The world is your modular: Mulch Box, an all-jacks patch bay and multiplier

It’s the size of a standard guitar pedal. It needs no power It’s… covered in jacks. It’s Mulch Box, the first hardware from Go Outside, and it’s a stunningly simple idea for signal routing any of your gear, minijack and full-sized jack alike.

Crum Hum from above - white knobs, triangular touch plates, parameters for sound, effects (reverb, drive), randomization visible.

CRUM HUM, new generative synth focused on soundscapes

More than just a 3-voice synth, CRUM HUM is a generative instrument with touch controls and knobs for dialing in aleatoric chords and melodies. It’s the latest boutique creation from Nyström, maker of the Crum Drum.

Peter Kirn - November 19, 2024

Polyend and Cyclone Analogic have rare discounts on their hardware

Two last hardware deals for you in the Black Friday – Cyber Monday sales – Polyend and TR/TB clonemaker Cyclone Analogic have discounts on their excellent boutique hardware. Polyend has a 15% discount (“SALE15”) on everything they make – that includes two machines that have reached the end of their life, the beautiful Perc drumming […]

Peter Kirn - November 29, 2021

Polyphonic noise generation from Indonesia, in squaresolid’s Chaosbyte synth

Peter Kirn - September 24, 2021

Make Noise and Alessandro Cortini made a new instrument – here’s the story behind it

Peter Kirn - January 29, 2021

You can learn a lot from Surgeon’s live rigs

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2019

Faderfox EC4 gives you the encoders your hardware, software are missing

Peter Kirn - November 6, 2019

Review: 1010 Blackbox, sampling workstation hardware in a little square

Andreas Roman - September 23, 2019

Roland’s Boutique JU-06A JUNO is insanely fun [Review]

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2019