is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Design-wise, Slab bears more than a passing resemblance to Maschine. It’s not just ...

Touted as an “AI-native intelligent development environment,” Visual Studio 2026 features performance and user experience improvements in addition to AI-powered debugging, profiling, and more. Visual ...

Native Instruments has unveiled Maschine 3.4, the latest update to its acclaimed hybrid production and performance platform. This release delivers a powerful modulation editor redesign, expanded Play ...

Native Instruments has introduced the Traktor MX2, a compact two-channel DJ controller designed to deliver creative control to DJs at any level. The all-black unit is a super sleek follow up to its ...

Maschine 2 is the groundbreaking groove production system for tactile, creative beat-making with an acclaimed sound library. Create and perform fast with Maschine 2 – the groundbreaking groove ...

Breathe a little humanity into your next electronic anthem with the tactile Maschine Mikro MK3. The controller’s footprint is smaller than the laptop you’ll plug into, and it draws all its power via ...

At the dawn of electronic music, you had to be fabulously wealthy before you could even consider making a record. But now the computer on your desk and even the smartphone in your pocket are capable ...

Native Instruments is legendary for its synth sounds and production software. But, the Berlin-based company has also built a reputation for excellence with its hardware controllers, and the Maschine ...

If you've been to a club, festival, pool party, or bar mitzvah in the past few years and taken a peek at the DJ booth, you've seen somebody using Traktor. The widely beloved app, made by the Berlin ...

I’ve spent years making music and programming beats, mostly with software-only tools, such as Ableton and Logic Pro. So, when the opportunity arrived to try out Native Instruments’ newest hardware / ...