Modor DR-2, Belgian beast of a drum machine, now does basslines, too

Modor’s DR-2 is a monster truck of digital drum machines. Apart from being massive physically, it’s got brutal sounds — aggressive filters, pounding kicks — and its developer keeps packing in more. The latest update now adds bass models to the many features lurking behind this panel.

monome and RNBO now play together – with a free drum sampler patch

The iconic monome grid just got native support from Cycling ’74’s RNBO, the patching tool for exporting Max sounds on other hardware and software environments. There’s a fun, free example patch to get you started, too.

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2024

Ubuntu Studio 24.10 – the free Linux audiovisual workstation – is here

Fully free, completely open source, Ubuntu Studio can breathe life into old machines and give you powerful free toolsets on new ones. It’s one of the easiest ways to get creative with Linux, and this new release looks better, supports more audio configurations, and is simpler to install, as well as bringing the latest-and-greatest package support.

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2024

Ableton Live 12.1, Note 1.2 are here too – and $9 Note has Move features

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2024

How Unreal Engine visualizes weather – and shows storm surge is serious

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2024

Music Thing Modular Workshop System: patch, hack, code, mic, jack in

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2024

Ableton Move review: “baby Push” is sampler, mobile Live hardware

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2024

At last, the meeting of a snooker champion, Eurorack, and a cathedral

Peter Kirn - October 7, 2024

Roland is celebrating Bandcamp Friday with 3 months free Ultimate Studio

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2024

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