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Tour Superbooth with Afrorack – featuring the show’s best instruments
In the deluge of videos from Berlin’s Superbooth synth show, don’t miss the walkthrough by Brian Bamanya (Afrorack). The Ugandan artist finds some of the most unique instruments and gives them the time they deserve.
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Landscape’s Ferrous, an electro-mechanical resonator for strings
In collaboration with SF builder and experimental sound artist Victoria Shen, Ferrous from Landscape is a “Spinning Magnetic String Resonator.” It works by making a disc with magnets whirl around, activating strings on various instruments.
Peter Kirn - May 16, 2024
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D16’s Drumazon 2 review: a must-have 909-inspired drum machine plug-in
Polish software house D16 has been cooking something special for its flagship 909-inspired drum machine, Drumazon 2. It’s an emulation that captures not just the feeling of the original hardware – but the spirit of the music that was made on it. Let’s have a detailed look.
Peter Kirn - November 2, 2023
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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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At Instruments series by Morphine Records, physicality and improvisation meet invention
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2021
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In Instruments series, encounters between inventors and musicians, watchable online
Peter Kirn - October 8, 2021
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Instrumental inventions, from LEGO microtonal guitar to deconstructed tuba, at Guthman prize
Peter Kirn - March 16, 2021
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