# Drum Machines & Grooveboxes
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- [Blipblox myTRACKS Review: A $349 Groovebox for Kids](https://altwire.net/blipblox-mytracks-review.md) (2026-06-23): Fifteen minutes after the Blipblox myTRACKS arrived at my doorstep, I had it sitting on the desk with the built-in speaker pointed toward the ceiling. Then I hit…
- [Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim Supertone: 13 Artists, One Very Bold Vision](https://altwire.net/teenage-engineering-ep-40-review.md) (2026-01-30): Many years ago, Teenage Engineering had an idea for a reggae-themed Pocket Operator. What shipped in November 2025 was something else entirely. Turbulence and Junior Reed performed on…
- [Woovebox Micro Music Workstation Review: A Compact Wonder Gets Even Better With Firmware 2.0](https://altwire.net/woovebox-review.md) (2025-10-29): The Woovebox Micro Music Workstation asks a simple question: Can something smaller than a smartphone replace a 1990s studio setup? Remarkable in both its size and functionality, the…
- [Roland Announces TR-1000 Rhythm Creator: Their First True Analog Drum Machine In Nearly 40 Years](https://altwire.net/roland-tr-1000-rhythm-creator.md) (2025-10-01): Roland has announced the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator, a new drum machine that combines analog circuitry, digital sound engines, and integrated sampling in a performance-focused instrument. Priced at $2,699.99…
- [Roland SH-4d Current Review: With v2.0, a Robust and Satisfying All-in-One Synth Gets Even Better](https://altwire.net/roland-sh-4d-review.md) (2025-09-25): Roland calls it a synthesizer, but the SH-4d's four synth parts, rhythm track, and sequencer give it a groovebox-like workflow. Four synth parts, a rhythm track, per-part effects,…
- [Randomwaves DrumBoy Review: A Fun and Easy Open‑Source 24-Bit Audio Pocket Drum Machine](https://altwire.net/randomwaves-drumboy-review.md) (2025-09-19): Quick take DrumBoy is a handheld, sample-based drum machine featuring a five-inch color screen, touch-sensitive pads surrounding the display, 24-bit audio, and ten layers. The sequencer reaches 1/64,…
- [Novation Circuit Tracks: Is Novation’s Easy To Use Groovebox Still a Great Buy?](https://altwire.net/novation-circuit-tracks-in-2025.md) (2025-09-18): Introduction Novation released the Circuit Tracks in 2021 as the follow-up to its first Circuit from 2015. The newer box wasn't a total redesign, but it did add features players…
- [Sonicware SmplTrek in 2025 Review: A Productive & Compact All-in-One Music Workstation](https://altwire.net/sonicware-smpltrek-in-2025-review.md) (2025-08-13): Introduction: What is the Sonicware Smpltrek? When Sonicware first launched the SmplTrek, it was pitched as a handheld sampler and groovebox that could take you from idea to…
- [Donner Essential B1 and D1 Review: Budget-Friendly Acid and Beats That Work Together](https://altwire.net/donner-essential-b1-essential-d1-review.md) (2025-08-11): Donner has been expanding from entry-level pedals and beginner instruments into more serious production tools. The company, once best known for affordable guitar pedals and entry-level MIDI controllers,…
- [Polyend Tracker Mini: Our Honest Verdict Before the 10th Anniversary Limited Edition](https://altwire.net/polyend-tracker-mini-review.md) (2025-07-08): The Polyend Tracker Mini is a compact music workstation built around a tracker interface: streamlined, portable, and shaped by deliberate design choices. It delivers serious production capabilities in…
- [Yamaha SEQTRAK Review: A Fast, Focused, and Fun Groovebox with Over 2,000 Sounds](https://altwire.net/yamaha-seqtrak-review.md) (2025-07-07): Yamaha has a long history of blurring the line between groovebox, synth, and sketchpad with some of their flagship synths. But the SEQTRAK is something different. Both a…
- [OP-XY Review: What Would Happen if The OP-1 Field and OP-Z Had a Love Child?](https://altwire.net/op-xy-review.md) (2025-07-07): Since launching the game-changing OP-1 in 2014, Teenage Engineering has carved out a reputation for marrying playful design with pro-grade functionality, from the pocket-sized OP-Z to the OP-1…
- [Teenage Engineering EP-1320 Medieval: An Adventurous Sampler for Bards, Beats, and Battlefields](https://altwire.net/teenage-engineering-ep-1320-medieval.md) (2025-04-21): Introduction to the EP-1320 Medieval Only Teenage Engineering would take the phrase “sampler workstation” and respond with “What if we made it Medieval?” Enter the EP-1320 Medieval—a fully…