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Massive Roland TR-8S + TR-6S updates: new FM models, probability, editor refresh
Roland’s TR-8S and the pint-sized repackage TR-6S just keep getting better. The latest update expands on the TR’s unique FM sound set and adds probability and step looping, with an updated software editor to match.
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Looom for iOS makes animating like playing a musical instrument, now with major update
It’s exactly how musicians would want to think about animation. Time loops, free or bpm-synced, and you explore visual rhythm through lines, shapes, colors, and improvisatory gestural doodles. Looom is a total gem of an app – and this summer’s update transforms it into a serious and approachable pro tool.
Bespoke, free modular – jamming – livecoding – production tool, looks serious at 1.1.0
If you need a break from big monolithic production environments, Bespoke wants to be your alternative – for free. Plenty of you liked that idea and responded, and the result hits this month with the major 1.1.0 milestone.
open·control is a Kickstarter-backed controller for Ableton Live triggering, looping, everything
Peter Kirn - November 2, 2021
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Tour Berna3, a complete 1950s electronic music studio in software – tape loops to test oscillators
Peter Kirn - October 1, 2021
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Error Instruments’ Loopman is an experimental cassette Walkman instrument
Peter Kirn - August 24, 2021
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