Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021

Polyphonic noise generation from Indonesia, in squaresolid’s Chaosbyte synth

Peter Kirn - September 24, 2021

Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021

Afrorack is back with cheap DIY modules, from African percussion to MS-20 filters

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2021

Cassette turntablism is a thing, and you need to watch more tape DJ videos from Japan

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2021

Error Instruments’ Loopman is an experimental cassette Walkman instrument

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2021

Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021

CHAIR made an amazingly realistic snare plug-in – get a CDM discount, then play it on a table

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021

Build smart, custom mechanical keyboards for MIDI – or really tiny Ableton Live control

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021

Freespin is a demo made for the Commodore 1541 – no, not the computer, just the floppy drive

Peter Kirn - July 6, 2021