Op-ed: KORG has transformed synthesizers by letting them run plug-ins, says Sinevibes

No new ideas in synthesizers? Not so, says independent developer Artemiy Pavlov. He was excited enough about KORG’s direction that he’s written about why he thinks it changes music tech for the better. The Ukraine-based coder who releases under his Sinevibes brand is someone we’ve followed on CDM for some years, as a source of […]

KORG’s nutekt NTS-1 is a fun, little kit – and open to ‘logue developers

KORG has already shown that opening up oscillators and effects to developers can expand their minilogue and prologue keyboards. But now they’re doing the same for the nutekt NTS-1 – a cute little volca-ish kit for synths and effects. Build it, make wild sounds, and … run future stuff on it, too.

Peter Kirn - May 16, 2019

Azure Kinect promises new motion, sensing for art

Gamers’ interest may come and go, but artists are always exploring the potential of computer vision for expression. Microsoft this month has resurrected the Kinect, albeit in pricey, limited form. Let’s fit it to the family tree.

Peter Kirn - March 1, 2019

VCV Rack nears 1.0, new features, as software modular matures

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2019

Cherry Audio Voltage Modular: a full synth platform, open to developers

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2018

The guts of Tracktion are now open source for devs to make new stuff

Peter Kirn - November 16, 2018

Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018

Free VCV Rack modular platform adds plug-in DAW integration, more

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2018

Ableton have now made it easy for any developer to work with Push 2

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2017

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