Elektron recently announced that it is banning discussion of specific firmware hacks or mods from its official forum, Elektronauts, because of concerns over protecting its intellectual rights and the potential for ‘bricking’ hardware.… Read More New Forum, Elektronmods, For Unofficial Elektron Firmware Mods
Elektron may have banned discussion of firmware hacks and mods from its official forum, Elektronauts, but the unofficial mods seem to be just be coming faster. … Read More Unofficial Mods For Elektron Digitakt Adds Metallic Percussion Synth Machine
Elektron has announced that it is banning discussion of firmware mods from its official forum, Elektronauts, because of concerns over protecting its intellectual rights and the potential for ‘bricking’ hardware. … Read More Elektron Bans Discussion Of Firmware Mods From Its Forum, Elektronauts
The free alt firmware gives the volca drum new powers, including Elektron-style trig conditions, new editing features, enhanced sequencing options and more. … Read More Free Alt Firmware For The Korg Volca Drum Adds Trig Conditions & More
If the patch cables on your modular synth or in your studio are out of control, you might want to drop Aldi and pick up some of their $3.99 color-coded cable ties and cable labels. … Read More $3.99 Patch Cable Management Solution From Aldi’s ‘Aisle Of Shame’
At Korg Forums and on the Korg Electribe 2 & Sampler Facebook Public Group, reader Robin Domingo, a.k.a Rowf the Beat Bender, shared his experience turning a Korg Electribe Music Station into an Electribe Sampler.
This set of videos demonstrates Frames Parasite – a free alternative firmware for the Mutable Instruments Frames 4-channel analog VCA Eurorack module. The first video demo, above, looks at the new Shift Register Sequencer mode.
Keith Handy wrote in us know that he’s made some more mods to his awesomely odd device that is designed to make the Korg Monotron easier to play. The device features a ‘Giant Pitch Bar’ that allows for more much more accurate control of the pitch ribbon. Handy has added a new filter cutoff slider to the device.… Read More Rube Goldberg Style Monotron Mod Gets Even More Goldbergian
Is this the ultimate Korg Monotron mod? Probably not – but we’re pretty sure that nobody has ever tried this before. Reader Keith Handy got tired of trying to play his Monotron with the built-in ribbon controller. His solution was to build a ‘thing’ out of a drawer, with a piece of wood attached with… Read More Is This The Ultimate Monotron Mod?
Music Hack Day NYC was held this weekend in New York, NY. The events are an opportunity for music geeks to get together and create new hacks, combining music + software + mobile + hardware + art + the web. For example, PatternSketch, shown above, is an HTML5 and Javascript audio sequencer and drum machine.… Read More 72 New Hacks From Music Hack Day NYC 2011
