Looking for a future for techno? Jlin’s “Embryo” is pure fire

Peter Kirn - October 22, 2021

Review: MOD Dwarf is a lush, bottomless portal to effects that keeps getting better

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2021

Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine playtest: brutal sounds, live jams, 1.2 firmware

Peter Kirn - September 30, 2021

Erica Synths – Sonic Potions LXR-02 drum machine review: deep dive

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2021

Shaper2 is futuristic, glitchy, aggressive K-Devices plug-in waveshaper FX goodness

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2021

Smooth Operator is a brilliant new spectral sound sculpting plug-in from Baby Audio

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2021

Don’t miss the gorgeous, shuffling loops of glia [bandcamp picks]

Peter Kirn - February 5, 2021

Pipa is a unique vocal synth that’s supremely fun to play [Hands-on]

Peter Kirn - January 5, 2021

Essential games for music nerds from the Steam Winter Sale

Peter Kirn - December 28, 2020

Reason Friktion review: an exquisitely playable physical modeling string instrument

Peter Kirn - August 25, 2020