Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve
For all the many soft synths out there, maturity and depth matter - and few tools offer those quite like...
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Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve
For all the many soft synths out there, maturity and depth matter - and few tools offer those quite like...
1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
It's synthesis from paper - sounds crafted quite literally by hand, using drawn animation, then optically synthesized. But after this...
Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live
Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max...
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...
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...
Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in
It's one of the all-time great chorus effects - and now you can bite off just the chorus of the...
OP-Z VJ: app from Teenage Engineering adds video powers
The OP-Z's ultra-minimalist, candybar form factor hides some serious synthesis, sampling, and audiovisual powers - and now new live visual/VJ...
Review: Finding inspiration in a compact mixer again, with 1010music Bluebox
Maybe it's not about being DAW-less or having particular software or gear. Maybe it's just having your hands touch a...
Elektron’s Octatrack 1.4 OS makes both MKI and MKII go deeper
The latest OS update from Elektron takes the beloved workstation and adds a ton of new stuff - making it...
