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Free Friday: GForce’s superb Axxess instrument is free through the end of November.

https://t.co/qvXP5ZbMzb

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Free Friday: D16 is turning 20 and they've got a new free stereo delay.

https://t.co/iq4hsbBxoL

Happy 20th, @d16group ! #freefriday

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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.

https://t.co/3Z6KKeO9Km

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The world is your modular: Mulch Box, an all-jacks patch bay and multiplier.

https://t.co/vjODdDnUJE

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On the Arturia piece, added more about the 49 software mode:
https://t.co/tK22r4swMj

And added some answers to FAQs on Roland. The K-25M dock is unchanged (apart from color), but more on the wavetable synth:

https://t.co/SOWP3aSzbF

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Arturia's new MiniFreak 49 synth is tactile, exploration-friendly -- tested.

https://t.co/tK22r4swMj

@ArturiaOfficial thanks, we're thoroughly enjoying this!

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Baby Roland is back: Boutique JUPITER-8, n/vision wavetable synths. Kawaii, @RolandGlobal !

The news:

https://t.co/SOWP3aSzbF

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Abed Eyad is making beats in Gaza: interview, call for support.

https://t.co/uPxeRApkjq

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.

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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.

https://t.co/NTB8RLnIWv

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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:

https://t.co/QE46uFT2wv

Looks great, actually (seriously @jugendingenieur )

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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.

https://t.co/OxMK7fzFuQ

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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.

https://t.co/iqbbaBNftr

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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)

https://t.co/PNvQdH6v5n

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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!

https://t.co/RtNubTnDKQ

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Oooh, need this.

[Gavinski’s Tutorials @gavinski_s]

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: https://t.co/aulCuKdgdU

Video:
https://t.co/JdFwqlBYKA

#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:

https://t.co/v09toH4Bqw

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UA Volt Gen 2, Max: built-in dynamics and preamp tone, displays, more in updates from @UAudio -- explained:

https://t.co/rWa6o45JnZ

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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:

https://t.co/GYc0tT90Fb

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teenage engineering might quit synths, but parody can't quit them

https://t.co/XTapFhrmNf

(we still love you @jugendingenieur ! actually this requires David Byrne...)

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"The butterfly stands as a potent symbol of the transformation between consciousness and matter, the metamorphosis of spirit and flesh."

https://t.co/XcgVa34KM5

Interview with 33EMYBW on Amalgamate, metamorphosis, and insect philosophy.