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 […]

Harder software: Reason Rack Extensions, in actual hardware racks

Once upon a time, Propellerhead ran an ad showing a bunch of hardware synths in a trash bin to make a point. This time, we get the opposite – a KORG Polysix for Reason running back in hardware. By now, these arguments about analog versus digital, software versus hardware are all surely irrelevant to music […]

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2019

Hardware VST? Steinberg Retrologue plug-in gets physical version

There’s plug-ins, and then there’s hardware. Well, just in time for Superbooth, here’s a hardware plug-in, from Steinberg – really.

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2019

dadamachines doppler is a new platform for open music hardware

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2019

Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019

What could make APC Live, MPC cool: Akai’s new software direction

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

Build your own scratch DJ controller

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2018

Watch this $30 kit turn into all these other synthesizers

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2018

This custom TR-09 controller is also a great starting point for DIYers

Peter Kirn - March 16, 2018

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