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Agitate Ableton Live tempos, chop up YouTube slop, more with Oliver Torr
Oliver Torr is disrupting your sound waves, mangling your Ableton Live tempo (alongside the awesome duo MIRA新伝統), and assembling drum kits out of AI-surfed YouTube chaos. The Glazmo Network founder has been doing deep research into “sonic mythologies,” and that includes two tools that are must-have for fans of uncertainty, glitch, and general inspiration. Plus, you should look into Oliver’s and Mira’s recent albums if you missed them.
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Bastl Instruments’ budget, handheld boxes are pure magic; new videos
Bastl Instruments’ transformation of the Kastle into the firmware-swappable Kastle 2 line is one of the best things in gear right now. The Wave Bard sample player firmware debuted just before Superbooth, winning over audiences at the packed show with patchable breakbeat mangling charm.
Peter Kirn - May 12, 2025
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Bastl – Casper Aikido module is a mixer and a quad VCA and a compressor envelope follower
Every time Bastl Instruments and Casper Electronics collaborate, something special happens – so it’s no surprise a mixer/VCA is going to come with tasty fixin’s, too. The concept has roots in Casper concept module”Party Mix” and … it’s a party and a martial art.