KORG volca fm gets its own custom editor, plug-in

Manage all that FM sound depth of your KORG volca – or dust it off, if you need – with this handy editor for one of the most unique little instruments from the past years.

Surge is free, deep synth for every platform, with MPE support

Surge is a deep multi-engine digital soft synth – beloved, then lost, then brought back to life as an open source project. And now it’s in a beta that’s usable and powerful and ready on every OS.

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2019

Two free plug-ins and a music label take you into ambient worlds

What’s to say a music idea can’t be both a tool and a tape, an instrument someone could play or an album they can get lost in? Puremagnetik are launching their new experimental label with two free tools that let you keep the drones and grains and ambient soundscapes flowing.

Peter Kirn - March 28, 2019

NI Massive X synth sees first features, interface revealed

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2019

Unique takes on delay and tremolo from K-Devices, now as plug-ins

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2019

Master your Roland TR-8S drum machine settings with a plug-in editor

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2019

Cherry Audio Voltage Modular: a full synth platform, open to developers

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2018

Noir is part bass, part drum synth – a must-have iOS drum machine

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2018

Powerful SURGE synth for Mac and Windows is now free

Peter Kirn - September 26, 2018

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