JW-Modules free Grains, Buffer are must-downloads for VCV Rack

We’ve had a deluge of superb VCV Rack modules, carrying straight over into the first days of the new year. But let’s skip to this one: Jeremy Wentworth’s free Grains is the granular sampler you’ve been waiting for, now available for VCV Rack and 4ms MetaModule. Bonus: my guide to other granular modules in Rack… and a surprise teaser.

Tactile Patch Sheets are open 3D-printed synth overlays for vision accessibility

Patch sheets and synth overlays too often assume sighted users – so how do you make them accessible for people with low vision or blindness? Geert Bevin and Tim Burgess have tried 3D-printed patch sheets for the Moog DFAM and Mavis. They’re open source and could be a starting point for more; we’d love to hear from people with different levels of sight about whether this works for you.

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2023

The best free tools for working with modular synthesis and music

Patching for the people – there’s no reason cost or access has to keep you from the powers and fun of modular synthesis and music making. VCV Rack’s launch this month got lots of attention, but there are other options, too. Here the latest, best picks.

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2021

Inside MTS-ESP, the new tuning tool from Oddsound and Aphex Twin

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2021

VCV Rack nears 1.0, new features, as software modular matures

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2019

New tools for free sound powerhouse Pd make it worth a new look

Peter Kirn - January 4, 2017

There’s a new way to make your iPhone run any Pd patch, free

Peter Kirn - November 4, 2016

People Will Come: There’s Already a Free Sample Editor for volca sample

- December 11, 2014

Meet KORG’s New Sample Sequencing volca – And its SDK for Sampling

- November 19, 2014

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