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Turn that 1U row into a row of tactile TR-x0x step sequencing: Drummertime
A perfect 1U row doesn’t exi– oh, okay tubbetec. You got us. Add a row of big, clicky keys (or more “tactile” ones) and get your step sequencing in a row on Eurorack. It’s called “Drummertime.” Genius.
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Inertia completes an elegant trio of dynamic-shaping tools from Sinevibes
Many tools can add gates, filter frequencies, or add envelopes. But few do it with the elegance and ease of Sinevibes’ Switch, Array, and now Inertia. These plug-ins were early favorites from Sinevibes for their simplicity, but UI overhauls make them look and work beautifully — especially as you get to Inertia.
Peter Kirn - August 22, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Sampleslicer MKIII, the definitive real-time sampler looper slicer module
Live performance requires practice. And creating a truly performance-oriented module also requires a long process of iteration and refinement. Sampleslicer MKIII, the live sampling-looping-slicing labor, by Jan Willem (ginkosynthese), is the culmination of that process. And it just keeps getting better: today’s beta update, just announced, adds features like momentary reverse, non-repeating one-shot, and gate-triggered resets.
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2025
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Sinevibes Switch – the easiest way to add trancegate, but not just that…
Peter Kirn - January 22, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Collage 2.01 effects playground plug-in adds user-requested features
Peter Kirn - March 29, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Along with limited Chroma edition, Arturia’s KeyStep Pro gains features
Peter Kirn - December 1, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
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