SoundCloud just added a direct support link; here’s how to turn it on for your profile

SoundCloud is talking about a host of new support initiatives, but there’s one you might want to switch on right now – a direct support button for your profile.

The dorky recorder you had in school just got a futuristic remake

The recorder’s simplicity has made it ubiquitous in music education. Digital builders want to refresh it and make it cool – and no, this isn’t an April Fools’ joke.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2019

SPICE is a one-stop modular distortion box – and it needs support

Saturation, distortion, warmth, fuzz – it’s what keeps a lot of us coming back to machines. SPICE is a modular distortion on Kickstarter, suitable for Eurorack or desktop use alike – and it’s getting reader attention partly because it isn’t over the funding line quite yet.

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2019

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nanoloop reborn as standalone, Game Boy-inspired groovebox

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2019

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Haken’s ContinuuMini is expressive, post-keyboard sound for $899

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2019

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TUNNELS imagines Eurorack if you could multiply and patch anywhere

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2018

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Ableton Live Looping gets its own custom controller

Peter Kirn - November 8, 2018

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Modal goes from craft and boutique to sub-$300 SKULPT power synth

Peter Kirn - July 6, 2018

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Koma just unveiled a whole patchable analog effects toolkit

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2017