Press 09 May 2026 Sennheiser HD 25: The DJ Headphone Since 1988 The Sennheiser HD 25 has been at home in the DJ booth since 1988. Robust design, high isolation, field-replaceable parts.
Press 09 May 2026 Roland SP-404MKII: The Sampler That Defined Lo-Fi Hip-Hop The Roland SP-404MKII brings 16 pads, an OLED display, and Skip Back Sampling — a sampler with history that still shapes beatmakers today.
Network 09 May 2026 Richie Hawtin: Tech Pioneer Between Plastikman and M-nus From Plus 8 founder to the CLOSER app: How Richie Hawtin has fused techno and technology since the early nineties and continues to shape the scene today.
Press 09 May 2026 OP-1 Field: Teenage Engineering's Mobile Studio for On-the-Go Teenage Engineering's OP-1 Field packs synth, sampler, and effects into a rugged aluminum body with 24-hour battery life and built-in FM radio.
Show 09 May 2026 Looping for DJs: Live Remixes and Building Tension from a Loop Looping is one of the most important DJ techniques: use short and long loops to build tension and create new edits live.
Show 09 May 2026 Time Warp Mannheim 2026: Date Set, Maimarkthalle to Host Time Warp returns to Mannheim's Maimarkthalle on March 21, 2026 – a techno legacy since 1994.
Press 09 May 2026 Behringer 2600: The ARP Classic Returns as a 19-Inch Rack Synth The Behringer 2600 revives the ARP 2600's semi-modular architecture from 1971 as an affordable 19-inch rack unit – packing 3 VCOs, a 24 dB filter, and more.
Show 08 May 2026 Reading the Crowd: How Techno DJs Read the Dance Floor Reading the Crowd is a techno DJ's core skill: adapting music selection, tempo, and phrasing to the dance floor.
Network 08 May 2026 Berghain: Why Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock Define Its Sound Berghain in Berlin stands for uncompromising techno. Resident DJs Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock shaped its reputation.
Press 08 May 2026 Moog Matriarch: Four Oscillators, an Analog Sound Monster The Moog Matriarch packs four oscillators, dual filters, and Moog's 1970s modular heritage into a semi-modular synth for techno and ambient.
Press 08 May 2026 AKAI MPC Live II: Standalone Beatmaking with Built-in Monitors AKAI MPC Live II combines battery power, a 6.9-inch touch display, and built-in studio monitors into a self-contained production system.
Press 08 May 2026 Elektron Digitakt: Sampler and Drum Machine for Live Sets The Elektron Digitakt packs over 400 factory samples, 64 sounds, and internal +Drive storage into one compact device for studio and live sets.
