DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
The Amiga just got a new, open 8-bit hardware sequencer cartridge you can build
There’s a new, open-source sampler – for the Commodore Amiga. Yes, as in you’ll be building your own DIY cartridge to run it. Brace yourself – 90s. Music. Incoming.
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Nerdseq portable will put a sampling tracker in your hand
Sampling and modulation and sound generation all come together in the Nerdseq Portable – fully standalone, original tracker hardware for live performance and production.
Peter Kirn - March 18, 2020
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Polyend’s Tracker is here for $599 – here’s what makes it special for playing and production
Surprise number one: Polyend’s Tracker packs a lot of deep musicality you may have missed in the teasers and leaks. Surprise two: it costs far less than people first guessed.
The 90s are alive, with a free, modern clone of FastTracker II
Peter Kirn - April 24, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Twerk like a Spectre with Ghostwerk’s Shadow Culture
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2017
Music Music tech Stories
Going deep in techno technique and technology with Denmark’s CTRLS
Peter Kirn - August 1, 2017
Music Music tech
Aphex Twin gave us a peek inside a 90s classic. Here’s what we learned.
David Abravanel - July 21, 2017
Music Music tech
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