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Korg woodland adventure: phase8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer
Deep in the forest of Superbooth earlier this month, Korg showed off some up-and-coming gems, if you knew where to look. That included a compact NTS mixer, updated Sinevibes effects for Korg gear, and add-ons for the phase 8 “acoustic synthesizer,” including effects you can 3D-print. I’ve done some digging on what it’s about.
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Curve time with Tomavatars’ MGenBend for Ableton Live Suite: hands-on
Escaping the rigid, repetitive grid helps to make gestures the way we would on instruments. I’ve been talking to Tomavatars as he developed this one, and the MGenBend Max for Live Device lets you create elegant, multi-point curves for notes, strumming, and arpeggios.
Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026
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Best of show: walk NAMM with us in a gear-mas gallery
Who stood out at this year’s NAMM show, that festivus of gear that brightens our winters from Anaheim? We’ve given you some idea with NAMM and LA’s Buchla & Friends. Here, in images, are our favorites from NAMM, as captured by LA photographer Mehdi Hassine and veteran Berlin hardware guru Gösta Wellmer.
Peter Kirn - February 3, 2026
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KORG’s phase8 “acoustic synthesizer” is now a product for sale
Peter Kirn - January 22, 2026
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KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software
Peter Kirn - October 28, 2025
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Two by two: microKORG2 2.0 splits, slices, rewards — and does Sinevibes
Peter Kirn - October 9, 2025
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Paulee Alex Bow makes songs from transphobic, ableist hate mail
Peter Kirn - May 29, 2025
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Sinevibes Cache 1.1 on NTS-3 kaoss pad is killer; Artemiy shows us why
Peter Kirn - May 15, 2025
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