CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?

Bitwig and plug-in maker u-he today are announcing a new plug-in format into beta, dubbed CLAP, for CLever Audio Plug-in API. It’s open and has features missing from the leading proprietary formats – and boasts some significant support at launch. So what will that mean for you?

Get a free Memorymoog: Syntronik Memory-V freebie from IK Multimedia

No obscure Moog synthesizer past is left out – it’s like a party. The latest is IK Multimedia, the 1981 Moog Memorymoog, and – it’s available for free (with mailing list sign-up).

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2021

Elektrofon’s Klang is the gorgeous chord module that looks like the future

Sometimes, tech looks stylish in the way you’d expect it to look on the deck of a starcraft. So if Eurorack makes you think “old-fashioned,” meet the Klang, a chord creation module from Norway.

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2018

Bastl do waveshaping, MIDI, and magically tune your modules

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2018

KORG has a polyphonic Prologue synth – and it’s programmable

Peter Kirn - January 18, 2018

That dreamy Dave Smith OB-6 is now in desktop form

Peter Kirn - June 23, 2016

Surprise: A New British Boutique Polysynth is Coming – Modulus Music 002

- June 27, 2014

Prophet 12, 12-voice Synth, Now as a Module, and Demonstrated by Dave Smith Himself

- December 19, 2013

Elektron Analog Four, Analog Keys Get Polyphony and More in Firmware Update, Available Now

- December 19, 2013

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