Daedelus and Takuma Matsui talk Tinge, a painterly color wheel arpeggiator

There’s no grid, no harsh colors. Tinge swells and sways like a windchime, coming to life in spinning color wheels. It’s probably nothing like any arpeggiator you’ve seen before — or maybe it’s a “note agitator.” Co-creators Daedelus (Alfred Darlington) and Takuma Matsui (Rainbow Circuit) take us inside the process of how they created and thought about this new generative, responsive, playable melodic delight.

Baby Audio BA-1 gets free 1.5 update: FX Strip, arp, more sound controls

Baby Audio has refreshed their 80s Yamaha-inspired BA-1 soft synth with a free update. You get a new arpeggiator, more controls, plus an FX strip that lets you use the BA-1’s retro effects with other sources.

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2024

Novation’s SL MkIII has it all: sequencer, CV, MIDI, software control

Once upon a time, there was a Novation keyboard called the ReMOTE SL. That’s as in “remote control” of software. Times have changed, and you’ve got a bunch of gear to connect – and you may want your keyboard to work standalone, too. So meet the SL MkIII.

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2018

StepPolyArp Unit is a new universal App and Audio Unit MIDI effect for iOS

Ashley Elsdon - June 7, 2018

Here are the best new features in Ableton Live 9.5 [Videos]

Peter Kirn - November 5, 2015

Maschine and Komplete Kontrol Updates Make Them Way More Useful

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2015

Pyramid is High-End MIDI, Analog Sequencer Gear with Effects [Gallery]

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2015

Mods Make The Moog’s Werkstatt Synth More Educational, More Fun

- December 5, 2014

Maschine 2.2 Proves Playability Matters: Scales, Chords, Arp for Your Pads

- November 25, 2014

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