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jumango made a synth you can tuck in so it goes to sleep
13+ hour, 6+ min 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
16+ hour, 47+ min 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
2+ day, 15+ hour 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
2+ day, 20+ hour 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
3+ day, 48+ min 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
3+ day, 23+ hour 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…...
Reason 14 RV-9 guide: it's a reverb, a granular and spectral effect, more
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (848+ words) Reason's RV-9 is a major addition to Reason 14, with algorithmic reverb, spectral and granular effects, and plate, spring, and reverb, plus a ton of extras from shimmer to patchability. Let's take a deep dive and learn how to get the…...
lavendel portrait(c)-@goestagraph-3
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (30+ words) CDM Create Digital Music CDM is a home for people who make and play music and motion. Made by Create Digital Media, Gmb H in Berlin...
Teenage Engineering K. O. -sidekick, a 2-channel performance-friendly mixer
1+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) Really, a lot of us have been longing for more mixers that handle live performance. And that's the idea here: simple layout, DJ or mix-style EQ, built-in effects, and quick controls for performance gestures. Bonedo has a sensible hands-on of…...
in Music will acquire Native Instruments, as NI joins brands from Akai to Moog
1+ week, 3+ day ago (558+ words) in Music Brands, the US-based owner of Akai, Moog, Denon, Numark, Rane, and M-Audio, announced today that it will acquire Native Instruments. That puts NI tools like Traktor and Kontakt under the in Music umbrella along with Plugin Alliance, i…...