Looom for iOS makes animating like playing a musical instrument, now with major update

It’s exactly how musicians would want to think about animation. Time loops, free or bpm-synced, and you explore visual rhythm through lines, shapes, colors, and improvisatory gestural doodles. Looom is a total gem of an app – and this summer’s update transforms it into a serious and approachable pro tool.

A DIY violin with a spring reverb tank inside

A funny thing happened on the way to the digital instrument age – builders rediscovered novel acoustic and electroacoustic inventions, too. Take this gorgeous example by builder/composer/musician David Hilowitz. And it all started with a broken amp part.

Peter Kirn - August 5, 2022

Weirdcore’s work Subconscious is inspired by raves and infinity GIFs, with Aphex Twin score

This month in London, Warp Records visual collaborator Weirdcore has an intense immersive work on exhibition – epilepsy warning here before the video, for sure.* And let’s catch up with more great Weirdcore action, while we’re at it.

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2022

mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022

SoundCloud to cut approximately 1 in 5 employees worldwide

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022

Spinning scales, melodies, intervals, custom tunings with Eventide’s Misha module

Peter Kirn - August 2, 2022

Liquid Sky UFO modules: wild sounds, enough space for your fingers, plant a tree

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2022

A five-story pyramid is backdrop for Kyiv’s music artists and queer performers

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2022

Remute’s Unity album looks glorious on Game Boy Advance, in art and music

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2022

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