Philip Glass turns 85 this week, and you can celebrate by stealing his piano. Well – you can celebrate by getting a free plug-in version of his favorite piano.
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Review: nanobox adds palm-sized synthesis to 1010music’s cute gear line
It’s the perfect follow-up to 1010’s ultra-compact blackbox sampler and bluebox mixer. Now nanobox adds pint-sized synthesis to the range, with ultra-portable granular and wavetable synths – and we’ve got a first review from resident 1010 expert Andreas Roman.
Read more →When Tehran lights up Köln, pull up your experimental electronic caravan and celebrate
Here comes the twist – in a year in which so much of the adventurous end of the electronic music scene was stalled, that dynamism was alive in Köln by way of Iranian diaspora. Timcheh was a window into where electronic musical inventors can go next, together.
Read more →Softpop SP2 is next-level analog synthesis and processing from Bastl and Casper Electronics
It’s next-level chaos – literally. The radical sonic exploration of the original Softpop by Peter Edwards and Bastl has been massively expanded into a new modular analog synth and sound processor. In a chaotic universe, here’s the kind of unpredictability you want to swallow whole — rather than the other way around.
Read more →Ableton Live through the years, in vintage images, reviews, and even retro installs
Ableton Live turned 20 in October, and it goes without saying it’s had a profound impact on music making in intervening years. But want to really see how it’s evolved? Here are screenshots, dated reviews, and even retro installs as proof.
Read more →Free browser groovebox: tahti is surprisingly powerful Elektron-inspired groovemaker
Here’s a tip: change your browser preferences to open this groovebox as a new tab / homepage, any time you need to escape doomscrolling, social media, and depressing news and get back in the groove.
Read more →Forester 2022 from Leafcutter John is a donationware modular sound naturewalk
Leafcutter John would like to invite you for a walk in a forest full of generative notes and sounds – a playground of his musical world. And it’s just full of great stuff – a “living thing” you can try out for free / support via suggested donation.
Read more →Gong Amp by AudioThing and Hainbach simulates metallic resonator, chains, pillow
The plug-in recalls the 1930s experiments of Maurice Martenot – and it comes with buttons to add chains and a pillow.
Read more →Review: Apple’s new MacBook Pro, once again the long-haul creative notebook
The new generation of MacBook Pro isn’t cheap – but without a doubt, it marks the return of the great Apple flagship notebook. It’s long-haul in every sense of the phrase.
Read more →Roaches, mealworms, shrieking bubbles, and more in free Richard Devine sound samples
The chalk is underwater, screaming like a chattering alien. Or that’s how it sounds through a hydrophone. Enter the weird world of some of Richard Devine’s field recordings – then grab the sounds for your own Creative Commons-licensed creations.
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