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GForce ships official Oberheim Matrix-12 software synth
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inMusic brings 22 products, Creator Lab to 2027 NAMM Show 2h Steinberg releases Cubase 16 with instrument stacks and six-stem separation 3h Sony targets creators with $249 Smartphone Spatial Audio mic 3h Sterling releases premium Music Man session series with stingray basses 7h GForce ships official Oberheim Matrix-12 software synth 8h Dreadbox ships Alecto analog percussion synthesizer in kit and assembled… 8h Splice releases create DAW in beta on mac 10h Yamaha releases ACompass60 acoustic amplifier for singer-songwriters 10h JBL ships 3 Series MKIII Powered Studio Monitors with class… 10h Polyend opens Tracker firmware to custom development 12h inMusic brings 22 products, Creator Lab to 2027 NAMM Show 2h Steinberg releases Cubase 16 with instrument stacks and six-stem separation 3h Sony targets creators with $249 Smartphone Spatial Audio mic 3h Sterling releases premium Music Man session series with stingray basses 7h GForce ships official Oberheim Matrix-12 software synth 8h Dreadbox ships Alecto analog percussion synthesizer in kit and assembled… 8h Splice releases create DAW in beta on mac 10h Yamaha releases ACompass60 acoustic amplifier for singer-songwriters 10h JBL ships 3 Series MKIII Powered Studio Monitors with class… 10h Polyend opens Tracker firmware to custom development 12h

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Drums & Percussion

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