A sequel is only worth its weight in spice if it can best the original. For Dune 2, Hans Zimmer and his team went further with their electronic instrumentation to immerse us even deeper in otherworldly sounds. Now we get some insights into how they did it, and why the Expressive E Osmose was a starring player.

Take equal parts mostly-DIY Eurorack creations, generative and chance-based tools and signal-moshing goodies, the app craft of beloved developer Bram Bos, and the vision of Swedish YouTuber original Jakob Haq. Now you’ve got the jacked-up patch hack Jakub haQ attaQ app pack jackpot Bram Bos boss drop of Solderbox on lock!

It’s a six-module multi-effects module with morphing. It’s got a 3-band filter/isolator. It’s a reverb. It’ll reverse. In a world cluttered with clones and sameness, the all-Ukrainian collaboration of Dnipro Modular and Sinevibes again shows that new module worlds are possible.

Kevin Noki has realized a ground-breaking, long-lost prototype created by industrial designer Hartmut Esslinger for Apple in the 80s. FlatMac lives – and it works.

Amidst the noise of end-of-year lists and Bandcamp Friday, here are two compilations rooted in the music scenes of Lebanon and Palestine and diaspora and allies, as well as organizing aid there and for Sudan and Congo.

Are you skipping past Rekordbox updates? Maybe don’t pass on this one – AlphaTheta finally stopped deleting histories when you import them from USB sticks.

Ryk Modular sends us their latest, and it looks like a delicious combo of the stuff you often need, all in one. Envy Machine is a quad mod monster: four channels, each configurable as envelope, LFO, random voltage, and recordable knob voltage control.

It’s called “1.05.” But the update to this iconic free and open-source tracker is massive, with a new UI option, new built-in MilkySynth, new effects, and more.

The software most associated with mapping video and LEDs has v6 in beta now. There’s a lot of new stuff, but the big banner is obvious – timelines.

You won’t fit more synths into 6HP of Eurorack (or VCV Rack module) than the newest ALM/Busy Circuits module, MCO v2. It’s a wavetable synth, an additive synth, a Roland JP8000 voice, a vocoder, a 90s VA, a bass and drum synth, and a SID chip emulation all in one.