Music Stories
Lebanon’s musicians are a model for action — they deserve support now
Again and again, music communities in Lebanon have embraced mutual aid and spoken out through activism and in their art. That’s been true from experimental music labels to the Beirut Synthesizer Center initiative. They’re getting results. It’s time for the international music scene and press to do more.
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SP-404MKII side chain compression; #404day videos
SP-404MKII version 5.50 brings two long-awaited features — side chain compression and exFAT SD compatibility. Here are those details, plus a #404day round-up of the fabulous videos you’re making. #404day has come to a conclusion in Japan — but that means my feed is alive with the sound of Japanese (mostly) 404 videos! Y’all always […]
Peter Kirn - April 4, 2026
Gear Music Music tech Tech
Incline, “toposonic corpus explorer,” transforms granular synthesis
Imagine granular synthesis, taken in entirely different dimensions. That’s Incline — Cristian Vogel’s cross-bred mixture of microsound and machine learning segmentation. It explodes sounds into a highly configurable topography, then applies precise envelopes, with unique rhythmic and textural results. Here’s how to explore those strange new worlds.
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2026
Music Music tech Software Tech
In the sound of Wukir Suryadi’s kentongan, a world warning
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2026
DIY + Unusual Music Music tech Tech
