TouchDesigner has a free meetup today on kinetic installations

London’s Music Hackspace has kicked off a series of free TouchDesigner meetups – and anyone can join from anywhere online. Today’s episode is on at 5 pm London time (check that world clock!), featuring kinetic installations.

Acidwerk is a totally bonkers free and open source Web acid synth

Acidwerk puts the acid in acid. Yes, this is a generative bassline and drum synth. No, it does not make the vanilla acid you might be imagining. It’s a beautifully bizarre instrument perfect for creating some chaotic noise in a browser tab right after you’ve closed … the news.

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2025

Waverazor, MOK’s insane wave-slicing synth, just got a huge free update

Waverazor, the utterly, wonderfully mad wave-slicing synthesizer people too often overlook, just got a massive update with a bunch of new features. (Ring Delay!) It’s free for new users, or there’s an intro deal if you’re intrigued. Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2025

TROVARSI x ALX-106 deliver brutal techno fed by serious live chops

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

Here it is, a cover of Kendrick Lamar and more awesomeness for the Otamatone

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

Universal Audio is giving away their 1176 compressor for Valentine’s Day

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

Ableton Move 1.3: sample from USB-C, polyphonic expression over MIDI

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025

Sonification Tools for Ableton Live now has a synth that plays data

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025

Quick tutorials: Perlin Generator and LUTs in Resolume Wire

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025

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