SPICE is a one-stop modular distortion box – and it needs support

Saturation, distortion, warmth, fuzz – it’s what keeps a lot of us coming back to machines. SPICE is a modular distortion on Kickstarter, suitable for Eurorack or desktop use alike – and it’s getting reader attention partly because it isn’t over the funding line quite yet.

Haken’s ContinuuMini is expressive, post-keyboard sound for $899

Want some evidence that the future of expressive digital instruments and MPE is bright? Look to Haken’s ContinuuMini, which emerged over last year, bringing greater portability and a US$899 price to the out-there controller.

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2019

TUNNELS imagines Eurorack if you could multiply and patch anywhere

Kids today. First, they want synth modules with the power of computers but the faceplate of vintage hardware – and get just that. Next, they take for granted the flexibility of patching that virtual systems in software have. Well, enter TUNNELS: “infinite multiple” for your Eurorack.

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2018

Percussa’s new Kickstarter project wants to be the brain of your modular

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2017

Export to hardware, virtual pedals – this could be the future of effects

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2017

A new hope to reissue lost Discogs records on vinyl

Peter Kirn - August 18, 2016

Expressive NDVR Keyboard: New Hardware, Polyphonic Aftertouch Done Right?

- July 8, 2013

Beats for Eva: Production Goodies Help One Woman Fight Cancer

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2012

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