Click Tracker is free and open source cue maker – now with interactive display, pedals

Going on the grid is way more interesting when you compose the grid. Click Tracker, João Pais’ free and open-source click track generation for tons of platforms (even Max and Pd), keeps getting more functionality.

Modul8, new synth magazine from Australia, packed with interviews and features – on paper

Miss the days of flipping through paper pages and dreaming of electronic music and synths? Stuck in Victoria’s COVID lockdown, Modul8’s co-founders decided to bring that era back.

Peter Kirn - July 28, 2022

Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore

The modular sound environment Pd (Pure data) is wonderful. Pd is free. Pd runs everywhere. Pd is … frequently lacking some of the stuff you’d ideally want out of the box. Enter Piloslib, totally free and just released.

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022

The best free tools for working with modular synthesis and music

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2021

Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2021

LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware

Peter Kirn - December 30, 2020

Pure Data is running in the browser, for free Web-based sound patching

Peter Kirn - October 30, 2020

One big, open standalone grid for playing everything: dadamachines composer pro

Peter Kirn - May 9, 2019

Post folk: when a hurdy gurdy meets MIDI, a new hybrid is born

Peter Kirn - October 19, 2018

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