What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System

It’s a Very Workshop System Jamuary. Music Thing’s patchable music lab-in-a-lunchbox has proved that small-batch personal hardware can attract a select, dedicated community sharing great stuff with one another. Let’s catch up with what’s been happening in that magical village of synth wonder in the past year. Don’t forget, the ideas and code here are all open — meaning this could inspire more.

Glitch out LUTs in Resolume in this must-see tutorial, plus Wire presets

I love this idea: take your LUTs (color Lookup Tables), and mess with them creatively via code. Resolume covers the technique in their latest tutorial, though you could also drop these into other environments (or your video editor). They’ve also got a how-to on packaging Wire presets, taking advantage of that functionality.

Peter Kirn - August 12, 2025

Music Thing Modular Workshop System: patch, hack, code, mic, jack in

Tom Whitwell and Thonk have revealed their latest: a complete modular system ready to be tote in its own hard case. The Workshop System has all the modular, patchable goodness you’d expect—contact mics and guitar/stereo line inputs—but it’s also got a computer inside, with unique programmable cards.

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2024

Lisbon this week will be a haven for DIY sound, video synthesis, and AV

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2024

Hey hackers: Novation’s Launchkey Programmer’s Reference Guide

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2024

Max 8.6: Samplers, gamepads, colors, Max for Live, and more

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2024

Circuit bending progenitor Reed Ghazala has new ideas to share – with invisible rays

Peter Kirn - November 9, 2022

Get started with Max for Live and hack Live 11 Clip launching – here’s how (videos)

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2021

Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2021

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