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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.
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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
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Happy birthday, Isotonik: here are some of the best Ableton Live add-ons
With Isotonik’s Darren celebrating his birthday this week, we’ve got an Isotonik Studios shopping guide, with favorite Max for Live add-ons, CDM reviews, and sound demos. Now with a special CDM-exclusive Labor Day discount code.
Sampleslicer MKIII, the definitive real-time sampler looper slicer module
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2025
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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
Gear Music tech Tech
Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks
Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024
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