Class is in session: DeForrest Brown on Black innovation in music
If you want a take on exactly how Black innovators have influenced music, look to this full-length lecture (and performance)...
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It’s likely Grimes staged her “technical failure” at Coachella
Perhaps taking a page out of pro wrestling, there's a good chance that Grimes staged her "technical difficulties" at Coachella...
VCV Rack 2.5: powerful stackable inputs, cable color customization
VCV Rack, the free and open-source virtual module platform, gets a tidy refresh with input cable stackings and cable color...
Ubuntu Studio in new LTS beta; still the easiest creative Linux distro
Ubuntu Studio remains the quickest one-shot way to get at Linux and free software for music, sound, video, media, and...
Virus TI, beloved techno weapon, now has a Max for Live editor
Access' Virus TI and TI2 may have been quietly discontinued this year, but the love for them continues. And now...
How to avoid USB and rekordbox DJing failures: a complete guide
Every few months, some DJ horror story or failure takes over social media. Here's a complete guide, with official advice...
Sudan, with millions at risk: music and listening after one year of war
After an unimaginable year of violence and chaos, with tens of thousands killed and millions displaced and in danger of...
Super Synthesis is taking their excellent Eurorack modules open-source
DIYers, coders, hackers - Super Synthesis is fully open-sourcing their modules under the ultra-permissive CC0 license (public domain). It could be...
Penguin parade: Sinevibes now does Linux
Love Linux? Time to show it: CDM fave Sinevibes has brought their Integer effect plug-in to Linux-native VST3. So it'd...
In the 90s, this astrophysicist made trippy pop from star sounds
“Who is Dr. Fiorella Terenzi? I’ll take 90s LaserDiscs for $600, Alex. Wait – back up, here’s more of Dr....
