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Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations
The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open software and specs, or mutated into a cornucopia of peculiar-looking devices. DMX and MIDI support and full customizability. This is old news, but now feels like the right time to rediscover them. It’s impossible not […]
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itch.io indie gaming distribution for musicians: free open-source Scritch player and more
With gaming giant Epic buying Bandcamp, why not let music-makers put their albums on indie gaming darling itch.io, too? Thanks to homebrewed, customizable, free players, it’s now totally doable.
Peter Kirn - March 28, 2022
Gaming Music tech Tech Web
Go check out people making music and visuals by connecting synths to plants
Peope are finding new, organic inputs for synthesizers – the patterns of leaves, humidity and climate, and even electricity pulsing through your friendly neighborhood plants. It might be just the kind of Earth connection you need right now.
Peter Kirn - March 15, 2022
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Music tech Tech
Mutable Instruments Plaits is now free for Reason, in a beautiful reimagining called Macro
Peter Kirn - February 15, 2022
Music tech Software Stories Tech
VCV Rack 2 arrives – standalone is still free, $99 intro gets plug-ins with VST right away – details
Peter Kirn - November 30, 2021
Music tech Software Tech
Livecoding glitch, eye-searing colors, AI poetry, and the knowledge to make it yourself for free
Peter Kirn - November 22, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Tech Web
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