Bastl Instruments Kalimba, acoustic-digital hybrid, is already a megahit

The best of show at Superbooth 2026 is an easy pick. Bastl Kalimba, with its combination of acoustic and physical interaction with fluid digital synthesis and sensing, is a triumph of instrument design.

Moon from Landscape, Mystic Circuits: a bonkers 4-channel drum machine

In case you missed Noon, the first collaboration was a brain-bending, organic, and exquisitely unpredictable analog drum machine. Its 4-channel sibling Moon has opened to preorders, and in this new compact descendant, it’s even more apparent that this is like a breathing, squawking lifeform of a device.

Peter Kirn - November 3, 2025

Here it is, a cover of Kendrick Lamar and more awesomeness for the Otamatone

What the world needs now is more unicorn chaser. And it’s hard to beat the adorable Japanese ribbon controller/squeezable mouth formant instrument, the CUBE Works/Maywa Denki Otamatone.

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

Re-released Lemur app is now a one-time purchase, not subscription

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2025

TouchOSC native Linux touch support arrives; demo on SteamDeck

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2025

A synth built around sonic exploration: Elmyra2, desktop and Eurorack

Peter Kirn - July 20, 2023

Olivia Artz Time Machine makes the multi-tap delay tactile and modular

Peter Kirn - June 22, 2023

R-Kontrol, the iOS controller for Bitwig Studio, gets big updates to Clips, Scenes, Remote Control

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2023

GlitchScaper instrument and rhythm machine comes to macOS, iOS, from SoundScaper dev

Peter Kirn - March 28, 2023