CDM Create Digital Music https://cdm.link/ Create digital music, motion, and more. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:59:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://cdm.link/app/uploads/2015/12/cdmlogo-60x60.png CDM Create Digital Music https://cdm.link/ 32 32 132315372 Beads, last of the Mutable Instruments modules, is now open source https://cdm.link/beads-is-now-open-source/ https://cdm.link/beads-is-now-open-source/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:59:38 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168259 Beads, the granular "texture synthesizer" that was Emilie Gillet's follow-up to the legendary Clouds, is now fully open source. That completes the final missing piece in open-source code and free licensing for Mutable Instruments' iconic and influential range of Eurorack modules.

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]]> https://cdm.link/beads-is-now-open-source/feed/ 0 168259 teenage engineering might quit synths, but parody can’t quit them https://cdm.link/end-of-teenage-synths/ https://cdm.link/end-of-teenage-synths/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:02:50 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168232 teenage engineering CEO Jesper Kouthoofd made waves when he casually mentioned he’d told the company he founded to quit making synthesizers. Whatever is coming from the Stockholm company, the jokes they inspire show no signs of abating and -- this seems an opportunity.

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]]> https://cdm.link/end-of-teenage-synths/feed/ 0 168232 Interview: 33EMYBW on Amalgamate, metamorphosis, and insect philosophy https://cdm.link/33emybw-amalgamate-interview/ https://cdm.link/33emybw-amalgamate-interview/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:26:52 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168212 The patterning on butterfly wings is constructed of tiny blade-like scales (lamellar), with color structured into complex messaging and variation. That’s precisely the sonic feeling of Amalgamate, the latest from Shanghai-based artist 33EMYBW. We got to talk to 33 about alienation, metamorphosis, and the meaning of some of those lyrics. Photos by Di Wei Aamalgamte […]

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]]> https://cdm.link/33emybw-amalgamate-interview/feed/ 0 168212 Time-bending, granular-powered HyperWarp: hands-on, free pack https://cdm.link/hyperwarp-hands-on-free-soundpack/ https://cdm.link/hyperwarp-hands-on-free-soundpack/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:05:53 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168158 The granular engine in Baby Audio's HyperWarp can bend time along graphical paths you create with curved and stepped drawing tools. The result: glitches, timbres, and grooves, rhythmic chops, sweeping pitch shifts, rich coloration, and stasis-leak madness when you want it. I've got a hands-on, plus a big CDM-exclusive bank of free patches.

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]]> https://cdm.link/hyperwarp-hands-on-free-soundpack/feed/ 0 168158 Watch what Herbie Hancock had to say about technology in 1984 https://cdm.link/watch-what-herbie-hancock-had-to-say-about-technology-in-1984/ https://cdm.link/watch-what-herbie-hancock-had-to-say-about-technology-in-1984/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:48:15 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168153 It's time to dig into the archives. I'd seen this before, but it hits differently now. Herbie Hancock jams out in the studio with Quincy Jones in a 1984 film. It's notable for what Herbie says with his music, with his approach to the machines, and with how he thinks about humans.

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]]> https://cdm.link/watch-what-herbie-hancock-had-to-say-about-technology-in-1984/feed/ 0 168153 West Coast, with penguins: Aaltoverb on Linux; Aalto 2 coming soon https://cdm.link/aalto2-aaltoverb-linux/ https://cdm.link/aalto2-aaltoverb-linux/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:02 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168134 Madrona Labs' patchable West Coast synth is one of the most playable, exploration-friendly, unique instruments around -- a piece of software to last. And it comes with a reverb companion, now on Linux, too as a free demo you can beta-test. The big news: Aalto 2 is coming this fall for macOS, Windows -- and Linux, too.

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]]> https://cdm.link/aalto2-aaltoverb-linux/feed/ 0 168134 Pure Data (Pd) 0.57 inbound, enduring free software for tinkering with sound https://cdm.link/pd-0-57-inbound/ https://cdm.link/pd-0-57-inbound/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:18:13 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168108 Technology keeps asking us to speed up. Pd is happy to let you slow down: tinker, patch, make mistakes, obsess over a number or signal routing, and do it all visually. The free and open source software is getting a nice 0.57 update with new features, relevant to Pd and tools like libpd and plugdata that are based on it.

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]]> https://cdm.link/pd-0-57-inbound/feed/ 0 168108 FLpad 8×8 grid comes to FL Studio — can you add a grid to a speedrun? https://cdm.link/flpad-8x8-grid-comes-to-fl-studio/ https://cdm.link/flpad-8x8-grid-comes-to-fl-studio/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:16:51 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168082 The Novation Launchpad grid has its original lineage in Ableton Live integration. But it's now come to the land of Fruity Loops. FLpad is available in both a standard, velocity-sensitive model and an FLpad mini. For a user base known for shortcuts and speedrunning, can finger-drumming and pad programming find a home?

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]]> https://cdm.link/flpad-8x8-grid-comes-to-fl-studio/feed/ 0 168082 Magpies and hope: a journey into Anastasia Kristensen’s Bestiarium https://cdm.link/anastasia-kristensen-bestiarium-sombre-interview/ https://cdm.link/anastasia-kristensen-bestiarium-sombre-interview/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:55:14 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168057 Far from the cold, hard edges and cookie-cutter music, Anastasia Kristensen is exploring anthropomorphic sound -- and digging up "weird, small nests" of music. It's just the kind of hopeful conversation we need right now. Enter this year's Bestarium Sombre -- and, if you're lucky, catch Anastasia live. She talks to CDM about the work and that vision.

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]]> https://cdm.link/anastasia-kristensen-bestiarium-sombre-interview/feed/ 0 168057 1Uesday: Koma Elektronik (sale), Doepfer goodies for your 1U rack https://cdm.link/1uesday-koma-elektronik-doepfer-goodies-for-your-1u-rack/ https://cdm.link/1uesday-koma-elektronik-doepfer-goodies-for-your-1u-rack/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:55:15 +0000 https://cdm.link/?p=168040 It's time to resurrect 1Uesday, because the single-height 1U Eurorack format is heating up again. We've got some cheap and cheery Koma Elektronik tools -- including some lovely leftfield stuff -- plus a new range from Doepfer. If you've got the case for it, you can put it to good use.

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