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There’s a Zelda-friendly ocarina app for FM-1, and you can try it in a browser

Peter Kirn — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:12:31 +0000

Now Ocarina of Time meets up with the other big trend of the fall, with OCA, an ocarina app and soundbook for the M-VAVE FM-1. You don't even need an FM-1 to play with it; it runs perfectly in a browser, including on a phone. Developer Charles Vestal gives us a look.

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Mods for everyone: inMusic is opening up MPC, more new gear to coders

Peter Kirn — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:53:46 +0000

You may have seen Akai tease an “open-source” MPC keyboard running vibe-coded mods. But there’s more coming—a lot more. inMusic, parent of Moog, Akai, Numark, Alesis, Denon, and others, promises that many of its 22 product launches coming in January will be open to modders and developer. That suggests a sweeping change in approach for […]

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Productions gone live, as Jlin joins Third Coast Percussion on “Vernacular”

Peter Kirn — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:43:37 +0000

If today is a day to celebrate good things happening in the USA, you better also be listening to the epic collaboration between Jlin and Chicago's Third Coast Percussion. That puts the Gary, Indiana-born Jerrilynn Patton (Jlin) right up alongside Philip Glass and David Longstreth, where frankly, she totally belongs. And it's touring.

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Mixxx could unlock free and open standalone DJing — but, like, stable

Peter Kirn — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:40:45 +0000

Daniel Schürmann of the long-running libre/free DJ software project Mixxx has a compelling proposal for uniting efforts to develop their DJ software on embedded hardware, from emerging cheap "open" hardware to DIY projects. It could mean a chance for openness to have a moment -- while avoiding the chaotic slop of countless separate forks and hacks.

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The techno originator, Juan Atkins, has died at 64

Peter Kirn — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:21:50 +0000

It's a loss that's beyond words. Juan Atkins, who coined the term "techno" and is often called "the originator," has died at 64. My deepest condolences to friends, family, and so many people I know who worked with and were inspired by this singular human being.

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sndstation will transform cheap gaming consoles into music handhelds

Peter Kirn — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:49:54 +0000

Cheap handheld gaming consoles now often pack surprising processing power. But many risk ending up as e-waste. A new open-source project is turning them into powerful Linux music workstations, instead, complete with the ability to run plug-ins—and original games, too. Oh, and the project has some familiar faces involved. Here's an exclusive first look.

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Mangle everything: modulated mayhem in circuit-bent Sinevibes Malfunction v3

Peter Kirn — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:45:52 +0000

This is why you get intimate with code, line by line. Artemiy at Sinevibes obsessed over details, breaking a filter model by rewiring its internal connections -- and now, with v3, giving it precise modulation in a wide variety of shapes. Now, like kids kicking over a sandcastle, we can take that handiwork and apply it to total, absolute destruction.

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XEN FX LAB: sequel to Zen Delay adds tweakable spring tank, dub mode

Peter Kirn — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:32:54 +0000

XEN FX LAB is a follow-up to a software hit (and hardware, before that), adding a modeled spring reverb, strike for "knocking" the virtual tank, and a dub button for adding dub-style throws, plus significant performance optimizations all round. And yeah, it's time for more wild drones and dubs and echoes and the lot. macOS, Windows; VST3, AU, standalone; also on iOS.

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Mouthwashing, indie horror game, now on consoles featuring Imogen Heap

Peter Kirn — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:27:08 +0000

Mouthwashing, the underground psychological horror adventure, helped a slew of new fans discover the joys of Imogen Heap. Now Imogen and the game are back on all current consoles. No excuses: it’s Halloween weekend, and what other title offers “Descend into Madness” as one of its feature bullet points? I do mean all consoles. Windows […]

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HAND is a Eurorack module that is also a disembodied crawling hand

Peter Kirn — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:50:58 +0000

As a firm believer in technosolutionism, I am here to tell you, authoritatively, that you need a disembodied glowing hand that creeps around your house and plays spooky music. Not want. Need. Those who do not buy this disembodied hand will surely be left behind, or at least it will crawl after you. Instrument builder and inventor Gijs Gieskes is back at it again.

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