Music Thing Modular Workshop System gets its own advent calendar

Out: tiny milk chocolates. In: delicious Program Card code creations for the Music Thing Computer in the Workshop System. It’s a beautiful story of what happens when a small, focused community goes all in on an idea.

Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more

It’s what a lot of musicians wished for – especially judging by all the renders you were making. But the reality looks and works better than what you imagined: the OP-XY is a more mature OP-Z follow-up with a rich complement of sequencing features. And it’s all in gorgeous black and monochrome.

Peter Kirn - November 14, 2024

Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks

Move, the all-new compact all-in-one hardware platform from Ableton, got your attention – whether you loved it, hated it, or just weren’t sure. So here’s still more detail on Move: what it can do, what it can’t, how it compares, and some tips and hacks for getting more out of it even at v1.1.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024

Turmoil and Turbulence modules are all about disrupting your gates

Peter Kirn - September 23, 2024

Don’t just crossfade, scan: Vostok and DivKid Trace for Eurorack

Peter Kirn - August 22, 2024

Ornament & Crime, open module, gets new powers in Phazerville 1.7

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2024

Much-leaked MPC Key 37 arrives, and it’s likely to be a crowd-pleaser

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2024

Eurorack oddities: a clock divider using Zeno’s Paradox, a 3D string controller

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2024

Moog’s new Mariana is a monster bass soft synth with dual engines and CV

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2023

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