Stylophone Voice, AA-powered sound-bending sampler + sequencer + FX

Oh yeah, somebody remembered to make stuff that’s just fun. Stylophone (Dubreq) is adding to its Pocket Range with an AA battery-powered device that samples, sequences, and adds effects. That puts your sounds under the signature Stylophone stylus — and it looks set to be a breakout hit, if the price is right.

A little-known Nintendo DS piano peripheral meets homebrew sound

Switch 2, sure, but — have you plugged a tiny piano into a Nintendo DS and used some powerful homebrew software and custom scripts to make a handheld experimental music instrument?

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2025

Sinevibes’ “digital-analog” buffer delay Integer is now on KORG hardware

Sinevibes’ unmistakable, BBD-inspired Integer delay is available today across a variety of KORG hardware devices. That means the prologue, minilogue xd, and even the pocket NTS-1 (original and mkII) and NTS-3. It’s a must-have pocket delay or synth add-on.

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2025

KORG’s adorable Sanrio tuners and other stuff you can only get in Japan

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2025

Roland P-6 pocket sampler with FX, granular engine: here’s what to know

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2024

Android users get Polaris, a new pocket music maker

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2024

Chill out to some granular goodness in Modular Play on Playdate portable

Peter Kirn - December 28, 2023

Today is the last day to get KORG M01D and DSN-12 for Nintendo 3DS

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2023

razzmatazz, latest tiny groovebox from 1010music, combines FM and sampling – in pink

Peter Kirn - October 10, 2022

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