Elektron Analog Heat +FX: tweakable multi-effects, analog distortions, modulation

It’s finally a fully tweakable, Elektron-style effects box. The new Analog Heat +FX builds on the original – audio interface with multiple analog distortions – with new digital effects, rearrangeable routing, and expanded modulation.

Game Boy Advance gets a new, free step sequencer, complete with p-locks

Dust off that GBA: it’s a groove box now. Stepper is a free and open source 16-step sequencer with full access to the onboard sound engine and per-trigger parameter locks, Elektron-style. (And this pairs well with Elektron gear, as the developer shows.)

Happy 404 Day: These sound tips reveal the SP-404MKII does more than you think

It’s 404 Day – in the more-overlooked of the Roland-themed faux holidays! And what way better to celebrate than with some sound tips from CDM editor-at-large David Abravanel. They add to the evidence that the SP-404MKII is capable of way more than lo-fi beats, just in case you weren’t already among the converted.

David Abravanel - April 4, 2023

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