Arturia’s stay home plan: software 50% off and free, tons of tutorials

Sure, we’re inundated with stay-at-home music messages at the moment. But Arturia has one of the biggest menus of offerings – and crucially, they also teach us how to use their stuff. That’s worth an extra check-in.

Totally tube-ular: weird and wonderful sounds of Erica’s new Fusion modular system

The synth world may be quieter this April, but that isn’t stopping the saturated, screaming sounds of tubes. Erica Synths have both a new system and new modules, true to their post-Communist, tube-loving legacy. I’m going to say some words, but let’s marvel for a moment at the grungy, powerful industrial instrumentalism here first: Tubes […]

Peter Kirn - April 23, 2020

MeeBlip jam festival: watch all the wild and wonderful creations of these synth lovers

The joy of synths – as long as you’ve got a box with knobs on it, you’re never alone. And it’s incredible what people can do with tiny, ultra-affordable gear – including ours.

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2020

In Russia, vintage MeeBlips have custom clones, thanks to open source hardware

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2020

Moog’s Subsequent 25 synth is here, and it’s got an animated film to go with it

Peter Kirn - January 16, 2020

Deckard’s Dream could be your reality, with Deckard’s Voice

Peter Kirn - August 6, 2019

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

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2019

The OP-Z now samples, too, in Teenage Engineering software update

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2019

MASSIVE X synth arrives; here’s what makes it special

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2019

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