Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update
What a way to go out. Mutable Instruments discontinues production this month, but leaves a reshaped modular landscape, a real...
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bela Gliss: expressive touch meets computation in crowd-backed Eurorack module
bela has unveiled its new Eurorack module, a light-up, high-precision touch controller with pressure and looping. The post bela Gliss:...
BASTL Microgranny is back – in a limited Monolith edition with Bogdan Racynzski
microGranny 2 was discontinued - but it gets one last lease on life, in a very limited Monolith edition. It's...
Nina, 12-voice analog polysynth with motorized controls, now in preorders
What's new in analog synths? Melbourne Instruments has one answer - a luscious vintage-inspired poly that adds path recall and...
mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance
It's an even more performative monome. Creator sonocircuit has built a new take on the monome norns/grid app mlr, adding...
Slimshader packs GPU shaders into your Eurorack for live visuals, thanks to RasPi
Start with visuals made from images or 3D shader code, then wire them up and modulate them in a Eurorack...
Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations
The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open...
Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants
Peope are finding new, organic inputs for synthesizers - the patterns of leaves, humidity and climate, and even electricity pulsing...
Playtronica’s Orbita explores sequences on physical, kinetic turntable, launching soon
Inspired by objects like wall clocks and reel-to-reel tape machines, Orbita is a sequencer whose interaction is physical and kinetic,...
Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack
No budget for an electronic drum kit? No problem. Brian Bamanya reports from Uganda on how to DIY the whole...
