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Review: We take a look at Ableton Push 3

Featured Tech ReviewsMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

There’s a particular kind of moment that tends to arrive when you introduce a new piece of hardware into a long-established workflow. It’s not the unboxing, and it’s not the…

Point, Click, Mix: The Mouse That Thought It Was a DJ Controller

Tech Tech ReviewsMarch 10, 2026March 10, 2026

There are bad ideas, there are genuinely terrible ideas, and then there are ideas so magnificently misguided that they transcend criticism entirely and arrive somewhere close to performance art. The…

The Collector’s App: We Road Tested Crates and Here’s the Take

Tech ReviewsMarch 3, 2026March 4, 2026

Right, so if you’re anything like me, you’ve got music scattered across more platforms than you care to admit. A Discogs collection that’s been quietly growing since before most streaming…

Arturia unveils KeyStep 37 mk2

Tech Tech ReviewsFebruary 27, 2026February 27, 2026

The original KeyStep 37 earned its place on desks and stages worldwide for good reason. Compact, versatile and genuinely playable, it sat at a sweet spot between minimal keyboard controllers…

Tech Review – FabFilter Pro-C 3

Tech Tech ReviewsFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

FabFilter Pro-C 2 has been my default channel compressor for years, partly because it was dependable, and partly because its interface made it very easy to see what was actually…

The Pacemaker: When DJing Went Pocket-Sized and the World Wasn’t Ready

Tech ReviewsNovember 24, 2025November 24, 2025

The Tonium Pacemaker is one of those bits of kit that makes you wonder what might have been. Launched in 2008, it was a proper pocket-sized DJ system that packed…

Vestax QFO: A Footnote Worth Remembering

Tech Tech ReviewsNovember 17, 2025November 17, 2025

There’s a particular type of DJ gear that occupies a curious space in our collective memory. Not quite a failure, not exactly a success, but something more interesting than either:…

The ELP Laser Turntable: When Japanese Precision Meets Vinyl Obsession

Tech Tech ReviewsAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025

How a $15,000 laser turntable became the holy grail for vinyl purists who refuse to let their records die There’s something beautifully ironic about using cutting-edge laser technology to play…

Take a look at the E-mu Systems Emulator II from 1984, famously used by Ferris Bueller

Tech ReviewsJanuary 16, 2023January 16, 2023

We all know the movie, we all know the scene, now to take a deeper look at the E-mu Systems Emulator II that Ferris Bueller made famous. In this video…

Master & Dynamic MH40 Over-Ear Headphones review

Tech Tech ReviewsOctober 5, 2020October 6, 2020

When you first unbox the Master & Dynamic MH40 Over-Ear Headphones you soon realise the quality of the product. The box and its contents are packaged beautifully and when you…

SoundCloud wraps its creator forum at AVA Festival

News Tech ReviewsMarch 17, 2020

The SoundCloud Creator Forum, SoundCloud’s live event platform designed to empower emerging creators, stopped in London for the first time to bring its programming to AVA Festival on Friday, March…

M.F.S:Observatory talk through their most influential pieces of studio kit and different pricing options for those looking to get into production

Featured News Tech Tech ReviewsMarch 21, 2019March 22, 2019

An Italian pair based between Naples and London, M.F.S:Observatory have been banging out top class house and techno for the best part of a decade now, with their first releases…