The joy of Splines, a module that can make anything from curves

It’s an oscillator, a step sequencer, a modulation and envelope source, a quantizer (with custom tunings) — even a scope, thanks to its interactive, animated visual interface. Thorn Audio’s new Eurorack module can make anything from elegant, precise curves. It’s more than just another do-everything module. Now you’re playing with Splines.

As much triggering as you can handle: Noise Engineering Multi Repetitor

Tough times and tight spaces call for deep algorithmic generative triggers. So now is a great time for Noise Engineering to reimagine their trigger module. Tap a tempo, patch a cord, and instantly spin up percussive patterns you can freely modulate — the best of what the company gave us before, but now with live performance transformations and more possibilities. It’s Multi Repetitor. It’s Multi Repetitor. Sorry.

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2026

Data Knot for Max is machine learning as musicians want it: human-focused

Data Knot is the best of AI and machine learning: low-latency, optimized, performance-friendly, responsive — a set of building blocks for gestures and sounds that you customize. Built on the Fluid Corpus Manipulation project (FluCoMa) by composer/artist and self-described “crazy person” Rodrigo Constanzo, it’s something else musicians and artists love, too: it’s free.

Peter Kirn - October 23, 2025

Akai MPC Live III: expressive pads come to the MPC grid; $1699 with new core

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2025

Sampleslicer MKIII, the definitive real-time sampler looper slicer module

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2025

Grayscale Nexus expands on Mutable’s keyframing – free now in VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2025

Bitwig hardware: deep Roto-Control integration; Connect 4/12 is here

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2025

ONE MKII viewed from the back, angle, showing new CV Input jacks.

OXI Instruments’ grid sequencer is about to get a big MKII upgrade

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2025

Intellijel Multigrain, a stereo morphing granular sampler module

Peter Kirn - April 11, 2025