cables.gl, free visual programming: now open source, offline

cables.gl is a wonderful creative environment for everything the browser can do visually – interaction, motion, and 3D. And now it sports a full open source MIT license and a version you can download and use offline.

Teenage Engineering’s new Medieval drum sampler – no, not a joke

Teenage Engineering was apparently worried we’d stopped thinking they were bats*** insane. So they’re here with a fully Medieval edition of the EP-133 drum sampler/composer, complete with lute and farm animal samples and a silkscreen inspired by illuminated manuscripts.

Roland 808: sneakers, fashion, and Twitch

So-called 808 Day isn’t until later this week, but Roland has announced two upcoming collaborations already. Bingo cards out: this year it’s “New Balance shoes” and “Twitch livestream with Grandmaster Flash.” And the real news here is that 8.08 Day will kick off a big change for Twitch DJs.

Dancing “vibes” and 2 more mood-elevating freebies for Live, DAWs

As much as music making can pick you up, sometimes you need an extra injection of joy. So meet Max – a blue dancing figure you will “vĂ¯be” to your music on any Ableton Live track, free. And more freebies: a bathroom reverb for Ableton Live and a chipper chippy 12-bit polysynth for any DAW.

Isadora 4 updates the deep media tool for artists – now with remote powers

Isadora, the node-based, open-ended live performance and media tool especially loved by theater and dance, gets a major update this summer. There’s a lot in there, but the biggest is something called IzzyCast, a remote functionality that lets you run any video, audio, and data in full resolution around the world. Here’s what’s new in Izzy 4.

Moog is back: Moog Muse is the 8-voice love child of modular and Voyager

The leaks and rumors are over, and the Moog Muse is here. It looks like the next-gen Moog flagship we’ve been waiting for, combining some of the best of Voyager, modular, and Matriarch in an 8-voice polyphonic instrument.

Minimal Audio’s Ripple Phaser: taking the phaser into the deep

Ripple Phaser, the latest Minimal Audio standalone effect, breaks free of modeling vintage hardware and lets you explore varied filtering and dispersion – all the way to the extreme.

The Speak & Spell is reborn as a chaos monster and glitchy groovebox

You’ve heard the Speak & Spell. You’ve heard circuit-bent Speak & Spell. But are you ready to open a Hellmouth of total destructive speech chaos based on combining those into a massively powerful groovebox?

DJSOULSEEK is organizing for Sudan even through grief; you can join her

Sudan’s unimaginable dispossession and death continue. In Berlin, Soul Suleiman, a DJ of Sudanese descent, has been organizing relief efforts and amplifying Sudanese voices. With the loss of Soul’s family in Sudan, other artists are doubling their efforts in support – and you can join in.

New videos, manuals for Liquid Sky V4-CO + GLITHc: 8-bit glitchy witchcraft

Liquid Sky’s V4-CO and GLITHc combine into a wavetable sound design laboratory for Eurorack. The V4-CO is already multiple modules in one – and then you can hack and glitch it at a bit-by-bit level with all the goodies on the GLITHc. It’s so unique that people may not grok it right away. So let’s grok.