Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too

Elastic OSC expands on Émilie Gillet’s 24 original open-source Plaits oscillator models, adding 8-voice polyphony, expression (MPE), a modulation engine, and Elastic effects. And if that sounds like something you wish you had in your computer DAW and not just Android and iOS, now you’re in luck.

CLÄPP II from Beardyman is the perfect Ableton Live clap — and more

Crispy claps on-demand, human and machine, meet a bunch of processing and sample Device tricks in CLÄPP II. London live-looping musician extraordinaire Beardyman had an itch and scratched it using Live and Max for Live, and the results are delightful.

Peter Kirn - April 6, 2026

Lorenzo Colombo in live session, framed by speaker stacks, equipment from Torso and Soma on the table and metal percussive plates suspended behind him and on tables, as he strikes one plate with a hammer.

Dream with this: solenoids, percussion, and circuits in live Torso session

Here’s a perfect way to treat your ears at the start of the week. Sound artist and percussionist Lorenzo Colombo recorded this ethereal, cosmic live set at Torso Electronics in Copenhagen. The dadamachines automat toolkit and its mechanical possibilities get woven together with Torso’s T1 and S4 hardware, and the results are pure magic.

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2026

Motherly, sequencer percussion synth, is pure rhythmic happiness

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025

New in Bitwig land: Brazilian beats, controller tips, v6 beta this month

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2025

Way more than acid: pay-if-you-can Sting 2 is instant inspiration

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2025

“Deep calm”: Roland Mood Pan is a digital handpan

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2025

HyperSplash is glitchy hyperactive fun – $3 Max for Live from MIRA新伝統

Peter Kirn - April 23, 2025

Free Manifest Audio Percotone is a delicious percussive monosynth

Peter Kirn - December 25, 2024