Elektron is halting sharing of mods and hacks on its forums; official comments

Peter Kirn - September 23, 2026

Cook every day: read Suzanne Ciani’s 1976 Buchla Cookbook, for free

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2026

x0xb0x, the synth that launched an open-source hardware boom, is reborn

Peter Kirn - September 17, 2026

MOTU DP12 arrives, adding Dolby Atmos and more to a DAW classic

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2026

Elgato’s Stream Deck as a DAW companion; new Reaper controller

Peter Kirn - September 15, 2026

ALM records everything to stems, and now mixes, too, in compact modules

Peter Kirn - September 13, 2026

Kevin Saunderson teaches a free 909 workshop, online and in Detroit

Peter Kirn - September 10, 2026

Dirtywave M8 has an official iOS app — a great addition to mobile tracker apps

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2026

Virtual rendering of the Sting UI with knobs, piano roll view, and smiley face, angled next to a Novation Launchpad controller with light-up grid.

Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in

Peter Kirn - September 8, 2026

Scales among updates to the free Ardour DAW — with tuning on the way

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2026