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Expressive E Osmose meets Elastic OSC; playing with MPE
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (475+ words) There's something magical about playing sounds with polyphonic expression. It means translating sound ideas directly to your hands and improvising live, rather than having to go back and edit those ideas in later or take your hands off the keyboard…...
Korg woodland adventure: phase 8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (532+ words) Deep in the forest of Superbooth earlier this month, Korg showed off some up-and-coming gems, if you knew where to look. That included a compact NTS mixer, updated Sinevibes effects for Korg gear, and add-ons for the phase 8 "acoustic synthesizer,…...
Free: Unfiltered Audio Battle FX with Shatter Delay, Headspace Reverb
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (224+ words) Something special happened when Unfiltered Audio untethered their effects section from their mind-blowing drum machine Battalion: this delay and reverb opened up to creative rhythmic use everywhere. And for some reason, they're giving it to us for free. Maybe we're…...
Free: 4ms VCV Rack ROMplers put gobs of drums under voltage control
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (164+ words) The library for the free and open source VCV Rack has been on fire lately. But this one is a standout: 4ms has a sprawling library of ROMpler modules based on classic drum-machine samples. And don't let the "ROMpler" part fool…...
jumango made a synth you can tuck in so it goes to sleep
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (226+ words) Soundmaking and music can fill you with energy, so much so that you might miss out on the importance of a good night's sleep. jumango has engineered a solution: tuck this DIY synth into a blanket, and it falls asleep....
Maggi Payne, photographing crystals, composing for Moog modular III, more
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (303+ words) Speaking of people who quietly shape the musical world, it was a pleasure to run into Michelle'Moog-Koussa, the foundation's fearless Executive Director at Superbooth. Michelle has not only been an asset to her father's legacy, but has herself given us…...
Disquiet's Junto is community music making - now in its 750th edition
1+ week, 2+ day ago (272+ words) It's been running continuously, without a break, since 2012. Every Thursday morning, Disquiet's Marc Weidenbaum posts a call to a community for a new compositional assignment. And this week, the project reaches the 750th (!) week. That means a call for something epic....
This free tool lets you create interactive, live graphic scores in Ableton Live
1+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) It might blur the line between VJ/animation tool and score generator. But SIGN/e lets you produce graphical scores that live inside an Ableton Live session, as abstract shapes appear and shift in time with the electronic music. And…...
High schoolers can learn production at Eastman this summer: interview
1+ week, 2+ day ago (571+ words) If you're in high school, take note " and if you're not, this may make you wish you were. Electronic music production gurus Dennis De Santis and Erin Barra are hosting a week-long intensive at the storied Eastman School of Music....
Bastl Instruments Kalimba, acoustic-digital hybrid, is already a megahit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (312+ words) The best of show at Superbooth 2026 is an easy pick. Bastl Kalimba, with its combination of acoustic and physical interaction with fluid digital synthesis and sensing, is a triumph of instrument design. And people are getting the message. As I…...