Apple has a AV studio desktop again: power, speed, and cheese graters

Apple promised something special – and modular – at the pro desktop level, and they’re delivering something ambitious. Welcome the return of big metal desktops with tons of PCI slots and maxed-out power supplies. And if you missed Macs that look like cheese graters, you also get your wish.

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.

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2019

Crazy8Beats puts MIDI, analog sequencing, and insanity in one unit

This boutique hardware melds live performance and programming, MIDI and analog triggers, into one desktop pattern maker. And it’s now shipping.

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2018

Start music on iOS, finish it on Ableton Live., with new Blocs Wave

Peter Kirn - October 25, 2016

Moog Mother-32 wants to be your intro to modular synthesis

Peter Kirn - October 1, 2015

Here’s a Track Made From Just Teenage Engineering PO-12 and MeeBlip, And Another with MeeBlip Vocals

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2015

Traktor Kontrol D2 with Color Display is Official, Costs US$499

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2015

The Saw Bench is a 100€ Analog Synth; Here’s What Its Creators Say

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2015

As Mac Pro Debates Rage On, Time for Some Reality Checks

- June 19, 2013

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