Turn up Jaymie Silk’s 2-volume Reclaim the Music and Transform Ur Mind

Jaymie Silk just dropped volume 2 of Reclaim the Music, his spontaneous summer all-hardware bangers. It’s hard-hitting oldschool techno, it’s got that 90s sound (especially thanks to a vintage compressor), and it also has explosions of percussion that are true to African roots. “909, 808, percussions, groove.” You should check his calls to activism, too.

This free Ableton Extension slices up chunks of audio for Move, Live

MID continues to make cool stuff for Ableton Live, with a special emphasis on Ableton Move. Ever wished you could quickly chop up a track or other longer material into bar-aligned loops — especially for easy triggering on Move? Move Loop Slicer does just that, and it’s free now.

Peter Kirn - July 17, 2026

Sinevibes Quarta: 10 FX, 4 zones on the pocket-sized NTS-3 kaoss pad

Korg’s NTS-3 is an absolute joy — a cute, pocket-sized, inexpensive kit that you can load up with custom effects. But that gets even more interesting once you add Sinevibes’ library of effects. And now you get one especially created for the X/Y pad. I’ve been testing a prerelease build, and this is a return to everything that I love about kaoss. And oops — here’s the perfect pocket live/DJ effect.

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2026

D16 PunchBox 2 is a surprisingly deep sequel to the brutal kick plug-in classic

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2026

Ekssperimental Sounds Studios analog-style wonders for Reason: hands-on

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2026

Emotional electronics, from Mexicali’s underground beacon: four essential releases

Peter Kirn - June 25, 2026

Pac-Man, Befaco RANDOM8, and more free modules of VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2026

Sequential Prophet-5 gets an official software remake by GForce — tested

Peter Kirn - June 16, 2026

AudioWanderer noise maker is a glitchy, gorgeous, mysterious gem

Peter Kirn - June 10, 2026