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Waldorf’s Protein: soul of Microwave in an 8-voice wavetable synth, €329
It’s Thanksgiving in the USA, but Germany’s got your Protein, and what a surprise. The classic Microwave 1 wavetable sound meets a tweakable, compact desktop housing and 4-layer, 8-voice architecture. A Keto diet has never sounded more appetizing. Price? €329 in Europe intro, incl. VAT (€379 after the end of the year.) Out now.
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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.
Boards of Canada played in lightbulbs: restored 1959 PDP-1 performance
This is truly haunting — the sound of a vintage machine’s lightbulbs hooked up to audio inputs, proving it can be more Boards of Canada than the actual Boards of Canada. Even the sound of loading up the punch cards and flipping the switches is oddly soothing. And more rabbit holes await.
Peter Kirn - October 13, 2025
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909 Day: freebies, sales, and celebrations
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2025
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How Elizabeth Parker wove the score of 1984’s The Living Planet
Peter Kirn - August 28, 2025
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How to get started with SoundThread and CDP: wild free sound tools
Peter Kirn - August 27, 2025
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Roland’s 808 Day: animated films, apparel collabs, patterns, parties, software deals
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2025
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