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Etsuko’s Eterna for monome norns, an elegant 6-voice slice instrument
In its bones, Eterna for monome norns returns to some of the original success of monome: doing imaginative, intuitive, musical things with slices. A single audio file transforms via 6-voice sampler/sequencer and 12-page interface into everything from delicate ambient textures to detailed grooves.
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Tweakbench plug-ins return after 20 years, from NES to ambient
Chiptune, granular, ambient pads, experimental, percussion — once upon a time, Tweakbench plug-ins were everything. And now they’re back, with full support for AU and VST3 on macOS (including Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.
Peter Kirn - December 18, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Elektron’s Tonverk is a 16-track polyphonic multisampler powerhouse
It’s a multisampler. It’s got 16 tracks. It’s an effects box. It’s got elaborate routing and multiple machines. It’s a modulation monster. Or to look at it another way, The Bride of Octatrack beast is here. Here it is at a glance.
Peter Kirn - September 10, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Sampleslicer MKIII, the definitive real-time sampler looper slicer module
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2025
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Reviews Tech
Torso S-4’s 2.0 OS makes it the performance sampler it wanted to be
Peter Kirn - June 18, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
bop: free, fast, friendly, fun music stuff for Pd, old CPUs and RasPi
Peter Kirn - February 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2024
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