MusicTech

.@maxcoopermax has been bridging electronic music with scientific ideas for years now, and developing a grand audiovisual show that reached its most ambitious form this month at the Royal Albert Hall. Read the MusicTech cover: musictech.com/features/inter…

“This isn’t a traditional endorsement deal,” the brand says of its first-ever Global Brand Ambassador, Charli XCX. musictech.com/news/gear/char…

The studio has been unveiled as KOKO celebrates its 125 year anniversary, and follows on from the venue’s reopening in 2022 after three years of refurbishment. musictech.com/news/industry/…

Bye bye Bluetooth – wired headphones are back on top… musictech.com/news/music/wir…

Here are all the greatest new free and paid music plugins out this week 👀 musictech.com/news/gear/new-…

From FLAC playback and karaoke lyrics to spatial audio recording and AI-assisted MIDI generation, homecrate is aiming to be your entire music ecosystem. musictech.com/news/gear/home…

Schmidt Synthesizer has teamed up with UJAM on a software recreation of its ultra-luxury Eightvoice analogue synth. musictech.com/news/gear/schm…

Memento has a leather surface that is fully responsive to multitouch and pressure. musictech.com/news/gear/enjo…

Check out the latest from Superbooth 2026! musictech.com/news/industry/…

Upgrades include a refined hardware design supporting easier Raspberry Pi 5 installation, fully integrated audio I/O. MIDI connectivity and a new LCD display for clearer navigation. musictech.com/news/gear/rola…

The educational beat machine first teased in 2024 blends 909-style sequencing, seven-track sampling and modular connectivity into one surprisingly deep groovebox. musictech.com/news/gear/rich…

Native Instruments has been acquired by music tech conglomerate InMusic for an undisclosed amount. The merger comes almost five months after Native Instruments announced it was filing for insolvency. musictech.com/news/industry/…

The Bastl Instruments Kalimba is being showcased at Superbooth 2026, and is now live on Kickstarter. musictech.com/news/gear/bast…

“We wanted to build the drum machine we would want to use and own ourselves,” says Polyend CEO Piotr Raczyński. musictech.com/news/gear/poly…

Meet the Cyma Forma RND, one of the weirdest synths to come out of this year’s Superbooth... 👀 musictech.com/news/gear/cyma…

Here is all the info on the prominent synth showcase ahead of its 10th year in Berlin. musictech.com/news/industry/…

With no subscriptions, no account setup and no mandatory cloud lock-in, Reel is designed to stay out of your way, with a hardware-inspired interface that’s built to feel “just like tape”. musictech.com/news/gear/reel…

“All of my muscle memory is here now with the trackpad.” musictech.com/news/music/nin…

SCALER's second album Endlessly wasn't made with their fierce audiovisual live show in mind. It's a denser, more collaborative record, recorded in part with 200 channels of re-amped stems in a manor house basement. Now the Bristol four-piece are remixing it for the stage, armed with the Novation Peak and SL controller. We sat down with them to break it all down. musictech.com/features/inter…

Stand-out additions come in the form of semi-modular synth plugin Absynth 6, grand piano instrument Claire, as well as Moments: Vocal Clouds’ ethereal soundscaping. musictech.com/news/music/nat…

Clear Orchid: Arctic is limited to 3,000 units worldwide, and drops on 11 May. musictech.com/news/gear/tele…