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Three free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator
Spectral resynthesis is having a moment now that it’s one of the new oscillator types in the mighty Xfer Serum 2. If you’re looking for other ways to get your spectral resynthesis on – or you’re a Serum user who just can’t get enough – here are three free tools to sink your FFTs into.
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bop: free, fast, friendly, fun music stuff for Pd, old CPUs and RasPi
It’s free, it’s fast, it’s fun, it’s bop for the free Pure Data Vanilla. It runs on old computers. It runs on Raspberry Pi. “You probably don’t have any use for bop,” its developer says humbly – but wait, with everything from text sequencing to reverbs to esoteric musical notation, this looks great!
Peter Kirn - February 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Critter and Guitari Kaleidoloop, portable looper, is back with new features
Kaleidoloop, an adorable portable looper/recorder, is back with a compact form factor plus a software update that delivers new modes, layering, and more. It’s now also a unique playback/effect that you can customize yourself with Pd.
Peter Kirn - March 6, 2024
Gear Music tech Tech
Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process
Peter Kirn - March 9, 2023
DIY + Unusual Tech
PicoADK is a complete DIY board to build your own sound inventions – coded in Vult DSP
Peter Kirn - February 21, 2023
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Modul8, new synth magazine from Australia, packed with interviews and features – on paper
Peter Kirn - July 28, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Music Music tech Tech
Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022
Android Apps DIY + Unusual iOS Music tech Software Tech
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