Madrona Labs Announces Aalto 2 and Linux Support, Ushering in a New Era for Independent Software Synthesis

Independent electronic music software developer Madrona Labs has officially announced the upcoming release of Aalto 2, the long-awaited major iteration of its flagship patchable, West Coast-style software synthesizer. Slated for…

Resolume 7.28 Brings Local Computer Vision, Depth Estimation, and Advanced Wire Nodes to VJs and Media Artists

The release of Resolume 7.28 marks a significant technical evolution for the prominent live video mixing and visual performance software suite. Designed for visual jockeys (VJs), media artists, and interactive…

Remembering Sean Tate: The Loss of Detroit Techno Pioneer The Butcher Marks a Painful Era for Electronic Music

The global electronic music community is mourning the loss of Sean Tate, widely recognized by his moniker The Butcher, a foundational architect of the Detroit techno movement. Tate’s passing marks…

Pure Data 0.57 Arrives With Multichannel Snake Objects and Long-Awaited JSON Bracket Support

Pure Data (Pd), the free and open-source visual programming language created by Miller Puckette, has advanced toward its official 0.57 release with a suite of new test builds. While commercial…

Novation FLpad Brings Deep Hardware Integration and Tactile Grid Control to FL Studio Users

The intersection of physical MIDI hardware and digital audio workstations has historically favored platforms like Ableton Live, which long ago established the grid-controller standard through instruments like the Novation Launchpad.…

Anastasia Kristensen Unveils Bestarium Sombre: A Tactile Rebellion Against Formulaic Electronic Music

Electronic music producer and DJ Anastasia Kristensen has officially released her latest studio project, Bestarium Sombre, via the Dutch independent label Intercept Records. Moving away from the sterile, cookie-cutter aesthetics…

Elektron Tightens Community Guidelines on Firmware Modifications Amid Surge of AI-Generated Hacks

Electronic music instrument manufacturer Elektron has officially updated its community policy to prohibit the sharing of unauthorized firmware hacks, modifications, and related distribution links on its official Elektronauts forum and…

Unearthing the Ghostly Audio Artifacts of the 19th Century: Thomas Edison’s Talking Dolls and the Evolution of Historic Sound Libraries

The intersection of historical preservation, audio engineering, and nineteenth-century consumer products has yielded some of the most uncanny artifacts in acoustic history. Among these, the infamous talking dolls developed by…

The Eurorack 1U Format Experiences a Major Revival with New Hardware Launches from Koma Elektronik and Doepfer

The modular synthesizer market is experiencing a notable resurgence in the single-height 1U Eurorack format, driven by recent hardware releases from prominent manufacturers Koma Elektronik and Doepfer. As modular enthusiasts…

Suzanne Ciani’s Buchla Cookbook Digitized: A Historic Modular Synthesizer Guide Returns for Modern Musicians

Electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani’s seminal 1976 report to the United States National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)—famously framed as a modular synthesizer cookbook—has been digitized and made available to…