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Free tool dumps KORG minilogue xd patches into images – plus patch sheets for volca modular
Korg sound design fans, you’ll want this: a user has made a free tool that automatically generates images from program presets. (Sounds like a great idea for other synths, too – and we get into other geeky scripts here, as well.) And now is a good time to revisit free patch sheets for volca modular, though for that you’ll need drawing software … or a pen.
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Meng Qi’s new Wingie2 firmware is inspired by the late Rob Hordijk’s Blippoo Box
Dutch designer Rob Hordijk inspired many instrument creators before his death last fall. Meng Qi is one of those moved by his work. He has just released an alternative firmware for his Wingie2 that allows it to behave like Hordijk’s beloved Blippoo Box.
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2023
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Neutral Labs Pip module: morphable, complex LFOs designed to be paired
Why work in modular? One good answer: modulation. And modules are increasingly departing from more utilitarian approaches to gesture recording, morphing, and other expressive concepts. Neutral Labs Pip does all that and has some clever ideas for how two LFOs can work together. It’s available pre-assembled or with source code & DIY builds for those who want it.
Peter Kirn - February 20, 2023
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Make your own drum machine: a $70 DIY creation built on Teensy
Peter Kirn - February 14, 2023
DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update
Peter Kirn - December 15, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Stories Tech
BASTL Microgranny is back – in a limited Monolith edition with Bogdan Raczynski
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2022
Gear Music tech Tech
Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
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