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QuadTrack is a new groovebox for the Amiga (really), plus PC and Mac
It’s the biggest Commodore Amiga news of the week: Pink Parrot Studio is launching a new “Dynamic Performance Sequencer” with powerful modulation and Trig Tools option, built for jamming right on the computer keyboard. And there’s a music album to match. But don’t worry: if you have one of those inferior PC or Macintosh machines, you can still get in on the fun with an emulator, no installation or setup required.
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Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse, the Mac’s first instrument, in Eventide reboot
It’s 1986. Laurie Spiegel creates something unlike any software available at the time — an “intelligent,” algorithmic composer you can play as an instrument, for Mac, Amiga, and Atari ST. You’re at NAMM, and it’s 2026. Surprising everyone, Eventide announces they’re working with Spiegel to bring the original software to modern computers, preserving a breakthrough moment in digital music making. The mouse is back.
Peter Kirn - January 25, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
GIMP 3.0, free and open source image app, looks brilliant
The culmination of seven years of open-source development, GIMP has reached its milestone 3.0 release. GIMP was always powerful, but this feels more like the mature, usable release to take on the proprietary heavyweights.
MilkyTracker, legendary free music tool, just got a huge update
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2024
Tech
Ethereal demoscene creations, animation from scroll bars, at Revision 2024
Peter Kirn - April 1, 2024
DIY + Unusual Motion Software Tech
Amiga 500 as a real-time guitar effects pedal: Magical Synth Adventure
Peter Kirn - April 1, 2024
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Software Tech
