Polish chemist Jan Czochralski, joysticks and patch points spawned this drum machine
Start with a chemical process that grows crystals and silicon for semiconductors, build a multi-layered 6-7 voice drum machine around...
DIY + Unusual
Get an ultra-realistic modeled cymbal plug-in for free: CHAIR EXC!TE CYMBAL
Chair Audio quietly launched a new plug-in, and it's both free and wonderful. EXC!TE CYMBAL is, no exaggeration, realistic enough...
Polystepper, a gorgeous electroacoustic synth made with stepper motors, and more wonders
Analog, digital... we're onto the physical, kinetic, and electroacoustic. For one example, marvel at the Polystepper by artist/woodworker Love Hultén...
Game Boy Advance gets a new, free step sequencer, complete with p-locks
Dust off that GBA: it's a groove box now. Stepper is a free and open source 16-step sequencer with full...
Ableton gives away 90 Max for Live Devices and a complete tutorial with sets; plus RNBO vs M4L
You've seen various Max Devices for Ableton Live; ever wanted to try building your own? Ableton has just released a...
MycroG’s tiny 3D printed versions of keyboards and organs, stunningly realistic
Ever wished you had a tiny version of your favorite keyboard / organ so accurate that it would look at...
Audulus modular on iOS, macOS now lets you add your own DSP easily with Lua scripts
Love the power of modular but want to go even deeper? Audulus, the modular platform we've already been eyeing, now...
A celebration of graphic scores and process
Now that machines can employ their own scores, perhaps it's a perfect time for scores that are imaginative, graphical, uncertain...
RP-8 is a “demake” of the ReBirth RB-338 for the PICO-8 fantasy console
ReBirth, the software recreations of the TB-303 and TR-808, helped launch Propellerhead (now Reason Studios) and demonstrated acid could be...
Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process
You've seen mechanical engineers attempt expressive synths, and real, polished products. But why not have fun with a slightly more...
