As crisis continues, albums bring Turkey and Syria earthquake relief
The scale of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is hard to conceive, atop ongoing crises in the region...
Peter Kirn
Watch legendary Octave One live in action, with tables full of gear
Few people can power through a live set quite like Detroit icons Lenny and Lawrence Burden - and few can...
Minimal Audio delivers Cluster Delay, a multi-tap with sound sculpting extras
Yes, there are too many plug-ins, but I've been looking for something like this for a while - especially to...
Sample machines in Elektron Digitakt 1.50: Repitch, Werp, Slice, Oneshot
Elektron has a major update for Digitakt in 1.50 -- now with Machines, as Octatrack, Model:Cycles, and Syntakt. Those bring...
From a Neapolitan hard techno master, a beautiful, nasty waveshaping distortion plug-in
If we can connect to artists through albums, especially as producers ourselves, why not through instruments and effects, too? A...
Mensla’s MS-2 is a great-sounding FM synth with the safety protocols switched off
Over 60 years after its invention, FM synthesis is still full of surprises. And that's what makes the free MS-2...
Meng Qi’s new Wingie2 firmware is inspired by the late Rob Hordijk’s Blippoo Box
Dutch designer Rob Hordijk inspired many instrument creators before his death last fall. Meng Qi is one of those moved...
Sinevibes are teasing their dense KORG oscillator – with tape wobbling
What if a custom oscillator had its own chorus-y pitch drift tape wobble effect? So far, that sounds delicious. Sinevibes...
Music or weapon: artists inside and outside Ukraine reflect on creativity in times of war
As our Ukrainian friends and family have endured a year of full-scale war, here are some of their voices. For...
Endlesss is making a limited-edition Beat Machine full-sized arcade cabinet
Forget buying licenses, In-App Purchases, or subscriptions. The future is a fistful of quarters and heading down to the Music...
