Paulee Alex Bow makes songs from transphobic, ableist hate mail

Peter Kirn - May 29, 2025

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Peter Kirn - May 26, 2025

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Artemis combines Dreadbox analog, Sinevibes FX – and the result is lush

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2025

Dirty, punchy, free: this plug-in rendition of the Korg Poly-61 is raw and perfect

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2025

3D masses, springs, soundmakers: Anukari physics-based instrument

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2025

This site is promoting Linux plug-ins with resources for developers and users

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2025

Must-listen: Claudia Khachan and Ziad Moukarzel in musical dialogue

Peter Kirn - May 2, 2025

Arturia V Collection 11 hands-on: Pure LoFi, Jup-8000 join latest update

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2025

Knobula Monumatic module at angle and front-on view, with mode selectors for oscillator, filter controls, envelope controls, and CV and MIDI (MPE) inputs.

Knobula Monumatic, the 8-voice, multi-algorithm MPE polysynth in 12HP

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2025

The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone

Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025