Elektron’s new shiny: Digitone II hardware sequel, Syntakt 1.3 firmware

Elektron is here with (maybe) a reason to sell old Elektron gear and buy something new with Digitone II. That news comes right on the heels of a big 1.3 firmware update, if you’d rather make existing gear better.

DivSkip: multimode rhythmic processor from DivKid, Making Sound Machines

You’ve seen plenty of gate sequencers and Euclidean generators. DivSkip is something different: It takes four channels of triggers and transforms them via eight different musical, performative modes. It’s a do-everything rhythmic wunderkind.

Peter Kirn - September 19, 2024

Free XiixiiQ sequencer for macOS, Logic sums Euclidean generators

It morphs, it step sequences, it generates – it’s an incredibly deep, polymetric, polyrhythmic MIDI sequencer for macOS that works especially well as a Logic Pro MIDI FX. And it’s free. Meet XiixiiQ. My Yule log for 2023 is probably feeding this into Sculpture.

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2023

Elektron drops surprise free update for all Analog Rytm owners

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2023

_Efx MOTIONS: Arturia’s new moving, modulating multi-effects plug-in

Peter Kirn - October 17, 2023

Pamela’s PRO Workout, after 10 years of modular pattern making, is next-generation upgrade

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2022

Since it’s 22.02.2022, here are a bunch of musical palindromes

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2022

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