West Coast, with penguins: Aaltoverb on Linux; Aalto 2 coming soon

Madrona Labs’ patchable West Coast synth is one of the most playable, exploration-friendly, unique instruments around — a piece of software to last. And it comes with a reverb companion, now on Linux, too as a free demo you can beta-test. The big news: Aalto 2 is coming this fall for macOS, Windows — and Linux, too.

Bitwig Studio 6 is out of beta, and the “workflow update” is worth the wait

Bitwig Studio 6 has arrived after an extended public beta period. A lot of Bitwig users might barely notice, since you switched full time to this release for its polish and workflow improvements — but here’s a refresher, with tips. With all the nuances of little workflow, editing, automation, and interface interaction tweaks, you can […]

Peter Kirn - March 11, 2026

The best way to learn Bitwig Grid, Serum 2 is in Japanese from LOBOTIX

LOBOTIX is another reason to have hope in musical imagination. Even without speaking a word of Japanese, these are instantly some of my favorite tutorials. Here, these cover the spectral synthesis modes in Serum 2 and the modular capabilities of Bitwig Grid (and Vital and PhasePlant and more). And thanks to 2020s tech, we get her in the form of an anime character.

Peter Kirn - March 5, 2026

Novation Launch Control finally brings back the smart, little encoder box

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2026

How to run Bitwig Studio on the Steam Deck gaming console

Peter Kirn - December 11, 2025

Bitwig Studio 6 details revealed, and editing gets a big boost

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2025

New in Bitwig land: Brazilian beats, controller tips, v6 beta this month

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2025

Bitwig hardware: deep Roto-Control integration; Connect 4/12 is here

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2025

Bitwig enters crowded audio interface space with controller, CV twists

Peter Kirn - January 24, 2025