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Generalmusic revives GEM and LEM, legendary Italian music tech brands
GEM and LEM are the lost Italian legends you may not know, but should. Toto, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Italian icons — all users. But the moniker was retired, and most of us assumed we’d never see it again. Surprise: Generalmusic (now Finnish-owned) just announced it’s making GEM and LEM gear again with an Italian leadership team, starting early this year. No idea what any of this us? Don’t worry — just 90s the **** out anyway!
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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
Sparkle! Slash! PowerUP! This deceptively simple, stupidly fun free browser tool/download generates sound effects in the style of 80s and 90s Japanese animation, all thanks to a clever signal chain. And you can export WAV files, so you could use it to build instruments/drum racks, too.
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2026
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Forget channel closures: watch every decade of MTV music videos online
No, MTV is not shutting down, though Paramount Skydance did shutter some all-music video channels in various markets. But never mind: the internet can best even vintage MTV. Tune into MTV REWIND and hit shuffle by decade.
KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software
Peter Kirn - October 28, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Sit back and take in a half-hour Novation Bass Station documentary
Peter Kirn - July 30, 2025
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Yamaha’s VL1 launched physical modeling; it’s time to give it its due
Peter Kirn - June 2, 2025
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