Powerful SURGE synth for Mac and Windows is now free

Vember Audio’s Surge synth could be an ideal choice for an older machine or a tight budget – with deep modulation and loads of wavetables, now free and open source.

Hack a Launchpad Pro into a 16-channel step sequencer, free

Novation’s Launchpad Pro is unique among controller hardware: not only does it operate in standalone mode, but it has an easy-to-modify, open source firmware. This mod lets you exploit that to transform it into a 32-step sequencer.

Peter Kirn - September 11, 2018

Hacking and 3D printing the future of violins, in a growing community

Violins: they’re often the first example people site when talking about traditional acoustic instruments. But using new pickup techniques and rapid prototyping, that could be about to change.

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2018

Watch this $30 kit turn into all these other synthesizers

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2018

Vectors are getting their own festival: lasers and oscilloscopes, go!

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2018

Watch an Ableton Live sequence made physical on the monome grid

Peter Kirn - August 6, 2018

Creative software can now configure itself for control, with OSC

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2018

Tom Whitwell on Turing Machine and how to design your first module

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2018

Get your Marbles: VCV adds free Mutable Instruments module

Peter Kirn - July 20, 2018

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