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Roland TR-1000 1.5: keyboard mode, seamless kit switching, more -- how to get the most out of this update for the @RolandGlobal flagship. cdm.link/roland-tr-1000-1-5-…
Still from Roland's intro video; hands on the big gray TR-1000 drum machine with faders and knobs; keyboard layout selected with a minor scale.

ALT Still from Roland's intro video; hands on the big gray TR-1000 drum machine with faders and knobs; keyboard layout selected with a minor scale.

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The world is your modular: Mulch Box, an all-jacks patch bay and multiplier. cdm.link/mulch-box-patch-bay…
It's a pink box all covered in jacks, on a metal rusty bridge or something, with some trees in the back.

ALT It's a pink box all covered in jacks, on a metal rusty bridge or something, with some trees in the back.

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On the Arturia piece, added more about the 49 software mode: cdm.link/arturia-minifreak-4… And added some answers to FAQs on Roland. The K-25M dock is unchanged (apart from color), but more on the wavetable synth: cdm.link/roland-boutique-jup…

Arturia's new MiniFreak 49 synth is tactile, exploration-friendly: tested - CDM Create Digital Music

It's not just some extra keys or minor feature tweaks. Arturia's MiniFreak 49 has evolved the range into a synthesizer you can freely explore just by playing, not programming. It's a fusion of...

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Arturia's new MiniFreak 49 synth is tactile, exploration-friendly -- tested. cdm.link/arturia-minifreak-4… @ArturiaOfficial thanks, we're thoroughly enjoying this!
Keyboard at an angle, showing light-up LED grid of XYZ Touch Matrix.

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Baby Roland is back: Boutique JUPITER-8, n/vision wavetable synths. Kawaii, @RolandGlobal ! The news: cdm.link/roland-boutique-jup…
Mini 25-key keyboards from Roland -- a vintage JUPITER-8 remake (JUPITER-08) and a new white-and-baby-blue n/vision wavetable synth, vintage that never was.

ALT Mini 25-key keyboards from Roland -- a vintage JUPITER-8 remake (JUPITER-08) and a new white-and-baby-blue n/vision wavetable synth, vintage that never was.

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Abed Eyad is making beats in Gaza: interview, call for support. cdm.link/abed-eyad-gaza-inte… Abed is cooking beats -- and surviving. Let's spread the word about his story and send support as Palestinian producers in Gaza work to build their own sound, even in the rubble.
Three stills from a beatmaking video featuring Abed with his PC laptop, perched over the rubble of his family home.

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The myth of Drexciya is coming to the @TorontoBiennial -- with a playlist from Cornelius you should be listening to right now. cdm.link/drexciya-toronto/
Inside the exhibition, with artwork squares, deep purple-blue lighting, and listneing stations. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

ALT Inside the exhibition, with artwork squares, deep purple-blue lighting, and listneing stations. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

Inside the exhibition, with a wall of covers and two eyes looking out.. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

ALT Inside the exhibition, with a wall of covers and two eyes looking out.. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

Inside the exhibition, with a wall of covers and two eyes looking out.. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

ALT Inside the exhibition, with a wall of covers and two eyes looking out.. Photo: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias

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teenage engineering op-xy added a drum synth, sound shaping, more, in exciting synth news from the company that just told us it had stopped all synth news: cdm.link/teenage-engineering… Looks great, actually (seriously @jugendingenieur )
op-xy synth, all black and gray and with a black and white display but otherwise looking a lot like an OP-1.

ALT op-xy synth, all black and gray and with a black and white display but otherwise looking a lot like an OP-1.

a drumline envelope, with some stepped randomization in the sustain cycle!

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It's always special to buy instruments direct from their creators -- doubly so when it's @rogerlinndesign, and he writes back about what players are doing with his creations. Recent gorgeous stuff from the player community, plus a 10% off sale. cdm.link/digital-sound-but-p…
LinnStruments, alongside AdrenaLinn III guitar effects and the Dave Smith - Roger Linn collaboration drum machine, Tempest.

ALT LinnStruments, alongside AdrenaLinn III guitar effects and the Dave Smith - Roger Linn collaboration drum machine, Tempest.

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Feeling anxious? Maybe you just need some birdsong. Plus, thinking about instruments in relation to nature -- millennia ago and now. Required reading. cdm.link/birdsong-and-anxiet…
A Peruvian instrument maker holds up a wooden vessel with carved abstracted tropical bird. Subtitle: "What are they called? They are called Inca wind instruments."

ALT A Peruvian instrument maker holds up a wooden vessel with carved abstracted tropical bird. Subtitle: "What are they called? They are called Inca wind instruments."

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Max 9.2 is here from @cycling74, and it's got some terrific improvements for visuals (especially video on Windows, including @vidvox's own HAP), JavaScript coders, and more. Plus some lovely new @Ableton ABL devices! cdm.link/max-9-2/
jit.gl.web running some stuff in a Web context, with web_shapes, some big ol 3D sphere thing happening and a video texture.

