How to run Bitwig Studio on the Steam Deck gaming console

You’d be hard-pressed to build a better handheld-sized computer. Artist nbor has turned his Steam Deck gaming handheld from Valve into a compact step-sequencing powerhouse, and he shares the script and tips you need if you want to do the same.

A little-known Nintendo DS piano peripheral meets homebrew sound

Switch 2, sure, but — have you plugged a tiny piano into a Nintendo DS and used some powerful homebrew software and custom scripts to make a handheld experimental music instrument?

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2025

Happy 20th to Imogen Heap’s Speak for Yourself

Imogen Heap is always up to exciting new things, but let’s take a moment to celebrate 20 years ago. Her landmark Speak for Yourself turns 20, and it’s getting. a proper part with a vinyl release (at last), a remaster, and even the chance to listen to “Hide and Seek” in Spatial Audio on Apple Music. Good timing, too: the TikTok generation has made “Headlock” a surprise second smash from this album. Now the full record gets a second life.

Peter Kirn - July 18, 2025

1996 peak Microsoft chillwave: if you heard it at all, you only heard it once

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2025

Stewart Copeland, Spyro the Dragon, and a community effort in sound

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2025

Palestinian game Dreams on a Pillow is on its last day of crowdfunding

Peter Kirn - January 13, 2025

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game is full of Ukrainian music; here’s your guide

Peter Kirn - January 7, 2025

Maker Monday: DIY your own tracker hardware for around $50-$75

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2025

SØS Gunver Ryberg’s Living Labyrinth 3D active listening experience

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2024

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