Patterning is as unique and as circular as drum machines get – now on your iPhone

Stuck for ideas and inspiration? Maybe you just need something on your iPhone that brings its own groove and is more, um, circular.

Recreate the sounds of the rare 70s optical organ Optigan on iOS – free this week

Cue the “Bossa Nova Style” rhythms and get ready for warbly, lo-fi melodies, because you can make your iPad or iPhone party like it’s 1971 – free this week only. The Optigan is deliciously dated. The contraption used optical discs and photodiodes packed in “Temperite” molded plastic and covered in switches and buttons. (The optical […]

Peter Kirn - March 17, 2020

Bored? Broke? Get Minimoog Model D on iOS, KORG KAOSSilator on iOS + Android for free

Get some synth therapy for free from Moog and KORG on mobile. And do send us your music. Deals this week only.

Peter Kirn - March 17, 2020

Here’s how to update KORG’s wireless nano controller, and use it with iOS 13 (and more)

Peter Kirn - February 24, 2020

SoundCloud mobile app is now an equal citizen – including enabling uploads

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2020

The latest attempt to make digital music tangible: NFC-powered Muse Blocks

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2020

The gold-standard granular app just got a huge update – Borderlands 2.1 for iPad

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2020

KORG have new hybrid/analog mixers, made with Greg Mackie and Peter Watts

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2020

Now your smartphone can livestream with proper audio and more, using this new Roland gadget

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2020

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