Make that iPhone a futuristic Tricorder, pocket Kinect: ZIG SIM + TouchDesigner

The new iPhones and iOS are three-dimensional instruments, depth-sensing 3D cameras – pure magic. And one of Japan’s top studios has given away a tool that lets you unlock all of that, including with powerful visual app TouchDesigner.

OP-Z VJ: app from Teenage Engineering adds video powers

The OP-Z’s ultra-minimalist, candybar form factor hides some serious synthesis, sampling, and audiovisual powers – and now new live visual/VJ functions, too.

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2020

SunVox, free-cheap tracker and modular, gets new pitch and dynamic scale features

SunVox, the genius invention of Alexander Zolotov that’s free or just a few bucks on basically every platform, just keeps getting better.

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2020

The latest attempt to make digital music tangible: NFC-powered Muse Blocks

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2020

Testing G-Stomper Producer on Android – and how it helped unlock new rhythms

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2019

Arturia’s KeyStep just got way more useful

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2019

Make music with mobile, MeeBlip, and one connection – here’s how (iOS, Android)

Peter Kirn - July 25, 2019

Jam like you’re in a Tarkovsky film with this major app update

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019

No, Beatport’s subscription will not kill music – here’s how it really works

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2019

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