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Elektron is halting sharing of mods and hacks on its forums; official comments
Music gearmaker Elektron last week announced it would not allow sharing hacks and modifications for its devices on its official Elektronauts forum or social media channels. In a statement, the company says a sudden surge in firmware hacking, apparently driven at least in part by AI, helped motivate the decision. Here are the details.
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Move Everything hacks Ableton Move for custom devices — and accessibility
Move Everything is a hack for Move that lets you run custom synths, effects, and controllers alongside stock Move functions. But the truly momentous development is that its creator has added screen reader support, which makes Move the first truly standalone groovebox open to blind and visually impaired users.
Peter Kirn - February 19, 2026
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Hack a Roland P-6 pocket sampler with its own amp and speaker
It’s a drum machine. It’s a sampler. It’s got a rechargeable battery. It’s got… some space inside the case. So hacker DIYDSP (Noah Vawter) added his own amp and speaker, modding the handheld with the self-contained speaker Roland left out.
Peter Kirn - December 16, 2024
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Bitwig Studio now has some gorgeous themes, thanks to user mods
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2024
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Sudan, with millions at risk: music and listening after one year of war
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024
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Instant ambient: Noise Engineering’s Versio gets its own third-party drifting looper
Peter Kirn - July 31, 2023
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Eurorack kits, cases, and more ways to mod your Korg NTS-1 hardware
Peter Kirn - July 3, 2023
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
