Nintendo DS as ultra-portable generative source, with homebrew and Lua

It’s generative music that can fit into a spare pocket of a backpack. Nintendo DS + CellsDS homebrew + a little Lua code hacking + Korg’s Pandora PX4D guitar multi-effects = pure bliss.

Squiggy’s WaveTracker: open-source tracker – and other free tools

WaveTracker is a fun, free tracker for Windows that features wavetable editing, more than 100 instrument macros, and visualization for a glitchy good time. And that brings up the many other free trackers you might try out these days…

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2024

Editor view of a MetaSounds patch for dynamic music and sound in Unreal Engine

Don’t miss these great sound and music tutorials for Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine’s sonic powers are extraordinary and free of cost – both in games and audiovisual environments but even powerful enough to consider Unreal as a music tool in its own right. The challenge is navigating the deep interface. The Sound FX Guy is one of the must-have learning resources for Unreal sound and music.

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2024

Hakai Labs lets you connect your classic NES controller to Eurorack

Peter Kirn - August 12, 2024

Chip Brat is here: Charli XCX on Game Boy and LSDJ

Peter Kirn - July 22, 2024

Gamepad Control for Ableton Live unlocks gamepads for music

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2024

Put headphones on your heart and enter Leeni’s magical chip music world

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2024

chipsynth C64 is an emulation of the SID so good, it can replace hardware

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2023

A very Unreal Halloween: playable Theremin, scenes from cinema

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2023

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