Romance and underground, the world of SOMA Laboratory’s machines

“Underground romantic engineering” is the motto of up-and-coming gearmaker SOMA Laboratory. Here’s a look at the Russian-Polish foundry creating wild new electronic instruments – and their latest creation. Music store All For DJ has become a badly-needed new hub for Moscow’s electronic producers. Despite the name, they’re host to all kind of electronic instruments. I […]

Delaydelus 2 is a patchable sampler/delay from Daedelus, Dr. Bleep

Delaydelus 2 is a devilishly clever box that’s really two devices in one – it’s a sampler, and it’s a pitch-able delay with feedback. And the whole thing is patchable. Meet the latest from Daedelus and Dr. Bleep.

Peter Kirn - June 21, 2019

Datalooper lets you play Ableton Live with your feet

It’s a looper, it’s a Session View controller. It’s USB powered, and you play it with your feet. But unlike other options, Datalooper integrates directly with how you work in Ableton Live – and it doesn’t require Max for Live to operate. Here’s a first look – and an exclusive discount.

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2018

DU-NTSC is a modular visualizer, AV toy, and video generator

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2018

Take a tour of the dreamy ACL modular synthesizer system

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018

Trump’s tariffs could be costly for made-in-the-USA music gear

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2018

New Faderfox, from mixer-style controllers to RGB insanity

Peter Kirn - June 22, 2018

KOMA’s pedals are discontinued, but leave a mighty 7-year legacy

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2017

Why would you want this €129 kit covered in sixty knobs?

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2017

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