Inside Kyiv’s hackerspace, a growing DIY synth and experimental noise scene

Despite bombing, drone attacks, and sleepless nights, Kyiv continues to support a burgeoning experimentalism in sound, driven by an appetite for noise and engineering. And it’s bringing more people into that community. Here’s a look inside.

A 1970s DIY modular from Elektor Magazine just got reborn

Erica Synths is reimagining a modular synth you’ve probably never heard of. In the late 1970s, Dutch publication Elektor Magazine put out something it called the Elektor Formant as a series of DIY kits. That modular system is getting a full reimagining and reboot from Erica Synths.

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2025

MD1: classic drum machine kits for Ableton Move, Note, and more

MD1 is the full library of famous and obscure hardware drum machines your Ableton Move needs – plus a bunch of Drift presets and tonal samples, to boot. It’s optimized for Ableton Move, and comes with well-organized sample files you can use anywhere.

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2025

Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025

This is a bound book you can build into a complete modular system

Peter Kirn - December 17, 2024

NTS-3 is kaoss pad as kit, complete with SDK – plus updated NTS-1

Peter Kirn - January 19, 2024

Dreadbox’s new 200€ Dysmetria kit is an insane amount of analog groove fun

Peter Kirn - May 16, 2022

Superbooth Berlin preview: why the May edition will be an essential music culture event

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2022

Teenage Engineering made a robotic LFO out of LEGO – and now offers barebones modules

Peter Kirn - February 11, 2022

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