Free: Minimal Audio Hybrid Filter, and some tips on how to use it

Minimal Audio is celebrating its anniversary, and so we get the excellent Hybrid Filter for free for a limited time. And what a nice multi-mode filter this is, with a bunch of exotic modes, amplitude modulation, and a built-in envelope follower as a modulation source.

Poly Flanger: a guide to Minimal Audio’s new tunable 8-voice FX

Minimal Audio’s Poly Flanger is a “musical” stereo flanger — with tuning options, scale quantization, three modes, and 1-8 voices, plus deep modulation and timbral options. “Flanger” is accurate, but almost unfair — this is a deep 8-voice comb resonator that you can set in key with your project or turn into a liquid, sound-transforming, even glitchy beast. Here’s a deep-dive guide to how to get the most out of it.

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2026

The best holiday, end-of-year deals on software and gear you can still get

If some form of magical elves did not arrive with music tools you’ve had your eyes on, here’s some good luck: several big sales are still running, from Max for Live devices to gear. Whether they’re called “holiday” or “end of year” … let’s just call it the end. We have arrived at the terminus. […]

Peter Kirn - December 29, 2025

Minimal Audio Wave Shifter hands-on: warped frequency modulator effect

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2025

Current 2.0 evolved into one of last year’s most compelling synths

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2025

It’s not too late to get these post-holiday deals on hardware, software

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2025

Minimal Audio’s Ripple Phaser: taking the phaser into the deep

Peter Kirn - July 30, 2024

Swarm Reverb hands-on: dual-stage reverb with creative extras, now $29

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2023

Minimal’s Current is a granular-wavetable synth with tons of FX and extras

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2023