Bitwig Studio now has some gorgeous themes, thanks to user mods

Bitwig Studio, by default, has one love-it-or-leave-it color scheme. There are contrast controls, but that’s it. Without an official, supported solution, users have banded together to create their own customization – and some of the themes they’re producing look fantastic.

Sudan, with millions at risk: music and listening after one year of war

After an unimaginable year of violence and chaos, with tens of thousands killed and millions displaced and in danger of starvation, now is the time to keep talking about Sudan. Here’s some music and listening in the hopes of demanding action.

Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024

Instant ambient: Noise Engineering’s Versio gets its own third-party drifting looper

I’ve sung the praises of Noise Engineering’s Versio and Legio line for their ability to load custom firmware before. But here’s a real killer app, and it comes from a third party making use of NE’s SDK. It’s a drifting looper for Versio, with some gorgeous results.

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2023

Eurorack kits, cases, and more ways to mod your Korg NTS-1 hardware

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2023

Watch this video with tricks to get more out of KORG’s west-coast volca modular

Peter Kirn - August 12, 2022

The classic Buchla 208 / Music Easel gets a new DIY expansion – and it can sound totally evil

Peter Kirn - July 25, 2022

Futility is a shortcut-packed answer to working faster in Ableton Live, and it’s just four bucks

Peter Kirn - November 26, 2021

open·control is a Kickstarter-backed controller for Ableton Live triggering, looping, everything

Peter Kirn - November 2, 2021

If you’re willing to void your warranty, you can make Erica’s Pico DSP run some epic effects

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2021

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