DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Noiseferatu: open-source, 45 algorithms, like a KAOSS Pad from Hell
Sleepwalking? Unexplained seizures? Neighbors have a rodent and plague problem? Don’t worry, and don’t be spooked by what some nuns told you! You just need the handheld, open-source Scaepe – Noiseferatu DIY kit!
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C25, from Nonlinear Labs and Stephan Schmitt, is all about performance
It’s not lost on me that the same week InMusic announced its acquisition of Native Instruments, NI’s original founder, Stephan Schmitt was busy showing off new ideas about what a digital instrument can be.
Peter Kirn - May 18, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Bastl Instruments Kalimba, acoustic-digital hybrid, is already a megahit
The best of show at Superbooth 2026 is an easy pick. Bastl Kalimba, with its combination of acoustic and physical interaction with fluid digital synthesis and sensing, is a triumph of instrument design.
Peter Kirn - May 14, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Make Noise and Tom Erbe have made a mighty morphing spatial Plexiphon
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2026
Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Buchla Ziggy: the complex oscillator gets a friendly standalone synth
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Casio’s SXC-1 handheld sampler is packed with fun, coming to Japan
Peter Kirn - April 23, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
Zebra 3 is here, a sprawling semi-modular plug-in that runs deep
Peter Kirn - April 21, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Bastl’s new Déjà vu is the 4HP module for when you need to fader stuff
Peter Kirn - April 10, 2026
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
