Polyend Play looks like beauty in simplicity – for utterly fast grid-based music making

A grid, sequencing, standalone operation – Polyend’s new Play, previewed at Superbooth, now looks like a familiar concept. But what makes Play look worth considering is right there in the name: fun and immediacy are the focus.

Jon Appleton, composer and Synclavier innovator, has died

Another giant of electronic music’s evolution has passed, with the loss on Sunday of Jon Appleton.

Peter Kirn - February 1, 2022

Blackbox 2.0 is here for 1010music’s excellent sampler – the stable build

Tap tempo? Advanced granular controls? Deep delay? 4-band parametric EQ? All the deep features crammed into the beautifully compact Blackbox sampler features have now moved from beta to stable, and 1.9 to 2.0. Here’s a look.

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2021

Here’s a gorgeous chill jam and the excellent 1.9 firmware for the Blackbox sampler

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2021

Reason’s Mimic sampler is here, and very Reason-y

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2021

MOTU’s DP11 is more expressive, controllable, new Mac-ready, adds stuff users wanted

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2021

Novation Circuit Rhythm is here – and it’s the one that actually samples; full details

Peter Kirn - June 22, 2021

Reason 12 will bring new Combinator, more – and subscribers will see features roll out sooner

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2021

Live solo master class: Baseck wailing on an Octatrack MKII is absolutely massive

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2021

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