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In Expressive E’s Noisy 2.6 synth, expression everywhere, MIDI to MPE
Expression control is integral design feature of each component of Noisy, in each building block of the sound. And now Noisy 2.6 vastly expands the software’s sound palette — just in time to make this a worthy companion to Expressive E’s own Osmose and Osmose CE.
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Digital Arabic Maqām Archive and open-source MIDI plug-in now available
Khyam Allami presented his long-term research project in Beirut yesterday, and it’s an exciting one. Hundreds of tuning systems, ajnās, and maqāmāt are now in a free, open archive, and there’s a free MIDI plug-in that lets you apply tunings (and tweak them by ear) across all major software tuning formats.
Peter Kirn - July 22, 2026
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Sequential Prophet-5 gets an official software remake by GForce — tested
Following GForce’s official renditions of Oberheim instruments, now we’re treated to an official Sequential synth in plug-in form. This Prophet-5 combines painstaking recreations of the various revisions with new features like MPE, a dual-layer architecture, and lush effects. I’ve been testing it and got some behind-the-scenes details from the devs. It’s such a total pleasure to bring that Sequential sound into the box.
Peter Kirn - June 16, 2026
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Turn Ableton Push 3 into a single expressive percussive surface, free
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2026
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Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026
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Next-gen MPE: Expressive E adds smarter control, $999 MIDI keyboard
Peter Kirn - April 29, 2026
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