End-of-summer sales on gear and software

US Labor Day looms. Summer days are waning. Sales are expanding. I am … barely awake because of ragweed/ambrosia pollen. It must be that time of year. Let me refocus my mind by sharing these sales with you quickly.

Every kind of sonic mayhem: Soundtoys Decapitator, Radiator, Devil-Loc

Soundtoys’ Decapitator, Radiator, and Little Radiator (they’re different!) each is capable of nuanced saturation, compression, drive, and tone for mix tasks. Or you can unleash bloody murder. So if you’re in the need of a way to direct rage into sound for some reason — we’ve got you.

Peter Kirn - April 27, 2026

Best of show: walk NAMM with us in a gear-mas gallery

Who stood out at this year’s NAMM show, that festivus of gear that brightens our winters from Anaheim? We’ve given you some idea with NAMM and LA’s Buchla & Friends. Here, in images, are our favorites from NAMM, as captured by LA photographer Mehdi Hassine and veteran Berlin hardware guru Gösta Wellmer.

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2026

The best holiday, end-of-year deals on software and gear you can still get

Peter Kirn - December 29, 2025

Soundtoys is giving away free plug-ins for 12 days, starting today

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2025

Soundtoys 5.5 update, free window resizing, everything explained

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2025

Soundtoys gives 100% of sales to Lambda Legal for Pride today and tomorrow

Peter Kirn - June 25, 2025

SpaceBlender, swarming experimental reverb, is something new

Peter Kirn - May 1, 2025

It’s not too late to get these post-holiday deals on hardware, software

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2025