Synthesizers.com in VCV Rack gives you Moog-like 5U in software, for free

Imagine having access to a full original Moog modular system. Now imagine you could run the whole thing for free – and it won’t take up a wall of your home. Synthesizers.com has brought its MU East Coast-inspired modular to VCV Rack as freeware. It’s also a great place to begin with software modular synthesis.

Music Thing Modular Workshop System: patch, hack, code, mic, jack in

Tom Whitwell and Thonk have revealed their latest: a complete modular system ready to be tote in its own hard case. The Workshop System has all the modular, patchable goodness you’d expect—contact mics and guitar/stereo line inputs—but it’s also got a computer inside, with unique programmable cards.

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2024

Learn music instrument design from Roger Linn and Sasha Leitman

Want to learn about designing physical interactions for music from the creator of the MPC and Linnstrument, the one and only Roger Linn, plus physical interaction and sound arts expert Sasha Leitman? Registrations are open now for a class from June 17-21. You can even join online.

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2024

RNBO 1.3.0, now a powerful RasPi raw MIDI tool – plus, chats with Max artists

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2024

Free ChucK sound coding is now in Unreal Engine – and it’s a big deal

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2024

NTS-3 is kaoss pad as kit, complete with SDK – plus updated NTS-1

Peter Kirn - January 19, 2024

Valdivia, Chile to Tampere, Finland, a livecoding Solstice is on right now

Peter Kirn - December 22, 2023

Finally, a silly synth so small you could swallow it (but please don’t)

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2023

Deluge synth-sequencer-sampler open-source community firmware is here

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2023

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