Music tech Software Tech
Nasko’s completely free N-IRIS is a spectrum disperser – why that’s cool
Nasko, the prolific and imaginative software developer, is back with a new one – and it’s completely free, running in Plug Data (Pd) on Mac, Windows, and Linux. It’s a convolution-based spectrum disperser. Say what? Well, you get a powerful, precise, fairly rare method for generating impulse responses for convolution tools, like Kilohearts Convolution (now on sale), the one just added to Serum 2, and more. Or just play it live, because that also sounds kind of awesome.
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Three free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator
Spectral resynthesis is having a moment now that it’s one of the new oscillator types in the mighty Xfer Serum 2. If you’re looking for other ways to get your spectral resynthesis on – or you’re a Serum user who just can’t get enough – here are three free tools to sink your FFTs into.
Peter Kirn - March 19, 2025
Music tech Software Stories Tech
bop: free, fast, friendly, fun music stuff for Pd, old CPUs and RasPi
It’s free, it’s fast, it’s fun, it’s bop for the free Pure Data Vanilla. It runs on old computers. It runs on Raspberry Pi. “You probably don’t have any use for bop,” its developer says humbly – but wait, with everything from text sequencing to reverbs to esoteric musical notation, this looks great!
Peter Kirn - February 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Free SoundHack tools: now plug-ins and Max and Pd, Apple Silicon native
Peter Kirn - August 14, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Modul8, new synth magazine from Australia, packed with interviews and features – on paper
Peter Kirn - July 28, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Music Music tech Tech
Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022
Android Apps DIY + Unusual iOS Music tech Software Tech
LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware
Peter Kirn - December 30, 2020
Music tech Software Tech
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