A $5 modular drum circuit, a free online course, and how it grows into more

No need to brave the Arizona heat: Glitch’n is a course in electronics that even absolute beginners can enjoy, assembling oscillators, generative beats, filters, and noise on breadboard circuits. But it also helps young people to learn crucial skills that can lead to teaching others and getting jobs. And, for that matter, it could do the same for you. Let’s have a look.

1010music Bluebox 1.5 mixer module and desktop is your do-everything tool

There are all these extra things you need in hardware rigs or Eurorack modular. You need to mix stuff together — and then add effects, and it’d be great to record, and you do still need to connect to your computer. Bluebox 1.5 fills out that wishlist with details that could make this an absolute must-have module or device.

Peter Kirn - August 20, 2026

Last call on these summer sales on gear and software

Don’t worry — summer’s not over yet (beloved northern hemisphere, anyway). But there are a bunch of sales ending tomorrow or at the end of July. Here’s a quick round-up, including a couple I missed in the last deals guide.

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2026

Audio Damage ShinRonin, now free, is a throwback to 2003 plug-in design

Peter Kirn - July 6, 2026

Juneteenth lineup round-up and Black Techno Matters scorchers

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2026

Pac-Man, Befaco RANDOM8, and more free modules of VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2026

Kaximia on channeling aggression, soldering into survival; VCF giveaway

Kaximia - June 1, 2026

The joy of Splines, a module that can make anything from curves

Peter Kirn - May 26, 2026

The best long weekend music gear deals you can get right now

Peter Kirn - May 25, 2026