Georgian-made Ambient audio is bringing home-grown modular to the Caucasus

Buy local: the world of gear for musicians is opening up to independent makers in more places. That includes Tbilisi-based Ambient audio, who are making everything from glowing and recycled patch cables to modular kits.

Dozens of recipes on Mutable Instruments Plaits, for your Eurorack kitchen

Artist Rochefsky has been busy cooking up a ton of Mutable Instruments Plaits recipes – which seems just the thing to share on a Sunday. Plus even if you don’t have the module (or like me are on a train at the moment) you can give this a go for free in VCV Rack in software (with the Macro Oscillator 2 module).

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2023

Learn modular MetaSounds in Unreal, free, and start thinking in procedural sound

It was once the stuff of dreams — a patchable, modular environment for sound, synthesis, music, and procedural generative audio. Now it’s free (MetaSounds) in a free game engine (Unreal Engine). You just have to learn to use it – which is why this free comprehensive tutorial series by our friend Matt Spendlove is a must.

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2023

Klevgrand Tomofon is a wild “audio model” instrument, capable of realism and extremes

Peter Kirn - December 16, 2022

Listen to Herb Deutsch narrate studies in tape and synthesis, from his 1976 book

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2022

Thomas Dolby’s 1989 explanation of synthesis with the Muppets and a fly in a box is pretty ingenious

Peter Kirn - October 12, 2022

Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths

Peter Kirn - September 25, 2022

Cycling ’74 asked artists to make a collaborative Max drum kit – and shared the patches

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2022

Nina, 12-voice analog polysynth with motorized controls, now in preorders

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2022

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