ALT jit.gl.web running some stuff in a Web context, with web_shapes, some big ol 3D sphere thing happening and a video texture.

abl.dsp.djfilter~ help file, the DJ-style filter from Live with "low-pass and high-pass modes controlled by a bipolar control parameter"

ALT abl.dsp.djfilter~ help file, the DJ-style filter from Live with "low-pass and high-pass modes controlled by a bipolar control parameter"

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And don't forget I wrote a three-part guide to learning Max via those @Ableton objects, friendly to total beginners and compatible with Max for Live (so you don't need a full Max license to follow along -- even the trial will work) cdm.link/guide-get-started-p…

Guide: Get started patching in Max for Live with abl Objects - CDM Create Digital Music

You know Max for Live can help you create your own instruments and effects in Ableton Live -- but you've got to take the first step. Max 9's addition of ABL objects gives you a huge leg up, unlocking...

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Oooh, need this.
Gavinski’s Tutorials@gavinski_sOct 14
This is pretty cool: Sprout, a motherboard for old iPods that gives them features like Bluetooth, WiFi, AirPlay, apps and up to 2TB of microSD storage. "Sprout Pi Mainboard is a new, replacement PCB for the iPod 3rd generation, 4th generation, and iPod mini. You open the iPod, lift out the original board, and drop Sprout in its place. The case, screen, and click wheel all stay, so it looks and feels the way it always did. But it now has Bluetooth for your AirPods, Wi-Fi, a hi-fi DAC, USB Type-C charging, and a microSD slot that holds up to 2 TB of music. "Most iPod mods swap the hard drive for flash storage and fit a bigger battery. But you’re still stuck with wired headphones and iTunes. Sprout replaces the whole logic board and runs new software, written from scratch to behave like the original. It comes in two versions. Sprout Pico runs on a Raspberry Pi RP2350, turns on instantly, and plays your own music library and podcasts. Sprout Pi adds a Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero, so it can also stream from Spotify and Apple Music, stream podcasts, and run apps." More info: crowdsupply.com/certain-thin… Video: youtu.be/xwB0ohq2xYk #Sprout #ipod
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"The ancient future is a place. It is the meeting point between the light piercing through the dark, fragmented state of our present reality." Bana Haffar (Modular on the Spot, Beirut Synthesizer Center) with one to put on repeat: cdm.link/bana-haffar-ancient…
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UA Volt Gen 2, Max: built-in dynamics and preamp tone, displays, more in updates from @UAudio -- explained: cdm.link/ua-volt-gen-2-max/
UA VOLT 4P MAX viewed from an angle, circular display with LED meter, big knob, buttons, headphone jacks, guitar ins.

ALT UA VOLT 4P MAX viewed from an angle, circular display with LED meter, big knob, buttons, headphone jacks, guitar ins.

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Beads, last of the Mutable Instruments modules, is now open source: A gorgeous "granular synthesizer," processor and oscillator both. h/t @synthanatomy Why this matters now: cdm.link/beads-is-now-open-s…
Image of the original Beads "texture synthesizer" Eurorack module, with various knobs and color-coded parameters.

ALT Image of the original Beads "texture synthesizer" Eurorack module, with various knobs and color-coded parameters.

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teenage engineering might quit synths, but parody can't quit them cdm.link/end-of-teenage-synt… (we still love you @jugendingenieur ! actually this requires David Byrne...)
Parody image of Sven Teshaiser, "Designer @ Teenage Engineering" pointing to his synths. PARODY -- and some folks will recognize Hainbach's studio in the shot

ALT Parody image of Sven Teshaiser, "Designer @ Teenage Engineering" pointing to his synths. PARODY -- and some folks will recognize Hainbach's studio in the shot

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"The butterfly stands as a potent symbol of the transformation between consciousness and matter, the metamorphosis of spirit and flesh." cdm.link/33emybw-amalgamate-… Interview with 33EMYBW on Amalgamate, metamorphosis, and insect philosophy.
A vibrant, gold-and-red human-catterpillar-butterfly hybrid bursts out of a splash of gold, turquoise and red patterning, large antennae, and great proboscis and eyes. Cover image of the album, artwork by Jingxin Wang.

ALT A vibrant, gold-and-red human-catterpillar-butterfly hybrid bursts out of a splash of gold, turquoise and red patterning, large antennae, and great proboscis and eyes. Cover image of the album, artwork by Jingxin Wang.

33EMYBW stands, pants with a kind of scales and top wrapped in fur, leaning against a rock outcropping. Photo: Di Wei.

ALT 33EMYBW stands, pants with a kind of scales and top wrapped in fur, leaning against a rock outcropping. Photo: Di Wei.

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We missed mentioning this: there *is* a free demo of @babyaudio HyperWarp, so if you're curious to just try this out, you can (including the free extra presets from CDM). Enjoy: cdm.link/hyperwarp-hands-on-… Demo is at: babyaud.io/hyperwarp One more jam:
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Time-bending, granular-powered HyperWarp from @BabyAudio: hands-on guide, free sound pack download.. cdm.link/hyperwarp-hands-on-… Making sounds like...
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