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Freesound, massive shared sounds library, turns 20 with talks and listening
Who says the internet is dead? Not Freesound, the massive, community-run, fully free and open library of sounds from birdsong to samples. This incredible repository turns 20 years old today, and they’re celebrating with talks and a listening session. That includes organizer discussions of how to cope with AI and keep users’ needs central, and […]
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Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack
Befaco has some new and refreshed modules, elegantly covering some essential utilities and mixing. They’ve done a hands-on demo in Barcelona, and best of all, you can grab these as free and open source modules for the free VCV Rack environment. That means you could be playing with them in a matter of moments.
Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Software Tech
Throwback Thursday: Kerri Chandler DJing on reel-to-reel tape is a joy
Everybody’s a DJ until you put four tape machines in front of them. Yeah, to vinyl purists, Kerri Chandler continues to tour his all tape DJ rig, and it never gets old.
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2024
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Befaco’s new Pony wavefolding oscillator module: funky modulations, rich timbres
Peter Kirn - September 26, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Tech
Erica’s Pico System III is a tiny, 450 EUR West Coast modular rig
Peter Kirn - September 16, 2019
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
SPICE is a one-stop modular distortion box – and it needs support
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2019
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