How focusing on one tool cured writers block, and made one sharp, chilly, ‘stoic’ EP

Tools and technology are often described as obstacles. But sometimes focusing on a tool can refine musical process and composition – as main(void) reveals.

Gory sounds from vegetables and fruits: Mortal Kombat sound design

VICE News did a great video piece on the sound design of the latest Mortal Kombat video game. And it could inspire you to try some experiments with a mic yourself.

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2019

The new Renoise stretches samples, scales UIs, shapes curves, more

Renoise, the gorgeous, obsessive production tool that makes the tracker modern, gets a point release with some very good stuff. High res UIs, custom envelopes, native time stretching – and yeah, it’s a host and a plug-in, too.

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2019

FL Studio 20.5 adds free FLEX, a surprisingly powerful preset synth

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2019

MASSIVE X synth arrives; here’s what makes it special

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2019

PORTAL from Output lets you navigate granular effect chaos

Peter Kirn - June 20, 2019

VCV Rack hits 1.0; why you need this free modular now

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2019

Sonarworks Reference 4.3: more headphones, features for calibrating your mixes

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2019

SubLab is an 808 bass synth and more, from makers of Circle

Peter Kirn - June 11, 2019

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