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Friday August 15, 2025. 04:08 PM
Bitwig is having a hot, packed summer. And there's one big teaser: we don't know anything about it yet, but Bitwig Studio 6 beta is coming on August 27, as revealed briefly on Bitwig's socials. In the meantime, let's play with some Brazilian beats and explore controller...
Thursday August 14, 2025. 05:53 PM
What can the city of light be as a hub for TouchDesigner? Recently, the debut summit there offered a first look. The media art scene is defined by its communities -- how they share practice and push one another further. So we invited Amir B Ash (OVVO Studio, MUTEK.AE) for...
Erica Synths is reimagining a modular synth you've probably never heard of. In the late 1970s, Dutch publication Elektor Magazine put out something it called the Elektor Formant as a series of DIY kits. That modular system is getting a full reimagining and reboot from Erica...
Wednesday August 13, 2025. 01:40 PM
This has got to be one of the quickest routes to sheer drum happiness inside Ableton Live ever. Meet the pay-what-you-want/donationware Vertex by aorist (aka Tom Duncalf). It's a bit like a Moog DFAM, but in the Live idiom, with a bunch of extras. You just need this one....
Tuesday August 12, 2025. 08:05 PM
I love this idea: take your LUTs (color Lookup Tables), and mess with them creatively via code. Resolume covers the technique in their latest tutorial, though you could also drop these into other environments (or your video editor). They've also got a how-to on packaging...
Monday August 11, 2025. 09:08 PM
Eventide has quietly made their excellent H9 CrushStation free for a limited time, with code PIRATE100 -- a $99 savings. I'm not sure how long it'll last, but it's worth grabbing and we've got some tips on mapping PS5 controllers to this and other Eventide plugs. Let's get...
Sonic Pi creator Sam Aaron is building something new. It's early days, but Tau5 promises to be a 'next-gen' creative coding environment. You can use it with your favorite tools, including Ableton Live, hardware, TidalCycles, Hydra, and others. And you never have to feel...
Sunday August 10, 2025. 11:05 PM
Nope, this is not a contact mic. Intellijel added an omni microphone inside a 2HP module -- the same microphone type as you'll find in phones and other mobile gadgets. And that turns out to be a good idea. The post Intellijel put a MEMS mic in a 2HP Eurorack module appeared...
Friday August 8, 2025. 07:49 PM
Here’s the Roland news we really need: Bandai is expanding the ridiculously detailed miniature gear for miniature capsule machines. There’s a tiny TR-808, plus the JC-120 Jazz Chorus and Blues Cube Artist 212 amps and the JUPITER-X. Gotta catch ’em all. Here’s the full view....
Roland has largely shifted product announcements to other dates, but 808 Day is still a party. And every year brings some left-field surprise. This year, it's animated films. But that's perfect for your 808 Day celebration, even if it's just a party of you, a drum machine,...
You think you know the 808? Listen to how Mr. Tadeo Kikumoto, Roland's lead developer at the time, talks about what went into the machine. That walks through origins, from kick to claps, in this excerpt from the book Inspire the Music: 50 Years of Roland History, thanks to...
Thursday August 7, 2025. 04:59 PM
Three artists, three collectives: Ari Wulu, Andreas Siagian, and Wok The Rock; Gayam 16, Instrumentasia, and Yes No Klub. Starting today through August 17, they're launching the first GUANG electronic and experimental music festival in Yogyakarta, switching on a 'power...
Four artists/researchers, three collectives: Leilani Hermiasih, Ari Wulu, Andreas Siagian, and Wok The Rock; Gayam 16, Instrumentasia, and Yes No Klub. Starting today through August 17, they're launching the first GAUNG electronic and experimental music festival in...
Wednesday August 6, 2025. 07:41 PM
Cinematic Laboratory has produced two films that are so beautiful, you can almost put them on as a soundtrack and visual atmosphere. Meet VHIKK X by FORGE TIME / Glasgow Synth Guild, and Kharper from ERROR Instruments. The post GAS TV: these two gorgeous gear films can...
Tuesday August 5, 2025. 10:55 PM
'Art is a struggle against nothingness,' says Pharoos from Hormuz. TIMEZONES, the series produced by Norient, we've visited before. Their planned June episode on Tehran was delayed by war. Now is a perfect time to take in its threads, woven from multiple voices in a...
It's a hot Max for Live summer: here are three more don't-miss tools for Max for Live for you. There's a tool to bounce MIDI without the usual manual legwork. There's a controller app that lets you play Live with gamepads. And there's the synth follow-up to the blockbuster...
Monday August 4, 2025. 11:33 PM
DJ software should make managing your music library easier -- in theory. In practice, the leading DJ apps have been pretty stuck in their ways for a while now. Serato is answering users' pleas with a redesigned library in the new Serato DJ Pro 4.0 release, available in...
Summer sales are on, and even with more trade tariff uncertainty looming in the USA, that includes some surprising cut-rate deals on hardware synths. Here's your guide to some favorites, including a great mini keyboard/Moog soft synth bundle. The post These are the best...
Friday August 1, 2025. 06:42 PM
The all-new architecture for macOS VJ mainstay VDMX6 has opened up a ton of powerful new features. If you haven't caught them already, and you've got a Mac, now is a great time to dive in. Why not cosplay Harry Seldon from Foundation and turn yourself into a glitchy...
Thursday July 31, 2025. 11:39 PM
'The future is now... you have to do everything you can to actually make it stop now. You have to persist with your faith and also your practice.' In a film released today, Palestinian musician and sound artist Dirar Kalash reflects on stopping genocide and the nature of...
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