Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos
We all need a way to center, a way to lower our blood pressure and cure insomnia. Forget ASMR or...
Peter Kirn
Find zen-like calm with these perfect miniature synthesizer videos
We all need a way to center, a way to lower our blood pressure and cure insomnia. Forget ASMR or...
Pipa is a unique vocal synth plug-in and app that’s supremely fun to play [Hands-on]
Lying somewhere between organic and artificial in its sound, the vocal synth Pipa - available as both an iPad app...
Freebie watch: Diablo Lite is built to make drums punch, slap, and hit harder
It really sounds like we want our drums to beat us up. Anyway, Diablo Lite, a new free plug-in from...
Conspiracy theorists claim this “5G chip” circuit will be in vaccine – but it’s a BOSS guitar pedal
"This stompbox provides some of the most over-the-top, insane distortion tones in the world" - or, you know, some people...
2020 music: give yourself a break and love listening again with these Pairing Mode picks
When you can't necessarily make sense of time, but feel the need to mark its passage, there is the entire...
LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware
The wonderfully mysterious analog LYRA-8 synthesizer world now has an unofficial digital cousin - and it's free-or-pay-what-you-can for Pure Data...
Darkness, mixed: sonic reflections for Threads*Palestine
In dark moments, sometimes the most vital gesture is acknowledging uncertainty and feeling. So as we pass the milestone of...
Essential games for music nerds from the Steam Winter Sale
2020 saw the gaming industry supplant film as the predominant AV medium. There are plenty of great possibilities for immersion...
Texture is a free, rich granular reverb plug-in with mid/side for Mac, Windows
You deserve some instant ambience - ready to pour over your sounds like so much maple syrup. Hell, yeah -...
Xmas up your Ableton Live with these free themes and chime-y sample pack
Go bright and daring with Ableton Live color schemes - including one very green option - and load up with...
