Ninja Tune x Erica Synths Zen Delay is now a plug-in – with deep new modulation and more

From dub to techno to ambient, the Zen Delay hardware has proved itself as a sought-after boutique effect instrument. Now there’s a software counterpart, with new modulation and sound design features to match.

You can already use the Steam Deck as a music machine, with Bitwig Studio, VCV Rack, more

It’s a portable gaming machine – but unlike other such devices, the Steam Deck is also an open, handheld, Linux-powered computer. And you know what that means: it’s a synth and a DAW, too.

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2022

Portal 2’s Musical World, Available Free, in Non-Adaptive Form “For Testing”

Portal 2? It’s only love, and that is all. Following the score in adaptive – and freely-downloadable non-adaptive – form. Photo (CC-BY-ND) _Superbeast_. Game lovers may lap up anything the title Portal touches as though it’s covered in powdered sugar, but resident Valve Software composer Mike Morasky deserves special mention. His music for Portal, and […]

- May 29, 2011

VJing with the Half Life 2 Game Engine

Peter Kirn - October 5, 2009

Half-Life 2 Gets Fan-Made Indie Series on a $500 Budget – But Man Hours Count More

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2009

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