Three free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator

Spectral resynthesis is having a moment now that it’s one of the new oscillator types in the mighty Xfer Serum 2. If you’re looking for other ways to get your spectral resynthesis on – or you’re a Serum user who just can’t get enough – here are three free tools to sink your FFTs into.

Leafcutter John takes you deeper into the strange, wonderful tool Forester

If many music tools guide you, pointing you to particular sounds and hand-holding you on the grid, then Forester blindfolds you and drops you in the gaseous sea of a far-off moon. New videos give you a leg up in figuring out just how to access all that weird goodness.

Peter Kirn - August 9, 2024

Dancing “vibes” and 2 more mood-elevating freebies for Live, DAWs

As much as music making can pick you up, sometimes you need an extra injection of joy. So meet Max – a blue dancing figure you will “vïbe” to your music on any Ableton Live track, free. And more freebies: a bathroom reverb for Ableton Live and a chipper chippy 12-bit polysynth for any DAW.

Peter Kirn - August 5, 2024

A very Unreal Halloween: playable Theremin, scenes from cinema

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2023

Sonification Tools for Live uses data for sound, offers educational potential

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2023

Synplant 2 is as close to an alien laboratory as a synth plug-in can get

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2023

420 Hz is ultra-chilled music generated from cannabis plants

Peter Kirn - April 20, 2022

Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants

Peter Kirn - March 15, 2022

Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021

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