Kicking things off in fine style this year is Japanese manufacturer Sonicware, best known for its highly affordable synths, samplers and grooveboxes, who has just released a fantastic-looking drum ...

You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

Though it comprises samplers, drum machines, MIDI controllers and sequencers in addition to hardware synths, Gabbai has ... kicks into gear and affordable electronic instruments fuel interest ...