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Best of show: walk NAMM with us in a gear-mas gallery
Who stood out at this year’s NAMM show, that festivus of gear that brightens our winters from Anaheim? We’ve given you some idea with NAMM and LA’s Buchla & Friends. Here, in images, are our favorites from NAMM, as captured by LA photographer Mehdi Hassine and veteran Berlin hardware guru Gösta Wellmer.
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Laurie Spiegel’s Music Mouse, the Mac’s first instrument, in Eventide reboot
It’s 1986. Laurie Spiegel creates something unlike any software available at the time — an “intelligent,” algorithmic composer you can play as an instrument, for Mac, Amiga, and Atari ST. You’re at NAMM, and it’s 2026. Surprising everyone, Eventide announces they’re working with Spiegel to bring the original software to modern computers, preserving a breakthrough moment in digital music making. The mouse is back.
Peter Kirn - January 25, 2026
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The best holiday, end-of-year deals on software and gear you can still get
If some form of magical elves did not arrive with music tools you’ve had your eyes on, here’s some good luck: several big sales are still running, from Max for Live devices to gear. Whether they’re called “holiday” or “end of year” … let’s just call it the end. We have arrived at the terminus. […]
Peter Kirn - December 29, 2025
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Eventide’s indispensable CrushStation overdrive/distortion is free right now
Peter Kirn - August 11, 2025
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SpaceBlender, swarming experimental reverb, is something new
Peter Kirn - May 1, 2025
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Freebies: Eventide’s one-knob fixers, DeBoom and Sheen Machine
Peter Kirn - December 20, 2024
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The best Black Friday deals in music tech right now
Peter Kirn - November 29, 2024
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Eventide’s H90 Harmonizer is a massively powerful multi-effects in a pedal format
Peter Kirn - November 10, 2022
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