Patchstorage is a friendly site packed with free visual and music patches

Patching music and visuals is fun, but it helps to learn from other people. With everything from apps (Audulus) to modulars (Softube, VCV Rack) to code and free software (Pd, SuperCollider, Bela), patchstorage is like a free social network for actually making stuff.

Inside the livecoding algorave movement, and what it says about music

Using code for live music has gone from geeky fringe to underground revolution, offering a fresh approach to music and pattern, even for first-time coders. Alex McLean is one of the people at the center of this medium’s growth.

Peter Kirn - May 29, 2018

8BitMixtapeNEO is a glitchy hackable synth the size of a cassette tape

It’s the size of a cassette tape, has buttons and pots so you can play it as a handheld instrument, it’s open and hackable – and it sounds like 8-bit mayhem.

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2018

Open music gear: Bastl Instruments schematics on GitHub

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2018

This custom TR-09 controller is also a great starting point for DIYers

Peter Kirn - March 16, 2018

Bela Mini gives you 1ms sound anywhere, to turn into anything, for £120

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2018

Glitch Delay is a DIY module you can make – and it makes lovely music

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2018

Miss Nord Modular? This hack runs your patches as free software

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2018

TX Modular is a vast, free set of sound tools in SuperCollider

Peter Kirn - February 5, 2018

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