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jumango made a synth you can tuck in so it goes to sleep
Soundmaking and music can fill you with energy, so much so that you might miss out on the importance of a good night’s sleep. jumango has engineered a solution: tuck this DIY synth into a blanket, and it falls asleep.
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QuadTrack is a new groovebox for the Amiga (really), plus PC and Mac
It’s the biggest Commodore Amiga news of the week: Pink Parrot Studio is launching a new “Dynamic Performance Sequencer” with powerful modulation and Trig Tools option, built for jamming right on the computer keyboard. And there’s a music album to match. But don’t worry: if you have one of those inferior PC or Macintosh machines, you can still get in on the fun with an emulator, no installation or setup required.
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026
Music Music tech Software Tech
dadamachines tbd 16: a groovebox that’s compact, capable, and open by design
tbd 16 does everything the other standalone grooveboxes do, but in a handheld form factor, built as an open platform that you’re free to customize, mod, and hack. Choose the engines and apps you want to use. And get them all on a compact, standalone device that rivals big-name competitors in a fraction of the […]
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2026
Gear Music tech Tech
plugdata, cyclone get major updates — free stuff for patchers and end users
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2026
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Bastl’s Kastle 2 and Citadel Eurorack are now DIY kits, open source platforms
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System
Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music tech Stories Tech
Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free
Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
NAP, free visual and media framework, now dazzles anywhere
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2025
DIY + Unusual Motion Software Tech
