Free modular recipes for sound and sequence in VCV Rack, with the creator of JW-Modules

Part of the beauty of software modular is the ability to share ideas. Here are just those kinds of tips and tricks, and you can try them right now – free.

Get lost in stupidly ace sounds and imagery of the algorave, then get smarter and make your own

Algorave culture has been training years for this – it’s an audiovisual form that can make even a screen and streamed sound really come alive. Just watch – and actually, don’t just watch, here’s how to learn, too. Normally, algorave articles talk breathlessly about code, blah blah, people coding on screen, isn’t that nerdy, look […]

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2020

A free, shared visual playground in the browser: Olivia Jack talks Hydra

Reimagine pixels and color, melt your screen live into glitches and textures, and do it all for free on the Web – as you play with others. We talk to Olivia Jack about her invention, live coding visual environment Hydra.

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2019

VCV Rack nears 1.0, new features, as software modular matures

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2019

Eerie, amazing sounds from tape loops, patches – like whales in space

Peter Kirn - November 8, 2018

Powerful SURGE synth for Mac and Windows is now free

Peter Kirn - September 26, 2018

Vectors are getting their own festival: lasers and oscilloscopes, go!

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2018

AudioKit Synth One has arrived

Ashley Elsdon - June 29, 2018

This free tool could change how you think about sequencers

Peter Kirn - June 25, 2018

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