Learn synthesis basics in your browser, free, with Ableton

If you still don’t know your LFO from your amplitude envelope from your square oscillator – or you’re trying to answer this for someone else – Ableton have made everything visual and playable and sonic, in a browser, for free.

An exploration of silence, in a new exhibition in Switzerland

What’s the sound of an exhibition devoted to silence? From John Cage recreations to the latest in interactive virtual reality tech, it turns out there’s a lot. The exhibition’s sound lead Jascha Dormann tells us more – and gives us a look inside.

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2018

SPIRALALALA transforms a spiral staircase into a vocal vortex

Just when you’re bored with digital media installations, something happens that gets you back to childlike wonder mode. And a magical staircase is a pretty good way to do that.

Peter Kirn - October 29, 2018

The retro-futuristic Apparatum draws from Polish electronic music history

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018

A giant-sized music box, made with digital tech and antique furniture

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2017

Fantasy Mansion is an EP that’s also a generative, 8-bit circuit with sync

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2017

Here’s how Mouse on Mars are using robots to expand their band

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2017

A bunch of tricks and tools for generative visual tool TouchDesigner

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2017

Enter the surreal 1995 world of Laurie Anderson multimedia

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2017

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