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Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too
Elastic OSC expands on Émilie Gillet’s 24 original open-source Plaits oscillator models, adding 8-voice polyphony, expression (MPE), a modulation engine, and Elastic effects. And if that sounds like something you wish you had in your computer DAW and not just Android and iOS, now you’re in luck.
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Apple AirPods Max Spatial Audio mixing, “pro” uses, demystified
Apple now offers two USB-C models of the AirPods Max 2 that support live mixing with Spatial Audio. Are there production uses for Apple’s flagship consumer headphones? Let’s explain.
Peter Kirn - April 30, 2026
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Elastic OSC, Plaits as an instrument app, now supports Android, MPE
Oliver Greschke’s Elastic OSC continues to blossom as a mobile instrument. Packed with open-source algorithms from Mutable Instruments’ Plaits as oscillators, Elastic OSC has added powerful modulation and now supports Android and MIDI Polyphonic Expression.
plugdata, cyclone get major updates — free stuff for patchers and end users
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2026
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Jam, color, and geometry — discover Perplex On’s AV synesthesia bliss
Peter Kirn - February 13, 2026
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Baby Audio’s Tekno drum machine gets a sequencer and iOS AUv3 version
Peter Kirn - January 8, 2026
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