Rhodes V-Pan, free through January, offers versatile, musical panning
Rhodes - yeah, that Rhodes - is giving away the V-Pan panning plug-in they've just introduced. The hardware-style panning borrowed...
Music tech
That time Kraftwerk invented electronic drum pads and made ethereal sounds
Wolfgang Flür left a string of technological innovations, but if you need a moment of sublime chill in a chaotic...
Free TouchMe grab-and-go controller for Ableton Live now works with plug-ins
Week of Free continues: Elisabeth Homeland has updated its TouchMe freebie for Ableton Live. Grab a parameter, control it instantly...
Crush: Free glitchy physical modeling FM percussion goodness in Max for Live
Rainbow Circuit's Crush is a free instrument for Max for Live, combining FM and physical modeling into a unique, deliciously...
Valdivia, Chile to Tampere, Finland, a livecoding Solstice is on right now
Sydney to Mexico City, Tokyo to Detroit, livecoders are deep into a beautiful multiday solstice stream right now with 160...
New Arturia Refract super unison multi-effect is free through Jan 4: hands-on
Here's a taste treat for you. Arturia's Efx Refract combines stereo super unison processing with multi-effects (filters, bitcrusher, distortion, harmonizer)...
Soundtoys shows off the Abbey Road reverb trick – and it’s not just for vocals
While we're immersing ourselves in reverbs, Soundtoys did a great tutorial using their SuperPlate reverb showing a classic production tip...
Swarm Reverb hands-on: dual-stage reverb with creative extras, now $29
Minimal Audio has a new standalone Swarm Reverb, and it's no typical reverb. Pairing early and late reflection algorithms plus...
Watch the first preview of Sumu, additive FM synth from Madrona Labs
Some 64 partials, each FM synthesis, feed the inbound Sumu synth from Madrona Labs. Few have seen this one yet,...
Finally, a silly synth so small you could swallow it (but please don’t)
Mitxela has continued a project to make the "smallest and worst" synthesizers possible - and he's one-upped himself this time....
