOS and Windows. As technical as that sounds, Daphne is very much a creative, with a passion for art, design, and, of course, making music. That blend of [...] View post: Armory releases FREE TurnTableSaw vinyl scratch plugin and LaunchCodes virtual instrument View the full article

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They say that the Kurzweil SP8 combines authentic acoustic realism, deep synthesis, and intuitive hands-on control.… Read More Kurzweil SP8 Stage Keyboard Debuts At 2026 NAMM ShowView the full article

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Eventide Audio announced that it is working with electronic music composer Laurie Spiegel to bring back Music Mouse – an algorithmic musical composition application and performance instrument – after 40 years. “Music Mouse is an intelligent instrument,” notes Spiegel. “It’s like having a composer as your partner.” Music Mouse translates… Read More Eventide Audio Bringing Back Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse After 40 YearsView the full article

Are you interested in a new Casio Sampler?… Read More Casio SX-C1 Portable Standalone Sampler Overview & DemoView the full article

The Romagnetics FS-404, a MIDI companion to the Roland SP-404 MK2, has been updated with new capabilities and performance options.… Read More Romagnetics FS-404, A Companion For The Roland SP-404 MK2, Gets Major Firmware UpdateView the full article