XODES are helping make 1U Eurorack a thing with tiny 808 modules – and more [hands-on]

Soundmit – XODES Kickstarter for 808-style 1U modules is live. These are fun, bite-sized modules and I can also say – they sound great. There’s more good 1U stuff in store, too.

Celebrate Eliane Radigue at 90 with a free documentary and fresh, radical re-releases

“I prefer to leave complete freedom to the listener … letting them find their own music within themselves from the sounds I offer.” Happy birthday to legendary composer Eliane Radigue – and now is the perfect time to discover yourself in her sounds, if you haven’t already.

Peter Kirn - January 26, 2022

BLEASS brings tape stop and slowdown and Granulizer to Mac and PC – plus CDM bonus

Stretch, bend, and mangle those sounds, because BLEASS’ tape and granular effects from iOS are now PC and Mac plug-ins, too. Plus we’ve got a CDM exclusive bonus for ROLI hardware owners.

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2021

Berghain is open again as a cute, cartoony animated AR app

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2021

Everything new in Arturia MicroFreak 3 update, as a wild little synth gets deeper

Peter Kirn - January 19, 2021

Free book traces the revolutionary link of graphic to sound, in Xenakis, UPIC, and legacy

Peter Kirn - April 17, 2020

Bionic synthesis: artists make music with a prosthetic arm, eye motion

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2020

Touché now puts expressive control at hand for $229

Peter Kirn - September 18, 2018

The Touché, adding expression to synths – just in time for Moogfest

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2018

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