Polyend Synth is a $499 polysynth with grid and a ton of synth engines

If what you crave is not so much a groovebox/sequencer as a synthesizer, behold the latest from Polyend. Simply dubbed Synth, it’s a 499 $/€ instrument packed with playable synth engines. And you could see it as the first dedicated synth instrument from the company since their original flagship Medusa.

Ornament & Crime, open module, gets new powers in Phazerville 1.7

Ornament & Crime is the open module that basically is a computer – but a very elegant, minimalistic one. And with the actively developed Phazerville firmware, it keeps getting more superpowers, all on a module platform you can buy affordably or make yourself. Here’s a snapshot of how active that Phazerville development is, as version 1.7 drops.

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2024

Dozens of recipes on Mutable Instruments Plaits, for your Eurorack kitchen

Artist Rochefsky has been busy cooking up a ton of Mutable Instruments Plaits recipes – which seems just the thing to share on a Sunday. Plus even if you don’t have the module (or like me are on a train at the moment) you can give this a go for free in VCV Rack in software (with the Macro Oscillator 2 module).

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2023

Flexible modular percussion, modulation: cool tricks with Tymp Legio, Peaks Dead Man’s Catch

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2023

After Later’s modules impress: a complex oscillator line, new takes on Mutable Instruments

Peter Kirn - October 3, 2022

Mutable Instruments Plaits is now free for Reason, in a beautiful reimagining called Macro

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2022

Synthesizer cakes keep getting more deliciously realistic

Peter Kirn - November 24, 2021

Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2021

Beads is the new sequel to Mutable Instruments’ Clouds, and an instant classic – again

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2021

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