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New free VCV Rack modules: chaotic oscillators, HP word generator, drums
It’s time again for that trip-to-the-candy-store feeling with VCV Rack: the Eurorack rush without spending anything at all. Since our last episode, we’ve gotten new 4ms Roland-style drums, some unique stuff from Venom, a trio of chaotic oscillators, and a sequencer inspired by the legendary HP 8006A Word Generator. Hands-on with these open-source creations — let’s go!
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ISF’s visual magic for Metal and macOS is now open source
Interactive Shader Format (ISF) code for working with Metal and rendering on macOS, plus an underlying Metal framework that powers live visual app VDMX6, are now free and open source. That’s great news even if you’re just toying around with shaders or working with visuals, as it opens up lots of possibilities to come.
NAP 0.5.0, free realtime visual tool, adds GPU computation, Web, RasPi support, new look
NAP, the free and open-source live visualization toolkit, has an all-new look, powerful GPU computation capabilities, a Web portal … and it even runs on a Raspberry Pi. Your next installation is calling. Let’s check it out.
Free sound and music code environment SuperCollider is adding Ableton Link support
Peter Kirn - March 17, 2020
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All about Mutable’s Marbles random sampler – and a clever, just-released update
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2020
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Hear Jan Wagner’s intimate piano electronics, before they enter a planetarium dome
Peter Kirn - February 5, 2020
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Blackhole routes audio between Mac apps, even on Catalina, as ideal Soundflower alternative
Peter Kirn - October 28, 2019
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What are all the synths hiding in Mutable’s modules (and their free VCV ports?)
Peter Kirn - October 2, 2019
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