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There’s a Zelda-friendly ocarina app for FM-1, and you can try it in a browser
Now Ocarina of Time meets up with the other big trend of the fall, with OCA, an ocarina app and soundbook for the M-VAVE FM-1. You don’t even need an FM-1 to play with it; it runs perfectly in a browser, including on a phone. Developer Charles Vestal gives us a look.
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Mods for everyone: inMusic is opening up MPC, more new gear to coders
You may have seen Akai tease an “open-source” MPC keyboard running vibe-coded mods. But there’s more coming—a lot more. inMusic, parent of Moog, Akai, Numark, Alesis, Denon, and others, promises that many of its 22 product launches coming in January will be open to modders and developer. That suggests a sweeping change in approach for […]
Peter Kirn - November 5, 2026
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Mixxx could unlock free and open standalone DJing — but, like, stable
Daniel Schürmann of the long-running libre/free DJ software project Mixxx has a compelling proposal for uniting efforts to develop their DJ software on embedded hardware, from emerging cheap “open” hardware to DIY projects. It could mean a chance for openness to have a moment — while avoiding the chaotic slop of countless separate forks and hacks.
Peter Kirn - November 3, 2026
DIY + Unusual DJ Music tech Tech
sndstation will transform cheap gaming consoles into music handhelds
Peter Kirn - October 30, 2026
Gaming Gear Motion Music tech Tech
Mangle everything: modulated mayhem in circuit-bent Sinevibes Malfunction v3
Peter Kirn - October 30, 2026
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HAND is a Eurorack module that is also a disembodied crawling hand
Peter Kirn - October 28, 2026
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
NI’s new Massive XL is nicely overstuffed but easier to morph, mutate, and play
Peter Kirn - October 27, 2026
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