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KORG’s phase8 “acoustic synthesizer” is now a product for sale
The experimental electromechanical 8-voice instrument, after a long gestation period at KORG Berlin’s skunkworks R&D, is now going public. That means this unique set of sequenced steel resonators is making its way off the laboratory table and into the wild.
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As much triggering as you can handle: Noise Engineering Multi Repetitor
Tough times and tight spaces call for deep algorithmic generative triggers. So now is a great time for Noise Engineering to reimagine their trigger module. Tap a tempo, patch a cord, and instantly spin up percussive patterns you can freely modulate — the best of what the company gave us before, but now with live performance transformations and more possibilities. It’s Multi Repetitor. It’s Multi Repetitor. Sorry.
Peter Kirn - January 22, 2026
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Baby Audio’s Tekno drum machine gets a sequencer and iOS AUv3 version
Tekno from Baby Audio was easily one of my favorite plug-ins of last year — it’s a rich, “bend”-able, brutal box with the feeling of hardware drum synthesis. And now it gets a step sequencer, plus a ton of tweaks you might have missed in the first release. And one more thing: iOS users, there’s a mobile version with AUv3 version.
Etsuko’s Eterna for monome norns, an elegant 6-voice slice instrument
Peter Kirn - December 26, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons
Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Motherly, sequencer percussion synth, is pure rhythmic happiness
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025
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Cluster v3, Sinevibes’ multi-filter sequencer, goes deep
Peter Kirn - September 29, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
New free VCV Rack modules: chaotic oscillators, HP word generator, drums
Peter Kirn - July 21, 2025
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