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Kevin Saunderson teaches a free 909 workshop, online and in Detroit
The best 909 Day reveal yesterday was this: on Saturday, Kevin Saunderson, techno originator and one of the Belleville Three, teaches a free workshop on the 909 with Roland (with Dustin Good). You can tune in online, and until tomorrow, there are in-person slots in Detroit, at Waajeed’s Underground Music Academy.
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Nuclear test equipment inspired this new Eurorack module
Boxcar averagers, used in vintage nuclear test equipment, inspired the latest creation from AI Synthesis. What you get is the AI250 BXR: it’s an oscillator, a voltage generator, and an audio mangler all in one. And it’s a pathway into DIY modules, even on tight budgets.
Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026
Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
A $5 modular drum circuit, a free online course, and how it grows into more
No need to brave the Arizona heat: Glitch’n is a course in electronics that even absolute beginners can enjoy, assembling oscillators, generative beats, filters, and noise on breadboard circuits. But it also helps young people to learn crucial skills that can lead to teaching others and getting jobs. And, for that matter, it could do the same for you. Let’s have a look.
Peter Kirn - August 21, 2026
DIY + Unusual Music Music tech Tech
Handmade experimental synths and DIY from Argentina’s Los Aparatos
Peter Kirn - August 17, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Ableton quietly launched Learn, powered by the engine from Note, Move
Peter Kirn - July 7, 2026
Music tech Tech Web
There are already some great uses of Ableton Extensions, and more coming
Peter Kirn - June 12, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
High schoolers can learn production at Eastman this summer: interview
Peter Kirn - May 15, 2026
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