All about Mutable’s Marbles random sampler – and a clever, just-released update

Mutable Instruments’ modules seemed poised to live forever, in synth terms. A clever update this week is a good reminder of the coolness of the Marbles random sampler.

Afrorack and Africa’s first DIY modular synth make some wild, delicious grooves

Bamanya Brian from Uganda wanted to explore modular synthesis – so he turned his electronics skills to making the instruments he needed himself. The gear is DIY; the resulting music is irresistible.

Peter Kirn - January 30, 2020

Exquisite paintings, with analog signal and modular gear as brush

Working with image signal instead of sound remains to many an undiscovered country. One artist is producing beautiful meditations on analog video – and charting his work.

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2020

2hp have a lunchbox modular synth in a literal lunchbox

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2020

Behringer unveil Eurorack Go case; what does it mean for the rest of modular?

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2019

What are all the synths hiding in Mutable’s modules (and their free VCV ports?)

Peter Kirn - October 2, 2019

Natural-sounding reverbs come to Eurorack: Tasty Chips stereo convolution reverb

Peter Kirn - October 1, 2019

Barker, Berghain resident, has found his voice – and meaning – in electronic sound

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2019

Erica’s Pico System III is a tiny, 450 EUR West Coast modular rig

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2019

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