Pioneer Squid is a monster standalone sequencer for your gear

Forget for a second that Pioneer is the CDJ and DJM company. Their latest TORAIZ goes a radical new direction – making what might be the biggest mainstream hardware sequencer since the MPC and Octatrack.

AKAI’s cute little MPK mini keyboard now has internal sounds

AKAI’s MPK mini was already something of a sleeper hit – a simple MIDI controller keyboard that was small enough to be irresistible. But the latest revision makes it useful even all by its lonesome.

Peter Kirn - April 18, 2019

Alternative modular: pd knobs is a Pure Data-friendly knob controller

pd knobs is a knob controller for MIDI. It’s built with Teensy with open source code – or you can get the pre-built version, with some pretty, apparently nice-feeling knobs. And here it is with the free software Pd + AUTOMATONISM – proof that you don’t need to buy Eurorack just to go modular.

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2019

MeeBlip geode synth is all about getting your hands on sound

Peter Kirn - April 1, 2019

deton8 is a little drum machine with loads of soul

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2019

Novation Circuit crams still more features: 1.8 update

Peter Kirn - March 8, 2019

MidiWrist aids instrumentalists by giving Siri and Apple Watch control

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2019

Magenta Studio lets you use AI tools for inspiration in Ableton Live

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2019

Two twisted desktop grooveboxes: hapiNES L, Acid8 MKIII

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2019

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