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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.
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Acidwerk is a totally bonkers free and open source Web acid synth
Acidwerk puts the acid in acid. Yes, this is a generative bassline and drum synth. No, it does not make the vanilla acid you might be imagining. It’s a beautifully bizarre instrument perfect for creating some chaotic noise in a browser tab right after you’ve closed … the news.
Peter Kirn - February 17, 2025
Music tech Software Tech Web
RIP Dax Pierson, Árni Grétar Jóhannesson aka Futuregrapher
We’re barely into the new year, but already, we’ve got two untimely passings that leave significant holes in the world of electronic music: Dax Pierson and Árni Grétar Jóhannesson.
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
Gear Music tech Tech
Polyend Tracker Mini 2.0: synth engines, PERC drum synth, more of everything
Peter Kirn - July 1, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
D16’s Drumazon 2 review: a must-have 909-inspired drum machine plug-in
Peter Kirn - November 2, 2023
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Acid in your browser, free: generate acid patterns and MIDI with this Web tool
Peter Kirn - August 23, 2023
Music tech Tech Web
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