Tech
Inside NI Absynth 6.2 and its updated workflows for exploring sound
This month, Absynth got two updates that refine its UI and editing navigation, freeing you up to shape your sound. Product designer Hannah Lockwood and Absynth creator Brian Clevinger join us to talk about the work they did on that. I already knew Hannah and Brian were really passionate about their craft, so let’s get our tour from the source — and dive into more Absynth sonic frontiers.
Read more
On the sublime BETHLEHEM بيت لحم, walls in time and space fall
The exquisite collaboration of Lawrence Sammour, Sary Moussa, and Abed Kobeissy, Bethlehem, is released this month. And it has become a rich sanctuary, a shared space that refuses erasure or fragmentation. It also refuses to obey the boundaries of colonialism and occupation, weaving together what was pulled apart, as taut and resonant as the strings of the buzuq.
Free Friday: GForce’s superb Axxess instrument is free until December
GForce has updated their site, branding, and pricing (now with both lifetime licenses and subscription options). And there are two freebies, time-limited through the end of November: a Mellotron M400 instrument, and the one I suspect most readers will be into, GForce’s take on the 1975 ARP Axxe synthesizer.
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Free Friday: D16 is turning 20 and they’ve got a new free stereo delay
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Roland TR-1000 1.5: keyboard mode, seamless kit switching, more
Peter Kirn - October 22, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
The world is your modular: Mulch Box, an all-jacks patch bay and multiplier
Peter Kirn - October 21, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Arturia’s new MiniFreak 49 synth is tactile, exploration-friendly: tested
Peter Kirn - October 20, 2026
Gear Music tech Reviews Stories Tech
