DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
Flexur and Chill, with this Trautonium-inspired DIY synthesizer
I missed this when it dropped earlier this month — Synthtopia was there! But now is a perfect time to chill out to the smoothly gliding sounds of this original Trautonium-inspired synthesizer design in progress. Flexur can cool down an overheated Europe.
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Music in training sets is the new Spotify Wrapped: how genAI uses your music
This has to be peak 2026 music tech. Across every feed, producers I follow are posting the same revelation: they’re finding their own music in training sets used by AI. Investigations by Alex Reisner at The Atlantic are making this more visible — and visceral. And the findings are actually much worse than I think […]
Peter Kirn - June 22, 2026
Music Music tech Tech
Hainbach and AudioThing made the HP Word Generator into sonic software
The Hewlett-Packard Word Generator 8006A has become an unintentional legend of sound lovers, transforming this obscure lab equipment into a kind of instrument. So you knew that a Hainbach/AudioThing collab to produce a software version was inevitable. B00GA is available now as a macOS, Windows, or Linux plug-in, or an iOS/iPadOS AUv3 plug-in or app.
Vermona DRM, the company’s DDR-era analog drum machine, as seen on Hainbach
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
Suzuki is re-releasing the electronic autoharp Omnichord to celebrate its 70th anniversary
Peter Kirn - March 28, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
Fluss: Hainbach and Bram Bos teamed up on an iOS granular app, and it’s an instant gem
Peter Kirn - December 5, 2022
Apps iOS Music tech Reviews Tech
Niche no more – Dials by AudioThing, Hainbach proves test equipment models can be essential
Peter Kirn - September 29, 2022
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
