Already, it's clear that standalone hardware step sequencers are going to be one of the trends of 2015. Korg has the SQ-1, Arturia is bringing us the BeatStep Pro, and now Squarp Instruments has ...

Using a little Arduino hardware and programming a massive MIDI hardware sequencer has been created in the form of GRIDI, which is crude to say is currently the world’s largest in existence. GRIDI has ...

Tech "It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000 Drum Machines In ...

For hardware synth and drum machine enthusiasts, there are two controllers that stand above most of the competition: Arturia’s KeyStep and BeatStep Pro. Their combination of USB, MIDI and control ...

Russian media artist Dmitry Morozov has previously caught our attention by using his own blood to power a synthesizer and making music from electric motors. Now he's created a monster step sequencer ...

A PIC16C84 microcontroller is used to build the MIDI drum interface circuit which will be placed between drum pads and computer or hardware sequencer. A PIC16C84 microcontroller is used to build the ...

Two months ago, I began what I thought would be a two-part summary of MIDI software for Linux. That plan has changed somewhat, and this installment actually is Part 2 of what will be at least a ...