Free: 4ms VCV Rack ROMplers put gobs of drums under voltage control

The library for the free and open source VCV Rack has been on fire lately. But this one is a standout: 4ms has a sprawling library of ROMpler modules based on classic drum-machine samples. And don’t let the “ROMpler” part fool you: those samples are ready for full voltage control.

Wish granted: VCV Rack’s Plateau is now a Eurorack module from 4ms

It was bound to happen. Now Eurorack hardware is emulating your computer. How the tables have turned! Or, um, mesas. But if you haven’t experienced Plateau yet, get ready to find out why it’s an instant favorite reverb — and one that a whole lot of people will want in their Eurorack skiff, too. Plateau, meet 4ms Mesa.

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2026

Link Audio, now in Max, Pd, VCV Rack, TouchDesigner, oF, and plug-ins, free

Ableton Live 12.4 is inbound, with Link Audio support coming to Live, Move, Note, and Push. But Live Audio can also be about routing audio over a network to other hosts, too. Julien Bayle (VOID) has an early, open-source implementation. If you’re ready to start experimenting even while this API is still in alpha, you’ve got a wide variety of sound and visual tools to try, all for free.

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2026

Synth Days in Kyiv: inside the wartime Ukrainian modular scene

Kaximia - April 12, 2026

Play together with Ableton Live, pt. 1: playing in tune

Peter Kirn - March 31, 2026

Basil stereo delay completes Bastl’s PIZZA trio on VCV Rack — all for free

Peter Kirn - February 22, 2026

PatchSeq puts a FM-filled, sequenced patcher inside your VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2026

JW-Modules free Grains, Buffer are must-downloads for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - January 6, 2026

Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025