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GRM Atelier, the reimagined future of the legendary sound plug-ins, revealed
GRM Tools was one of the first plug-in suites available, the product of Paris’ GRM research center. It’s always been a unique, composition-focused toolset. But I’ve seen its future, and it’s on a whole new level, allowing open-ended modulation and multichannel signal processing that’s unlike anything else.
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Bastl Instruments’ budget, handheld boxes are pure magic; new videos
Bastl Instruments’ transformation of the Kastle into the firmware-swappable Kastle 2 line is one of the best things in gear right now. The Wave Bard sample player firmware debuted just before Superbooth, winning over audiences at the packed show with patchable breakbeat mangling charm.
Peter Kirn - May 12, 2025
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Free Roland SH-4d 2.0 update: new oscillator models, pattern chaining
Amidst the flurry of gear news last week, Roland quietly made their SH-4D synth newer, for free. You get two new oscillator models, pattern chaining, new system-level effects routing, off-grid sub-step entry, and more. Here’s what’s new:
Peter Kirn - May 12, 2025
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Novation’s Launch Control XL 3 fader box, the update we were waiting for
Peter Kirn - May 8, 2025
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1010music Bento: sampling, granular production sequencing and mixing box
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025
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Harvestworks, NYC arts center founded in 1977, threatened by US funding cuts
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025
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Ableton Move 1.5 beta: full MIDI I/O and clock, sample slicing, Auto Filter, more
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025
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Dirty, punchy, free: this plug-in rendition of the Korg Poly-61 is raw and perfect
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2025
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