Interview: Plaid on AI, live performance, physical modeling, and touring

From Egyptology and Commodore Amiga to reflecting on AI and selecting the best physical modeling tools, Ed and Andy (Plaid) open up about their work and practice. We’re turning this year into the next with talks with our favorite artists.

MiilkyTracker screenshot featuring new UI, CYCLE synth running.

MilkyTracker, legendary free music tool, just got a huge update

It’s called “1.05.” But the update to this iconic free and open-source tracker is massive, with a new UI option, new built-in MilkySynth, new effects, and more.

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2024

Ethereal demoscene creations, animation from scroll bars, at Revision 2024

Demoscene culture continues to produce more with less, producing elaborate audiovisual worlds from tiny amounts of code. Revision is a hub for these kinds of creations, and in 2024, it delivers as always – including, incredibly, an animation made just from HTML scrollbar code. (Seriously.)

Peter Kirn - April 1, 2024

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