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Absynth 6.1: Audio modulator, LFO retrigger, sound content, more
If you need an excuse to suit up for an extravehicular activity in the cosmos of sound, Absynth is back again. Native Instruments quietly dropped Absynth 6.1, with oft-requested LFO retrigger and undo/redo, plus a surprise: a new audio modulator.
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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.
Ableton Live 12.4 adds Link Audio, updated effects, more: hands-on details
Ableton Live 12.4 enters public beta today. New features include continued refinement of Live’s audio effects and the ability to merge stems and separate stems for just a selected portion of time. And there’s one unexpected twist: Ableton Link can now do audio. Here’s a deep dive into what’s new, based on beta builds leading […]
Peter Kirn - February 10, 2026
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Free Roland SH-4d 2.0 update: new oscillator models, pattern chaining
Peter Kirn - May 12, 2025
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UkrRack, the all-Ukrainian modular system in action, module details
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2025
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1982’s PPG Wave 2 arrives in reimagined Eurorack form
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Envy Machine, 4 channels of envelopes, LFOs, randomness, knob recording
Peter Kirn - December 5, 2024
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