Gear

A 1970s Swedish modular you probably never heard of was meant for every music school

Meet the Dataton 3000. The creation of Sweden's Björn Sandlund, it sports a unique, friendly modular designed for educational use...

Teenage Engineering are going deeper into consumer design, with startup Nothing

It's like something out of a William Gibson plotline. Nothing is headquartered in London and will make ... something. And...

What’s in Novation’s new Circuit Tracks: polysynths, drums, sequencing, samples

Okay, everybody's been seeing their computer too much lately. So Novation's Circuit Tracks does stuff with no screen, no menus,...

What’s in Novation’s new Circuit Tracks: polysynths, drums, sequencing, samples

Okay, everybody's been seeing their computer too much lately. So Novation's Circuit Tracks does stuff with no screen, no menus,...

Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits

"It's very brave to look complex things in the eye and say, calm down." Some Björk TV clips from the...

Inside KORG’s Modwave – sound design tips for this upcoming wavetable synth

KORG's Modwave synth isn't even out yet, but CDM sonic wizard-at-large Francis Preve was one of the people making sounds...

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

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