![]() So many, in fact, that it would be impossible to include all of the great tools that debuted over the past 12 months, from the wide world of modular to standalone hardware and software plugins. Yet despite the external forces at work, a number of remarkable new instruments managed to make their way through production and out into the wild. Firmware updates brought new functionality to existing machines from Elektron, Moog, Akai, Arturia, Novation, and Native Instruments, providing reasons to dig back in and gather new inspiration. Digging out old, neglected phones and dusty controllers, learning to better program software environments, and being able to refine ideas and workflows with existing tools was a blessing in this most indoor of years. During a period of strained product supply chains and limited personal finances, the best music production tools of 2020 were often those we had on-hand. ![]() Making music is one of life’s great explorations, and 2020 was a good reminder that there’s a limit for how much gear one needs, or even has the capacity to use.
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