XEN FX LAB: sequel to Zen Delay adds tweakable spring tank, dub mode

XEN FX LAB is a follow-up to a software hit (and hardware, before that), adding a modeled spring reverb, strike for “knocking” the virtual tank, and a dub button for adding dub-style throws, plus significant performance optimizations all round. And yeah, it’s time for more wild drones and dubs and echoes and the lot. macOS, Windows; VST3, AU, standalone; also on iOS.

1982’s PPG Wave 2 arrives in reimagined Eurorack form

It’s been a long time since the PPG name graced hardware. That brand and its founder, Wolfgang Palm, laid the foundation for decades of wavetable synthesis. Now the PPG name is back via an officially authorized collaboration with Liquid Sky d-vices and Cornel Hecht (Hell Modular) – and authentic Wave 2 sounds are arriving in Eurorack.

Peter Kirn - February 11, 2025

Lisbon this week will be a haven for DIY sound, video synthesis, and AV

Against the unlikely backdrop of top horror film festival MOTELx, Lisbon will host a beautiful spectrum of DIY workshops, audiovisual experimentation, video art, and synth building from across Portugal and Europe this week.

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2024

New videos, manuals for Liquid Sky V4-CO + GLITHc: 8-bit glitchy witchcraft

Peter Kirn - July 25, 2024

Liquid Sky d-vices V4CO & GLITHc: deep, glitchy, bendable wavetables

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2024

8-bit oscillators with analog overdrive and a glitch lab to bend them: Liquid Sky launches d-vices

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2023

Liquid Sky UFO modules: wild sounds, enough space for your fingers, plant a tree

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2022