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Logic Pro 13 gets touch right, but stumbles on “intelligent assistant”
Look past Logic Pro 13’s new dark Liquid Glass theme and updated browser, and you’ll find Apple focused on two core technologies, touch and “intelligence” — and two very different upgrades.
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Arturia’s new MiniFreak 49 synth is tactile, exploration-friendly: tested
It’s not just some extra keys or minor feature tweaks. Arturia’s MiniFreak 49 has evolved the range into a synthesizer you can freely explore just by playing, not programming. It’s a fusion of tactile experience and sound, right when we need that. Here’s a full hands-on test.
Peter Kirn - October 20, 2026
Gear Music tech Reviews Stories Tech
Elastic OSC is a Mutable Instruments-based polysynth voice for iOS: tested
Developer Oliver Greschke (MoMinstruments) built an AUv3 iOS synth around the DSP from Emilie Gillet’s legendary open-source Mutable Instruments Plaits VCO. Elastic OSC gives you unique touch-based controls, plus new features that let you use Plaits’ sound palette as a complete mono/polyphonic instrument.
bela Gliss: expressive touch meets computation in crowd-backed Eurorack module
Peter Kirn - December 8, 2022
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
ID700 for iPad reboots the 1987 Buchla 700 – FM, waveshaping, and polyphony (Hands on)
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2021
Apps iOS Music tech Software Tech
