Build your own scratch DJ controller

If DJing originated in the creative miuse and appropriation of hardware, perhaps the next wave will come from DIYers inventing new approaches. No need to wait, anyway – you can try building this scratch controller yourself.

This granular convolver hardware is the latest creation from Tatsuya Takahashi

There’s a nice gift for Red Bull Music Academy attendees: a hardware convolver effect from the man who led the team at KORG that gave us volcas and minilogues. Here’s a sneak preview.

Peter Kirn - September 26, 2018

Arturia AudioFuse Review: the tiny square that packs nearly everything

There are some exceptional audio interfaces out there. But Arturia stands out by cramming an unusual amount of connectivity in an ultra-mobile package.

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2018

Waveform woos DAW switchers with clean UI, features, Raspberry Pi

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2017

Now you can sync Ableton Link to your Eurorack with this open gizmo

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2017

Turn a terrible toy turntable from a supermarket into a scratch deck

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2017

Micro-ritmos turns bacteria and machine learning into spatialized sound

Peter Kirn - November 11, 2016

PiDeck makes a USB stick into a free DJ player, with turntables

Peter Kirn - October 20, 2016

Jamming standard: Ableton is opening Link to everyone, starting today

Peter Kirn - September 14, 2016

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