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 […]

OpenShot 3.5: faster, more stable, more creative open-source video editor

OpenShot, the free and open-source video editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, got a major update in March with version 3.5. It runs faster, handles edits and audio better — 18 years into this project, OpenShot is looking like something pretty much everyone ought to at least try. And that’s especially true if you’re experimenting with AI or cloud-based video instances.

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2026

Little Labs Voice Of God Bass Resonance is now a native UA plug-in

There are tricks for getting low-end, and then there’s the Voice of God. UA’s (official) version is good as ever, and now at last, you can run it as a plug-in without any UAD hardware. We’re getting all the classics this week.

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2026

Play together with Ableton Live, pt. 1: playing in tune

Peter Kirn - March 31, 2026

Electro-Harmonix pedal classics are now available in plug-in form

Peter Kirn - March 31, 2026

Incline, “toposonic corpus explorer,” transforms granular synthesis

Peter Kirn - March 30, 2026

Breakcore and mouneh: High Hats music supports relief kitchens in Lebanon

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2026

Massive power, every format: the BB-777 brings back a boombox icon

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2026

Elastic OSC, Plaits as an instrument app, now supports Android, MPE

Peter Kirn - March 26, 2026