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Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in
Now this is how to do generative melodies. Add expression. Get control with your hands. Make melodies accessible — including if you’re blind and visually impaired. Sting, the beloved maker of acid melodies and other patterns, is confined to Max for Live no more: now, it’s available as VST3, AU, CLAP / macOS, Windows, Linux.
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monome at 20: memories of the grid, in pictures
Kelli Cain and Brian Crabtree are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their monome company and project this week. For anyone moved by their creations over the years, there will be no escape from the feels in this gallery — and, of course, I couldn’t resist adding some extra memories from that era.
Peter Kirn - May 28, 2026
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What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System
It’s a Very Workshop System Jamuary. Music Thing’s patchable music lab-in-a-lunchbox has proved that small-batch personal hardware can attract a select, dedicated community sharing great stuff with one another. Let’s catch up with what’s been happening in that magical village of synth wonder in the past year. Don’t forget, the ideas and code here are all open — meaning this could inspire more.
Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026
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Etsuko’s Eterna for monome norns, an elegant 6-voice slice instrument
Peter Kirn - December 26, 2025
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monome and RNBO now play together – with a free drum sampler patch
Peter Kirn - October 11, 2024
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mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance
Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022
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monome, the grid that launched them all, gets “new and the same” edition; preorder now
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2021
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