Reason Friktion review: an exquisitely playable physical modeling string instrument
From Reason Studios comes a new physical modeling instrument, Friktion, focused on bowed and plucked strings. The twist: it lets...
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Grab free modules for Reaktor Blocks from Toybox – now with a powerful Table Block
Toybox is one of the best software modular designers out there, bar none - and easily must-have for the Reaktor...
In deep with the Synthstrom Deluge, the boutique do-everything synth sampler sequencer
A deep-dive, hands-on review of the boutique synth-sampler-sequencer hardware box that does it all. The post In deep with the...
Make orbits of planets and moons into music, with a VCV Rack module and an upcoming synth
In the early days of analog synthesis, you had to just turn knobs really slowly and imagine some planetary bodies...
Saffron supports women, non-binary people in music tech – now with online memberships
UK-based Saffron had already created an extensive set of offerings for women and non-binary people in learning and developing in...
Novation Launchpad now has a free set of tools in Pd to hack your own controllers
Hack your Launchpad! Novation's new r_cycle lets you design your own layouts and interactions, and even turn them into instruments...
Reaktor 6.4 lets all builders make their own Blocks for Racks – hello, more modular toys
The latest free Reaktor build lets anyone make their own modular Blocks in Racks, with front-panel patching - and that...
Plunge into the world of Sun Ra and the Outer Space Visual Communicator
When Earth seems to lack perspective, call on a Saturnian. And it's a perfect time the Sun Ra Arkestra is...
Here’s how to master rhythms and polyrhythms with free modules in VCV Rack
Discover the wonders of the QUAD ALGORITHMIC RHYTHM module from Frozen Wasteland. We'll learn how to compose rhythms, trigger them...
Output’s Thermal is a layered, multi-effects distortion – psycho, but precise
Finally, it's the software distortion we've been waiting for. No silly graphics, no fake hardware effects, no blunt-instrument processing. Thermal...
