Live solo master class: Baseck wailing on an Octatrack MKII is absolutely massive
Disclosure: I hate demos. Hate watching them. Hate doing them. Now, technically, this is a demo. But... uh, wow. The...
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A 1970s Swedish modular you probably never heard of was meant for every music school
Meet the Dataton 3000. The creation of Sweden's Björn Sandlund, it sports a unique, friendly modular designed for educational use...
Teenage Engineering are going deeper into consumer design, with startup Nothing
It's like something out of a William Gibson plotline. Nothing is headquartered in London and will make ... something. And...
Beads is the new sequel to Mutable Instruments’ Clouds, and an instant classic – again
Mutable Instruments' Clouds defined granular instruments even beyond the modular world. Beads - making a surprise debut today - is...
Novation’s Circuit Rhythm is coming in summer; here’s what we know
Novation's Circuit Tracks is out now - I've got one to test. Circuit Rhythm is coming in summer. It's the...
What’s in Novation’s new Circuit Tracks: polysynths, drums, sequencing, samples
Okay, everybody's been seeing their computer too much lately. So Novation's Circuit Tracks does stuff with no screen, no menus,...
What’s in Novation’s new Circuit Tracks: polysynths, drums, sequencing, samples
Okay, everybody's been seeing their computer too much lately. So Novation's Circuit Tracks does stuff with no screen, no menus,...
Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits
"It's very brave to look complex things in the eye and say, calm down." Some Björk TV clips from the...
Make Noise and Alessandro Cortini made a new instrument – here’s the story behind it
Strega is the new Make Noise invention - a tone maker, control instrument, and effects processor. It's also an artistic...
Inside KORG’s Modwave – sound design tips for this upcoming wavetable synth
KORG's Modwave synth isn't even out yet, but CDM sonic wizard-at-large Francis Preve was one of the people making sounds...
