Music tech Reviews Software Tech
AAS Multiphonics CV-3 modular review: an expressive and sonic landmark
AAS Multiphonics CV-3 realizes the potential of this modular software as a synthesis and physical modeling powerhouse. It’s the biggest update to date, with 3-op FM, new physical modeling components, effects, and sound tools. And it’s polyphonic and expressive, with full support for 8-voice polyphony and glides and expression with MPE.
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Minimal Audio Wave Shifter hands-on: warped frequency modulator effect
Minimal Audio’s tasty Wave Shifter was one of the best upgrades in their Current 2.0 synth. The various stereo shifter/FM/AM/ring modulation tools make a lot of sense as a standalone effect plug-in, too – and now that’s just what we get. Here’s a look.
Peter Kirn - February 12, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
bop: free, fast, friendly, fun music stuff for Pd, old CPUs and RasPi
It’s free, it’s fast, it’s fun, it’s bop for the free Pure Data Vanilla. It runs on old computers. It runs on Raspberry Pi. “You probably don’t have any use for bop,” its developer says humbly – but wait, with everything from text sequencing to reverbs to esoteric musical notation, this looks great!
Peter Kirn - February 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Current 2.0 evolved into one of last year’s most compelling synths
Peter Kirn - January 3, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Free Manifest Audio Percotone is a delicious percussive monosynth
Peter Kirn - December 25, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
CRUM HUM, new generative synth focused on soundscapes
Peter Kirn - November 19, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Polyend Synth is a $499 polysynth with grid and a ton of synth engines
Peter Kirn - November 12, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Elektron’s new shiny: Digitone II hardware sequel, Syntakt 1.3 firmware
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Modor DR-2, Belgian beast of a drum machine, now does basslines, too
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2024
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