Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too

Elastic OSC expands on Émilie Gillet’s 24 original open-source Plaits oscillator models, adding 8-voice polyphony, expression (MPE), a modulation engine, and Elastic effects. And if that sounds like something you wish you had in your computer DAW and not just Android and iOS, now you’re in luck.

dadamachines tbd 16: a groovebox that’s compact, capable, and open by design

tbd 16 does everything the other standalone grooveboxes do, but in a handheld form factor, built as an open platform that you’re free to customize, mod, and hack. Choose the engines and apps you want to use. And get them all on a compact, standalone device that rivals big-name competitors in a fraction of the […]

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2026

JW-Modules free Grains, Buffer are must-downloads for VCV Rack

We’ve had a deluge of superb VCV Rack modules, carrying straight over into the first days of the new year. But let’s skip to this one: Jeremy Wentworth’s free Grains is the granular sampler you’ve been waiting for, now available for VCV Rack and 4ms MetaModule. Bonus: my guide to other granular modules in Rack… and a surprise teaser.

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2026

Your iPad and iPhone just became a portal to endless DX7 sounds

Peter Kirn - September 11, 2025

Grayscale Nexus expands on Mutable’s keyframing – free now in VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2025

Elastic OSC is a Mutable Instruments-based polysynth voice for iOS: tested

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2025

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

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2024

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

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2024

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

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2023