Movements to music, as Instruments of Things goes live on Kickstarter with sensor system

Next-generation wireless and motion-sensing technologies – they’re in your smartphone already, but they’re finally coming in usable form to your music rig. And that means new possibilities for using movement as an input.

Total destruction: watch and hear this violent Erica PĒRKONS drum demo

We’ve gotten our hands and ears on Erica Synths’ new drum machine. And it’s every bit as brutal and dirty as expected. Our friends at Motobor Instruments do it properly.

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2021

Spices by WireMechanics is an elegant analog harmonic saturation module

Every so often, a module comes along that just gets straight to the point in a way that hits you instantly. So there’s reason to be excited about WireMechanics’ new Spices saturation module.

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2021

Waldorf are back to the future with M wavetable synth

Peter Kirn - September 14, 2021

Moog Sound Studio is now a triple-decker combo of semi-modular analog for $1999

Peter Kirn - September 14, 2021

Roland TR-909: the hat, the shirt, a nearly-free sound pack

Peter Kirn - September 10, 2021

Plug your line inputs into Eurorack, mix, add FX – Bastl’s BUDDY is here

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2021

Retrokits RK008 is a pocket calculator for MIDI sequences, inspired by classic Alesis MMT8

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2021

Here’s a gorgeous chill jam and the excellent 1.9 firmware for the Blackbox sampler

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2021

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