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Remembering Kieran Foster; legendary Glitch2 effect now free
You may know Kieran Foster by his other aliases — illformed, dblue, MaDHaTTeR. That’s just how omnipresent he was as a light in electronic music communities, from the music and rave scene to software to Renoise. His sister has made his legendary Glitch2 effect free in his memory. Instead of pouring one out, you can crank up its sequenced sound-morphing powers and let his work live on.
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Renoise 3.5 is huge: phrase scripting, tuning support, splitter effect, more
Has that DAW grid got you down? Do you feel like you’re caught in the 1980s looking at a multitrack editor? Have your friends stopped talking to you because they want more breaks and intelligent rhythms so they can put those new sneakers to proper dancing use? Renoise is back with features like a phrase scripting engine powered by the new open-source pattrns (with Tidal notation support), full tuning support, sub-signal effects splitting, and more. $88 new. Holy mother of God, it’s nerd Christmas in July.
Peter Kirn - July 8, 2025
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Twerk like a Spectre with Ghostwerk’s Shadow Culture
Brainy beats and hyperactive microedits are back, with a new, digital-native ease. Meet the North Hollywood-born kid who’s making trackers fresh again.
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2017
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Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic. Here’s what we learned.
David Abravanel - July 21, 2017
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Lauflicht 2 is One Tricked-Out Step Sequencer for Launchpad, Renoise
Peter Kirn - August 28, 2012
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Make Renoise into an MPC-Style Groovebox: Pking, padKONTROL
Peter Kirn - July 30, 2012
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