Could a new DAW file exchange format help you move projects around?

So far, it’s got just two DAWs behind it – Bitwig Studio and PreSonus Studio One – but DAWproject’s creators hope the format will become a new open standard that lets you move projects between software.

VCV Rack patches in a module? 4ms explains their Meta Module

It’s the prototype that ate Chicago’s Knobcon. 4ms showed their new “Meta Module,” which lets you put patches inside a hardware module. The new module can run compatible VCV Rack patches with full hands-on and CV control. An image went viral, but without all the details. So here’s 4ms to get meta with us and explain exactly what’s going on.

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2023

Acid in your browser, free: generate acid patterns and MIDI with this Web tool

Social media is boring; news is depressing. Open up a browser tab and distract yourself from work with this acid bassline generator instead. It’s free, you can store patches online, and you can even download MIDI files for use with your DAW, plug-in, or hardware bass synth of choice.

Peter Kirn - August 23, 2023

Tactile Patch Sheets are open 3D-printed synth overlays for vision accessibility

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2023

monome, teletype are free in VCV Rack – and hardware is returning this fall

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2023

Eurorack kits, cases, and more ways to mod your Korg NTS-1 hardware

Peter Kirn - July 3, 2023

Rooms.xyz puts adorable remixable, code-able 3D rooms in your browser – you know, for kids

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2023

Synthstrom Deluge synth-sampler-sequencer is now open source, GPLv3; details

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023

Game Boy Advance gets a new, free step sequencer, complete with p-locks

Peter Kirn - May 1, 2023

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