News
drumbeam × Ableton Move: a stick-playable MIDI kit for a tiny groovebox
Ableton Move is a pocket-sized groovebox with a 4×4 pad grid. Plug a drumbeam into its USB-C port and you get a wide, stick-playable surf...
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Firmware 1.13 - available now
We're releasing firmware version 1.13 with a set of improvements and new features that refine your workflow and give you more control ove...
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the first drumbeam batch
The first 300 drumbeams are now in musicians' hands. It has been an exciting journey from crowdfunding to seeing your orders leave our of...
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Our Discord Is Live
We’re excited to announce that the afk-audio Discord server is online and we’d love for you to join us there! Whether you’re a Kickstarte...
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Superbooth 2025 – What a Ride!
Superbooth 2025 was a blast! In this post, we look back at three amazing days in Berlin – from hands-on demos with the final drumbeam to ...
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Final Beta Release
We just rolled out the final beta version of drumbeam to our testers across Europe! In this post, we share what’s new in this build, why ...
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We’re at Superbooth – Year 3 in a Row!
We’re heading back to Superbooth—for the third year in a row! In this post, we share what we’re bringing to the show, why this event is s...
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Production Update #1
We are preparing our production, but a few supplier delays have slightly shifted our timeline. In this post, we explain where we’re at, w...
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Crowdfunding Recap
In this post, we take a look back at our successful Kickstarter campaign for drumbeam: how it started, what we offered, and how your supp...
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