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Peter Kirn March 19, 2021

Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this...

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One tool gives you 8-bit retro digital sound effects ("bitcrush"/decimator) with loads of extras, for kind of every platform you...

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Peter Kirn March 15, 2021

Music gear and software supports MIDI. Visual software supports OSC. You have a network and want to easily run MIDI...

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Peter Kirn March 12, 2021

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Peter Kirn February 25, 2021

Visualists and audiovisualists, rejoice. A major rabbit hole of 3D eye candy is now free for both Unreal and Unity....

Get a free Memorymoog: Syntronik Memory-V freebie from IK Multimedia

Peter Kirn February 15, 2021

No obscure Moog synthesizer past is left out - it's like a party. The latest is IK Multimedia, the 1981...

Surge, awesome free soft synth, gets major 1.8 update

Peter Kirn January 28, 2021

This labor-of-love, free and open-source software synth has gotten a whole lot more love - with new filters, features, modulation,...

CTM Festival is live now, from anywhere (not just Berlin or passholders)

Peter Kirn January 22, 2021

Berlin's CTM Festival "Transformation" is online now to tune in anywhere in the world, featuring unique online features, audiovisual shows,...

Here’s a free pack to get MIDI Polyphonic Expression under your fingertips

Peter Kirn January 21, 2021

MIDI Polyphonic Expression, once considered exotic, is now in favorite tools like Ableton Live 11, Xfer Serum, and Arturia Pigments....

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Track Breakdown: Ferry Corsten & Trance Unity – ‘Free’ + Interview

James Cooke January 6, 2021

Last year, we were joined once again by the Godfather of trance, Ferry Corsten, for a breakdown of his track...

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Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Sega Genesis-ify all your sounds with this free decimator for any platform and OS

OSC to MIDI conversion and MIDI over network, with a free, open source tool

Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation

Procedural visuals for everybody: Houdini is now free for Unreal and Unity

Get a free Memorymoog: Syntronik Memory-V freebie from IK Multimedia

Surge, awesome free soft synth, gets major 1.8 update

CTM Festival is live now, from anywhere (not just Berlin or passholders)

Here’s a free pack to get MIDI Polyphonic Expression under your fingertips

Track Breakdown: Ferry Corsten & Trance Unity – ‘Free’ + Interview

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