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Super Synthesis is taking their excellent Eurorack modules open-source

DIYers, coders, hackers - Super Synthesis is fully open-sourcing their modules under the ultra-permissive CC0 license (public domain). It could be...

Inside Vostok’s Atlas, the quad filter module inspired by 80s Roland

Iconic 80s Japanese synths like the SH-101, JUPITER, JUNO, and TR drum machines were defined by both their filters and...

Eurorack oddities: a clock divider using Zeno’s Paradox, a 3D string controller

Ever wanted a Eurorack module that divided down by 1,073,741,824? Or how about a 3-axis controller with a 3 meter-long...

What the future of the NUC platform means for Ableton Push standalone

One of the big features of Ableton Push is its standalone mode and upgradeability, enabled by the Intel-developed NUC platform....

Inside Ableton’s Drift, the hardware-inspired synth in Live 11, with designer Marc Resibois

Drift is a friendly, MPE-ready, hardware-inspired synth that's now included in Live 11.3. Since anyone with Live 11 - even...

Orbit.6 is the premium rotary mixer by Andy Rigby-Jones your listening bar surely needs

Wait, you don't own a listening bar? Well, if you did, you'd probably shortlist the Orbit.6. It's a new "elite"...

The Commodordion: 8-bit instrument made of taped-together C64s and floppies

Eat your heart out, Roland V-Accordion. Meet the Commodordion, an 8-bit chip instrument with bellows made of floppies and gaffer...

A bubble wrap-popping organ, by Simone Giertz and team, is sure to be your new favorite thing

Simone Giertz, engineer and inventor known for "useless" inventions and "s****y robots," has a marvel of musical machinery. It's a...