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As much triggering as you can handle: Noise Engineering Multi Repetitor
Tough times and tight spaces call for deep algorithmic generative triggers. So now is a great time for Noise Engineering to reimagine their trigger module. Tap a tempo, patch a cord, and instantly spin up percussive patterns you can freely modulate — the best of what the company gave us before, but now with live performance transformations and more possibilities. It’s Multi Repetitor. It’s Multi Repetitor. Sorry.
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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
Sparkle! Slash! PowerUP! This deceptively simple, stupidly fun free browser tool/download generates sound effects in the style of 80s and 90s Japanese animation, all thanks to a clever signal chain. And you can export WAV files, so you could use it to build instruments/drum racks, too.
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2026
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Boxing Day: get those xmas freebies and be serenaded by an Atari ST
Food comas. Empty wrapping paper. Or whatever you’re celebrating, hopefully you’ve got some time off to grab a slew of free synth-y gifts available to download right now. Need a soundtrack? 1987 and Atari ST have you covered.
Peter Kirn - December 26, 2025
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Envion: a free, open, algorithmic drum composition environment in Pd
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2025
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Way more than acid: pay-if-you-can Sting 2 is instant inspiration
Peter Kirn - July 7, 2025
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Acidwerk is a totally bonkers free and open source Web acid synth
Peter Kirn - February 17, 2025
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