ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator

Sparkle! Slash! PowerUP! This deceptively simple, stupidly fun free browser tool/download generates sound effects in the style of 80s and 90s Japanese animation, all thanks to a clever signal chain. And you can export WAV files, so you could use it to build instruments/drum racks, too.

Roland gear gone tiny in new Bandai capsule collection for Japan

Here’s the Roland news we really need: Bandai is expanding the ridiculously detailed miniature gear for miniature capsule machines. There’s a tiny TR-808, plus the JC-120 Jazz Chorus and Blues Cube Artist 212 amps and the JUPITER-X. Gotta catch ’em all. Here’s the full view. You’ll need to find a capsule machine, of course, so […]

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2025

Play around with miniature, interactive Rooms – now with Actions

Need to escape for a while? Rooms is a delightful set of miniature interactive voxel worlds that can be toys or games, all living for free in the browser (or iOS app). In version 3.0, Rooms adds interactive actions in addition to coding.

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2024

Dancing “vibes” and 2 more mood-elevating freebies for Live, DAWs

Peter Kirn - August 5, 2024

There are some wild AI music LEGO sets – but this LEGO Neve studio is real

Peter Kirn - December 14, 2023

The demonic musical Baby Bots of Moon Armada

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2019

The strange, cartridge-powered speech of TI Touch & Tell

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2018

Andrew knows how to YouTube, makes fidget spinner music

Peter Kirn - June 7, 2017

Playing with this model of the human voice is weirdly addictive

Peter Kirn - April 17, 2017

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