Here’s the biggest guitar in the southern hemisphere, in a free sample library

The remote town of Narrandera, New South Wales has its hemisphere’s biggest guitar – like “the guitar that ate Australia” big. And it’s already inspired plenty of free music, plus a free sample library you can download for yourself.

BBC gives away 16k WAV sound effects, but disallows some uses

Maybe it’s time for the idea of a “commons” to get a new boost. Whatever the reason, BBC’s 16,000 sound effects are available to download – but with strings attached.

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2018

Open music gear: Bastl Instruments schematics on GitHub

Music gear and modular maker Bastl Instruments have been dedicated to DIYers and open source hardware since the start. But today they’ve done a major dump of circuits that tinkerers will want to check out.

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2018

Let’s talk about open tools at Ableton Loop and beyond

Peter Kirn - November 7, 2017

Listen to space’s spookiest sounds with this NASA playlist

Peter Kirn - October 30, 2017

What if you used synthesizers to emulate nature and reality?

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2017

Francesco Novara – Astron [EP] brings evocative, comet-inspired music

Peter Kirn - August 19, 2017

Now hear the audio from an ISS spacewalk – and sample and remix it

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2017

European Space Agency just gave away a bunch of space media for use

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2017