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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
Sparkle! Slash! PowerUP! This deceptively simple, stupidly fun free browser tool/download generates sound effects in the style of 80s and 90s Japanese animation, all thanks to a clever signal chain. And you can export WAV files, so you could use it to build instruments/drum racks, too.
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Sting 2.1 makes the most fun pattern, arp, acid maker even more funner
It’s the crazy-good acid maker, but more than that: Sting is fun for spinning all kinds of melodic and rhythmic patterns. (I’m constantly putting it on percussion tracks.) Now Iftah’s back with a Sting 2.1 update with new arpeggiator and pattern features. And it’s still pay-what-you-want / pay-what-you-can.
Peter Kirn - January 15, 2026
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Boxing Day: get those xmas freebies and be serenaded by an Atari ST
Food comas. Empty wrapping paper. Or whatever you’re celebrating, hopefully you’ve got some time off to grab a slew of free synth-y gifts available to download right now. Need a soundtrack? 1987 and Atari ST have you covered.
Peter Kirn - December 26, 2025
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Mudjaq TapeLeap, a freaky tape/lo-fi looper that can blink, be broken
Peter Kirn - December 11, 2025
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A new free Live tool from Robert Henke lets you grab short sounds easily
Peter Kirn - December 5, 2025
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Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons
Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025
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Live 12.3 final is here: what’s new that isn’t Splice or stems
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025
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Make doodles in Ableton Live, then animate them, with Klottra
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025
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