Free reverb: Arturia has a holiday giveaway of their take on the classic EMT-140 plate

I’m dreaming of a reverberant Christmas / with EMT plates I used to know / where my yule log’s combustible / and pre-delays now adjustable / to tweak plug-ins in the snow…

Ubuntu Studio hits 19.10, gives you an ultra easy, config-free Linux for music and media

The volunteer-run Ubuntu Studio isn’t just a great Linux distribution for beginners wanting to make music, visuals, and media. It’s a solid alternative to Mac and Windows you can easily dual boot.

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2019

Here’s the editor-plugin the underrated Elektron Model:Samples is missing

We’ve been following Momo Müller’s software add-ons for a while. But this latest addition for Elektron’s Model:Samples is special, because it unlocks some of the power of this budget box.

Peter Kirn - September 17, 2019

The Sega Genesis gets a bit-accurate, FM synth remake: chipsynth MD

Peter Kirn - September 4, 2019

Aaltoverb is a reverb you can play like an instrument (VST, AU)

Peter Kirn - August 23, 2019

Hardware VST? Steinberg Retrologue plug-in gets physical version

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2019

KORG volca fm gets its own custom editor, plug-in

Peter Kirn - May 1, 2019

Surge is free, deep synth for every platform, with MPE support

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2019

Reason 10.3 delivers on VST performance promises

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2019

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