Korg woodland adventure: phase8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer

Deep in the forest of Superbooth earlier this month, Korg showed off some up-and-coming gems, if you knew where to look. That included a compact NTS mixer, updated Sinevibes effects for Korg gear, and add-ons for the phase 8 “acoustic synthesizer,” including effects you can 3D-print. I’ve done some digging on what it’s about.

Teenage Engineering K.O.-sidekick, a 2-channel performance-friendly mixer

Teenage Engineering’s two-channel K.O.-sidekick is an answer to the question “what if a battle mixer, but for mobile gear, with live FX?” And that could make it an ideal companion to more than just the Teenage Engineering kit you see in the photos. €189/$179. First impressions:

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2026

Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack

Befaco has some new and refreshed modules, elegantly covering some essential utilities and mixing. They’ve done a hands-on demo in Barcelona, and best of all, you can grab these as free and open source modules for the free VCV Rack environment. That means you could be playing with them in a matter of moments.

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025

1Uesday: BBCV FM Radio module, 29€ infrared KMNDR, more

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2024

How to use the Pioneer DJ DJM-V10 to sync your DJ set with MIDI (finally)

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2024

There are some wild AI music LEGO sets – but this LEGO Neve studio is real

Peter Kirn - December 14, 2023

1010music bluebox Eurorack review: mix, record, FX, USB, and CV

Peter Kirn - November 24, 2023

Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig: connect everything, it’s an interface, it’s a mixer

Peter Kirn - October 24, 2023

Mixing, FX, recording, USB in a module: 1010music bluebox goes Eurorack

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2023