VST is 30 years old, and Steinberg is giving away some of its earliest plugins

It’s the format that changed software music making forever: the VST plug-in format turns 30 this year. Steinberg is giving away updated versions of Neon, CS-40, Karlette, VB1, and LM7 — some of its earliest plug-ins — to celebrate. And that means you can run these vintage instruments (plus one tape delay) on your modern Mac or PC.

The Bob Moog Foundation Archives just added 4489 items from inMusic

500 schematics, 700 letters, vintage synths, publications, personal effects from Dr. Bob, prototype models, and more: thanks to a major gift from inMusic, the Bob Moog Foundation has massively expanded its collection. It makes the history that much more whole. Here are some images to give you a glimpse.

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2026

Celebrate Terminator 2’s 35th with the T-1000 VFX BTS and DJ T-1000

35 years later, the T-1000 is more relevant than ever. Terminator 2 debuted in the first weekend of July 1991. The groundbreaking mix of computer animation and practical effects has come full circle. And I can’t mention the T-1000 without mentioning Alan Oldham (DJ T-1000.) T-1000 Killer AI turns out to be chatbots causing psychosis, […]

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2026

Download a book on Dutch electronic music history, Philips and beyond, free

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2026

Amiga Lagoon and the enduring power of marine aquarium screen savers

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2026

monome at 20: memories of the grid, in pictures

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2026

From Éliane Radigue to West Coast, Homework is a patchable wonder

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2026

Massive power, every format: the BB-777 brings back a boombox icon

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2026

Pi Day: Hear and see approximations for Pi — and learn about shaders, too

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2026