Sega Genesis-ify all your sounds with this free decimator for any platform and OS

One tool gives you 8-bit retro digital sound effects (“bitcrush”/decimator) with loads of extras, for kind of every platform you can imagine – and it’s free.

Get a free Memorymoog: Syntronik Memory-V freebie from IK Multimedia

No obscure Moog synthesizer past is left out – it’s like a party. The latest is IK Multimedia, the 1981 Moog Memorymoog, and – it’s available for free (with mailing list sign-up).

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2021

Quick Ableton Live tips: blackest ever UI, Saturator tutorial, see plug-ins on tracks – let’s go!

Another day, another boot screen for Ableton Live … let’s make something different happen in that DAW of choice. Here are some fast tips for changing how Live looks and mastering its cool Saturator.

Peter Kirn - January 27, 2021

Here’s a free pack to get MIDI Polyphonic Expression under your fingertips

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2021

Freebie watch: Diablo Lite is built to make drums punch, slap, and hit harder

Peter Kirn - January 4, 2021

Texture is a free, rich granular reverb plug-in with mid/side for Mac, Windows

Peter Kirn - December 25, 2020

Xmas up your Ableton Live with these free themes and chime-y sample pack

Peter Kirn - December 25, 2020

Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in

Peter Kirn - December 22, 2020

Free Eurorack holiday – all these Instruo modules are now on VCV Rack; here’s a guide

Peter Kirn - December 22, 2020

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