Georgian-made Ambient audio is bringing home-grown modular to the Caucasus

Buy local: the world of gear for musicians is opening up to independent makers in more places. That includes Tbilisi-based Ambient audio, who are making everything from glowing and recycled patch cables to modular kits.

Noise Engineering’s latest Versio is Yester: three-tap delay with tons of controls

Yester Versio adds a bunch of sound-shaping and performance controls to a three-tap delay it what looks like a promising package. It’s the latest addition to Versio, their stereo module line that lets you swap firmwares at will – meaning you might just get this for free when it arrives this week.

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2023

ASM Hydrasynth 2.0: bit reducer, per-voice modulation, quantized LFO and ENV, more

ASM’s Hydrasynth is one of the most capable sound design instruments available now, packed with modulation features for its polyphonic architecture. Version 2.0 packs expanded memory and new modulation and envelope tools, including quantization and the ability to advance one at a time through their unique LFO Steps.

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2023

Dozens of recipes on Mutable Instruments Plaits, for your Eurorack kitchen

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2023

Moog updates Matriarch with performance tweaks, releases patching book and videos

Peter Kirn - March 15, 2023

RP-8 is a “demake” of the ReBirth RB-338 for the PICO-8 fantasy console

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2023

Free tool dumps KORG minilogue xd patches into images – plus patch sheets for volca modular

Peter Kirn - March 7, 2023

Here’s what happens when you let ChatGPT make Eurorack patches for you

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2023

Meng Qi’s new Wingie2 firmware is inspired by the late Rob Hordijk’s Blippoo Box

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2023

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