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Zebra 3 is here, a sprawling semi-modular plug-in that runs deep
What if an integrated plug-in instrument could rival even full-blown modulars? That’s the question posed by u-he’s Zebra 3, out now at long last for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It’s unlikely any other soft synth takes on just this much synthesis territory, or with this much depth. From spline-based morphing oscillators to physical modeling and […]
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The best way to learn Bitwig Grid, Serum 2 is in Japanese from LOBOTIX
LOBOTIX is another reason to have hope in musical imagination. Even without speaking a word of Japanese, these are instantly some of my favorite tutorials. Here, these cover the spectral synthesis modes in Serum 2 and the modular capabilities of Bitwig Grid (and Vital and PhasePlant and more). And thanks to 2020s tech, we get her in the form of an anime character.
Peter Kirn - March 5, 2026
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Rage with the machine: Pigments 7 with new filters, new FX, sound features
Bonkers new filters? A Play mode everyone will actually want to use? Yeah, December isn’t done with you yet, synth fans. Meet the new Pigments 7 with Rage, Ripple, and Reverb filters, Corroder effect, improved amplitude envelopes, FM modulation on the filter, and more.
Peter Kirn - December 16, 2025
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Waldorf’s Protein: soul of Microwave in an 8-voice wavetable synth, €329
Peter Kirn - November 27, 2025
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How Elizabeth Parker wove the score of 1984’s The Living Planet
Peter Kirn - August 28, 2025
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A little-known Nintendo DS piano peripheral meets homebrew sound
Peter Kirn - July 31, 2025
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The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025
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