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Mangle everything: modulated mayhem in circuit-bent Sinevibes Malfunction v3
This is why you get intimate with code, line by line. Artemiy at Sinevibes obsessed over details, breaking a filter model by rewiring its internal connections — and now, with v3, giving it precise modulation in a wide variety of shapes. Now, like kids kicking over a sandcastle, we can take that handiwork and apply it to total, absolute destruction.
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Free Friday: D16 is turning 20 and they’ve got a new free stereo delay
Straight outta Katowice, our friends at D16 Audio Group are celebrating 20 years with an all-new stereo delay: Echolite. And don’t let the “lite” in the name deceive you: this all-new giveaway has some power beneath its simple UI.
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2026
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Time-bending, granular-powered HyperWarp: hands-on, free pack
The granular engine in Baby Audio’s HyperWarp can bend time along graphical paths you create with curved and stepped drawing tools. The result: glitches, timbres, and grooves, rhythmic chops, sweeping pitch shifts, rich coloration, and stasis-leak madness when you want it. I’ve got a hands-on, plus a big CDM-exclusive bank of free patches.
Peter Kirn - October 6, 2026
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1010music Bluebox 1.5 mixer module and desktop is your do-everything tool
Peter Kirn - August 20, 2026
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VST is 30 years old, and Steinberg is giving away some of its earliest plugins
Peter Kirn - August 4, 2026
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Remembering Kieran Foster; legendary Glitch2 effect now free
Peter Kirn - August 2, 2026
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Free BEAST Repeat for Ableton Live is so good, you’ll switch genres to IDM
Peter Kirn - July 22, 2026
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Logic has new granular, Beat Breaker features; here’s how to use them
Peter Kirn - July 13, 2026
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