Dirtywave M8 has an official iOS app — a great addition to mobile tracker apps

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2026

Virtual rendering of the Sting UI with knobs, piano roll view, and smiley face, angled next to a Novation Launchpad controller with light-up grid.

Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in

Peter Kirn - September 8, 2026

Scales among updates to the free Ardour DAW — with tuning on the way

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2026

Throng, a 3D BlueSky interface, imagines social media as a mob

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2026

Loraine James has a new LP, it’s a free download, and it’s raw brilliance

Peter Kirn - September 4, 2026

Audacity 4, free and open-source audio editor, arrives with a revamped UI

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2026

Septabee, an insane-looking free Linux/Windows DAW with pomegranates

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2026

Nuclear test equipment inspired this new Eurorack module

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026

A patchable solar-powered synth with a speaker; birds, hot dogs, and more

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026

Elastic Melody now does bass and DFAM-style percussion, too (Mac, iOS)

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026