XEN FX LAB: sequel to Zen Delay adds tweakable spring tank, dub mode

XEN FX LAB is a follow-up to a software hit (and hardware, before that), adding a modeled spring reverb, strike for “knocking” the virtual tank, and a dub button for adding dub-style throws, plus significant performance optimizations all round. And yeah, it’s time for more wild drones and dubs and echoes and the lot. macOS, Windows; VST3, AU, standalone; also on iOS.

Threads from Mexicali to Amman, mix and sampler with FAX’s Facade Electronics

If you need sonic architecture to hold emotions beyond words, look no further to this poignant sampler by the underrated Facade Electronics, the label by FAX out of Mexicali, Mexico. It’s brought together by feeling as much as something superficial like genre. I had the same sense of connections to producers I care about in contributing a mix this fall.

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2024

Ninja Tune x Erica Synths Zen Delay is now a plug-in – with deep new modulation and more

From dub to techno to ambient, the Zen Delay hardware has proved itself as a sought-after boutique effect instrument. Now there’s a software counterpart, with new modulation and sound design features to match.

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2023

LA x Berlin celebrates the sunnier Berlin connection in sound

Peter Kirn - January 20, 2023

Dark, dreamy dub techno and ambient music: Ukraine’s Danny Skripp needs your support

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2022

Audio Damage has released 33 classic legacy plug-ins for free – here’s a guide and a stupid test

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2022

Remembering dub innovator Lee “Scratch” Perry

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2021

Deadbeat’s secret sauce Reaktor picks for “weirdo” production

Peter Kirn - April 30, 2018

Audio Damage are bringing their plug-ins to iOS – and more

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2017