Roland x0x fun – a free 707, a master class in 606 from Shawn Rudiman

606 and 707 day passed us by, but let’s not miss these two free gifts – a master class from Pittsburgh’s machine maven and a free plug-in version of a Roland TR, too.

BLEASS brings tape stop and slowdown and Granulizer to Mac and PC – plus CDM bonus

Stretch, bend, and mangle those sounds, because BLEASS’ tape and granular effects from iOS are now PC and Mac plug-ins, too. Plus we’ve got a CDM exclusive bonus for ROLI hardware owners.

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2021

Bitwig Studio 4: Apple Silicon, new Operators, expression Spread, comping

Bitwig Studio 4 doesn’t have a single banner feature like The Grid. Instead, you get multiple refinements: Operators combine the best of hardware with the best of DAWs – and the new version runs natively on your new Mac. Okay, first – Bitwig continues to excel at supporting every platform. That includes Linux (and I […]

Peter Kirn - May 27, 2021

Shaper2 is futuristic, glitchy, aggressive K-Devices plug-in waveshaper FX goodness

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2021

At last, AAS deliver their new software modular generation: Multiphonics CV-1

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2021

Smooth Operator is a brilliant new spectral sound sculpting plug-in from Baby Audio

Peter Kirn - April 29, 2021

Roland SYSTEM-8 synth is free to try in April – here’s why it’s a sound designer’s friend

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2021

Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2021

Sega Genesis-ify all your sounds with this free decimator for any platform and OS

Peter Kirn - March 15, 2021

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