Ableton built a free browser playground to teach how music works

I think there’s a common myth that music production tools somehow take away from the need to understand music theory. I’d say exactly the opposite: they’re more demanding. Every musician is now in the position of composer. You have an opportunity to arrange new sounds in new ways without any clear frame from the past. […]

ArduTouch is an all-in-one Arduino synthesizer learning kit for $30

This looks like a near-perfect platform for learning synthesis with Arduino – and it’s just US$30 (with an even-lower $25 target price). It’s called ArduTouch, a new Arduino-compatible music synth kit. It’s fully open source – everything you need to put this together is available on GitHub. And it’s the work of Mitch Altman, something […]

Peter Kirn - April 26, 2017

Demian Licht on transmitting knowledge, being a demon of the light

Demian Licht is building a portal – one connecting us to a new future, one scrapping the parts of society holding people back, one linking the world. She’s not just making techno – she’s making a statement about the future with her music and practice, one that resonates with Detroit’s pioneers and the bleeding-edge aspirations […]

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2017

Two hours of video covers over a century of history of sound art

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2017

One new board turns into a complete sound and light lab

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2016

Pauline Oliveros, who transformed how we listen and think

Peter Kirn - November 27, 2016

Funklet teaches you your favorite grooves in your browser

Peter Kirn - August 22, 2016

Learn audio skills as a game, free, with your ears as guide

Peter Kirn - May 11, 2016

Play with Steve Reich’s techniques in a free iPhone app

Peter Kirn - April 28, 2016

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