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Sting 2.1 makes the most fun pattern, arp, acid maker even more funner
It’s the crazy-good acid maker, but more than that: Sting is fun for spinning all kinds of melodic and rhythmic patterns. (I’m constantly putting it on percussion tracks.) Now Iftah’s back with a Sting 2.1 update with new arpeggiator and pattern features. And it’s still pay-what-you-want / pay-what-you-can.
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Way more than acid: pay-if-you-can Sting 2 is instant inspiration
Sting 2, Iftah’s follow-up to the acid-generating Max for Live device, is packed with new features like accessibility and Push support. But that’s not the best way to describe it. It works on acid. It works on melodies. It works on percussion. You may wind up smiling as much as its UI is. Imagine a one-click source of pure joy.
Peter Kirn - July 7, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
303 Day: the freaky CDM Megaroundup
It’s 303 Day. Roland is giving away licenses for its TB-303 plug-in if you act fast. The Internet, for its part, will make you feel like you’re actually on acid. Let’s go.
Peter Kirn - March 3, 2025
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Acidwerk is a totally bonkers free and open source Web acid synth
Peter Kirn - February 17, 2025
Music tech Software Tech Web
Imaginando TV3 acid synth and bassline generator, free through Dec 1
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Polyend Synth is a $499 polysynth with grid and a ton of synth engines
Peter Kirn - November 12, 2024
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Polyend Tracker Mini 2.0: synth engines, PERC drum synth, more of everything
Peter Kirn - July 1, 2024
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