Watch as a telephone is transformed into a DIY analog drum machine

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2026

Baby Audio’s Tekno drum machine gets a sequencer and iOS AUv3 version

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2026

What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System

Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026

JW-Modules free Grains, Buffer are must-downloads for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2026

LANDR acquires Reason Studios; takeaways from that announcement

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2026

OB-Xf, free and open-source Oberheim-inspired synth, is now in beta

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2026

Autodafe has an explainer on getting JE-8086 up and running

Peter Kirn - December 31, 2025

A free emulator of Roland JP-8000 and the love of supersaws and trance

Peter Kirn - December 30, 2025

The best holiday, end-of-year deals on software and gear you can still get

Peter Kirn - December 29, 2025

Boxing Day: get those xmas freebies and be serenaded by an Atari ST

Peter Kirn - December 26, 2025