A massive free crash course in visual powerhouse TouchDesigner, including RTX goodies

The Interactive & Immersive HQ has launched a beginner series focused on making expressive media with TouchDesigner. It’s a chance to focus on all the power of that tool while getting over the intimidation. Oh, yeah – and they even cover the latest-and-greatest magic of NVIDIA’s RTX platform. Put that new GPU to work.

Get more doom harp in your life with this harpist’s distortion pedal reviews

Harpist Emily Hopkins is a runaway harp YouTube sensation – yes, those are still being born. A high point: reviewing “the heaviest distortion pedal I could fine” on not one but two harps.

Peter Kirn - August 26, 2021

Tips for using Arturia FX Collection 2, including techno drum processing

Arturia’s FX Collection 2 is insanely addictive; here’s John Selway to show us some of the tricks for using this on your techno drums (and a few more tips, too).

Peter Kirn - August 16, 2021

Robert Henke teaches you his PitchLoop89 pitch-shift delay in Synthtopia videos

Peter Kirn - August 16, 2021

Erica Synths – Sonic Potions LXR-02 drum machine review: deep dive

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2021

Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021

Xanadu is a meta-metaverse DIY show hosted by a blue alien made in Unreal Engine

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021

BLEASS brings tape stop and slowdown and Granulizer to Mac and PC – plus CDM bonus

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2021

Get started with Max for Live and hack Live 11 Clip launching – here’s how (videos)

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2021

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