Music Stories
Gallery: a new documentary digs into techno’s 80s Detroit roots
“God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” is the story through the eyes of a documentary team that grew up in Detroit – and with time running out, they’re short of their funding goal. Happily, you have the power to change that.
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Free pack of sounds from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio
Think of it as the BBC Radiophonic Workshop of the east: the Polish Radio Experimental Studio produced unparalleled electronic sounds and inventions for decades. Recognition of those accomplishments is growing – and now Ableton are collaborating to produce a free pack of sounds and tell the PRES story.
Peter Kirn - October 2, 2018
Music Music tech Software Tech
7 Bob Moog images that say a lot about electronic music history
The story of electronic music making is ultimately a human one, even as those humans work with machines. So as the Bob Moog Foundation plans a Moog museum and expanded education, we share seven images from the archives that follow a thread through that history.
Peter Kirn - September 8, 2018
Modular-Analog Music tech Promoted Stories Tech
No new products, but Roland celebrates #808day with free gear updates
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018
Gear Music tech Tech
The strange, cartridge-powered speech of TI Touch & Tell
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2018
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Stories Tech
A new, powerful synth finds its soul in a cheap plastic FM past
Peter Kirn - May 29, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Cram Commodore 64 speech synthesis into your rack with this firmware
Peter Kirn - May 24, 2018
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
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