The Oberheim OB-X8 is a beast – here are more sounds from it, straight-up

The OB-X8 was live in action at Berlin’s Superbooth – one big highlight was getting to see Dave Smith, Marcus Ryle, and team. But more sounds are coming out, as well.

Celebrate your Blue Monday with the choir sound from New Order – and Kraftwerk’s Orchestron

Expect there are quite a few blue Blue Mondays in the house, so this is topical – our friend Alex Theakston dives down a rabbit hole straight to Kraftwerk’s very own Vako Orchestron.

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2022

Roaches, mealworms, shrieking bubbles, and more in free Richard Devine sound samples

The chalk is underwater, screaming like a chattering alien. Or that’s how it sounds through a hydrophone. Enter the weird world of some of Richard Devine’s field recordings – then grab the sounds for your own Creative Commons-licensed creations.

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2021

Cherry Audio synths and tons of sounds in $30 Humble Bundle benefiting charities

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2021

Reverb are giving away their complete $841.58 drum machine sample collection, free

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2019

1000 free Novation presets from Legowelt, Emily Sprague, Shawn Rudiman…

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2019

Free Snare Designer for Ableton Live, Logic, and Kontakt

Peter Kirn - November 2, 2018

Free pack of sounds from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio

Peter Kirn - October 2, 2018

The new Jaguar cars sound like spaceships, thanks to Richard Devine

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2018

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