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Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths

Designed by Aphex Twin, Samplebrain takes a new approach to samples - chopping up audio into a "brain" of little...

Locally sourced: you can now run Stable Diffusion AI art generation on your M1 Mac

It's got a one-click installer, runs locally, requires "no dependencies or technical knowledge," and crucially, doesn't talk to the cloud....

Stable Diffusion, generative AI tool, now available in public release

The "hot s***", open, purportedly ethical generative text-to-image AI generator has now moved from invite-only contexts and Discord to full...

New Noise Engineering modules, new platform: multiband dynamics, drum kit

One of the most creative modular and software makers at the moment, Noise Engineering has two very desirable-looking modules hitting...

Nina, 12-voice analog polysynth with motorized controls, now in preorders

What's new in analog synths? Melbourne Instruments has one answer - a luscious vintage-inspired poly that adds path recall and...

mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance

It's an even more performative monome. Creator sonocircuit has built a new take on the monome norns/grid app mlr, adding...

Slimshader packs GPU shaders into your Eurorack for live visuals, thanks to RasPi

Start with visuals made from images or 3D shader code, then wire them up and modulate them in a Eurorack...

Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore

The modular sound environment Pd (Pure data) is wonderful. Pd is free. Pd runs everywhere. Pd is ... frequently lacking...