Alternative modular: pd knobs is a Pure Data-friendly knob controller

pd knobs is a knob controller for MIDI. It’s built with Teensy with open source code – or you can get the pre-built version, with some pretty, apparently nice-feeling knobs. And here it is with the free software Pd + AUTOMATONISM – proof that you don’t need to buy Eurorack just to go modular.

dadamachines doppler is a new platform for open music hardware

The new doppler board promises to meld the power of FPGA brains with microcontrollers and the accessibility of environments like Arduino. And the founder is so confident that could lead to new stuff, he’s making a “label” to help share your ideas.

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2019

How to make a multitrack recording in VCV Rack modular, free

In the original modular synth era, your only way to capture ideas was to record to tape. But that same approach can be liberating even in the digital age – and it’s a perfect match for the open VCV Rack software modular platform.

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2019

A free, shared visual playground in the browser: Olivia Jack talks Hydra

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2019

VCV Rack nears 1.0, new features, as software modular matures

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2019

Synth One is a free, no-strings-attached, iPad and iPhone synthesizer

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2019

Arturia’s new experimental synth – and Mutable Instruments’ role

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2019

Build your own scratch DJ controller

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2018

TidalCycles, free live coding environment for music, turns 1.0

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2018

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