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Envion: a free, open, algorithmic drum composition environment in Pd
It all starts with the envelope, so that even a few milliseconds of sound can generate “thousands of sonic trajectories.” Built entirely in the free, open-source Pure Data, Envion is a deep compositional playground. You can think of it like an algorithmic drum machine. Emiliano Pennisi shares his creation with us.
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Swimmer is a weird and wonderful modulation source for Ableton Live
Modjaq’s Swimmer is a rare, deep-sea creature, trawled up from the depths of the Max for Live world. This is not your general-purpose modulation source. Think of it like an idiosyncratic Eurorack module — a source of specific gestures and a beautiful, briny gift from the ocean. I recommend embracing the oddness, but even so, […]
Peter Kirn - August 20, 2025
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Sonification Tools for Ableton Live now has a synth that plays data
Sonification Tools v2 from Manifest Audio and Noah Pred can now sonify text, images, video, and OSC – plus it’s got an all-new 8-voice polysynth that lets you play that data like an instrument. Noah also reflects on what sonifying data can mean.
Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025
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Tim Exile’s cancer recovery project is a generative, morphing groovebox
Peter Kirn - November 26, 2024
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CRUM HUM, new generative synth focused on soundscapes
Peter Kirn - November 19, 2024
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COLLIDZ° generates detailed ambient music, on its own or with a candy store worth of features
Peter Kirn - March 18, 2022
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Eyeballs, errors, and animal keys: Reed Ghazala’s wild circuit-bent electronics keep evolving
Peter Kirn - February 10, 2022
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