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.

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

It’s not just the firmware you can mod on Korg’s ultra-low-priced NTS-1 effect/oscillator. You can also mod the hardware. Here are two Eurorack conversion kits, other custom cases, plus Korg’s own resources for your own DIY efforts.

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2023

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

It’s still some of the most fun you can get with patching on a budget – KORG’s volca modular. But if you need some new ideas, Audio Wanderer has some cute ones.

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

Learn Push Hacker to transform Ableton Push, plus Max for Live plug-in shortcuts, too

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2021

Watch a hacked DJ technique made with karaoke tapes, by Ōedo Technica

Peter Kirn - January 12, 2021

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