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Roland’s pedal concept uses AI to let you process everything with anything
The concept prototype Project LYDIA by Roland Future Design Lab uses machine learning tech from Neutone to turn any input into a “tone.” But this isn’t just about “modeling” — far from it. It lets you process anything with anything else. Beatboxing, field recordings — anything becomes an input. That emphasis on sampling and messing around in the real world might make it the opposite of genAI sound. This is tech that demands you go out and play.
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Transform any binary file into sound and MIDI, right in your browser, free
01000011 01101111 01101111 01101100 00100001! Binary Synth runs in your browser, and translates any binary file from its zeros and ones into audio synthesis and MIDI messages. The code is available under an MIT license, too, if you want to play with it.
Free Envion Deepscan turns your hard drive’s lost files into a soundscape
Tired of Big Tech scanning your online data? Why not make your own deep scan of all the lost sound files on your own hard drive, producing an entirely local result? No sooner than Envion wowed us with its beautiful esoteric sonic landscapes, its developer Emiliano drops a killer second act.
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
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Envion: a free, open, algorithmic drum composition environment in Pd
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2025
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Data Knot for Max is machine learning as musicians want it: human-focused
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2025
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Inside Kyiv’s hackerspace, a growing DIY synth and experimental noise scene
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2025
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