Explore sonic inspiration, via this artist’s approach to Novation’s Peak 1.2

Novation packed new sounds – and 43 new wavetables – into an update for their flagship Peak synthesizer. Sound designer Patricia Wolf writes to share how she approached making some of those new sounds.

Download a free two-hour Panorama Bar mix from nd_baumecker

Nothing brightens midwinter like music. So the warm glow of nd_baumecker’s mixing is something special. The delayed download is out now from Ostgut Ton, the label associated with Berghain and Panorama Bar.

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2018

Build your own scratch DJ controller

If DJing originated in the creative miuse and appropriation of hardware, perhaps the next wave will come from DIYers inventing new approaches. No need to wait, anyway – you can try building this scratch controller yourself.

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2018

TidalCycles, free live coding environment for music, turns 1.0

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2018

Make winter even more chill: free tracks and underground electro by 214

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2018

Free Snare Designer for Ableton Live, Logic, and Kontakt

Peter Kirn - November 2, 2018

Free Cakewalk DAW for Windows gets big updates, more stretchy audio

Peter Kirn - October 26, 2018

Free pack of sounds from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio

Peter Kirn - October 2, 2018

Real time visuals, no money spent: two great commercial tools

Ted Pallas - September 26, 2018

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