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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 7h

All of this is to say back in real life, our Palestinian colleagues are returning to the north (and facing ongoing threats in the West Bank), and our Ukrainian friends are as I type this spending another night in literal dark and cold (just got a couple of direct reports from Kyiv). Support reality.

Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 7h

Just for kicks, can we name T----'s "seven wars"?
1. Israel - Palestine (or in his words "H---s")
2. Israel - Iran
3. India - Pakistan
4. Armenia - Azerbaijan
5. Albania - Azerbaijan
6. "Aberbaidan" - Albania
7. Armenia - Cambodia
He did mention all of those, at least (literally).

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 11h

yep, nailed it... at least we know it's not AI or aliens because then it'd be more coherent...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 13h

Okay, industry. Read the room. Using obvious genAI in marketing materials is really asking for it from a customer base who are deeply divided on this. (also, the ones I'm seeing are really using it badly so maybe just -- don't?)

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 13h

Heh, just don't want to confuse people about what things cost in reality ... it's an inexpensive component, but this explains why you need capital for hardware dev, yeah.

Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 16h

I'd buy that for a dollar! (No, really, it's $1.08 for the package. Uh, quantity 1000, anyway.)

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 16h

BBD: The Next Generation. And that'll power a whole lot of new music gear for you.

CDM stories are of course written by me without AI, as AI don't understand this s*** ;)

A new Bucket Brigade Delay chip just dropped, the first in decades - CDM Create Digital Music

Wake up! A new BBD just dropped. It's an analog delay circuit, but a new-generation design -- the first such genuinely new chip design in decades. And that means you could argue the biggest announceme...

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👁️ isaac io 👁️ @eyesack.bsky.social · 21h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder, one of them is very short and one of them is very tall

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 1d

The looper is expanded with slicing and export. OSC3 performs new tricks (like modulation).

But most importantly, the microKORG2 now runs logue SDK -- right out of the gate with a bunch of @sinevibes.bsky.social goodness. It sounds like the secret sauce the microKORG sequel needed:

Two by two: microKORG2 2.0 splits, slices, rewards - and does Sinevibes - CDM Create Digital Music

The microKORG2 had the immediacy and cute factor of the microKORG, but even at its still-economical price, we needed more. And wow, did we get it. The logue SDK means this is an adorable synth that ca...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 2d

Northern Cebu was hit with a deadly earthquake on Sept. 30. Local label Pawn Records is one you should know. Let's see how many people we could actually get on this -- that's the challenge, see if you can pass this on. It's worth it.

Support Filipino music and relief for Northern Cebu earthquake - let's go - CDM Create Digital Music

There are two things we should be doing more of: cramming independent music into our minds and embracing grassroots aid. Last week, Northern Cebu in the Philippines was hit by a devastating earthquake...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly ! And Audition has really stalled out lately sadly — another reason this looks compelling.

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah @tantacrul.bsky.social I should actually round up those vids and your recent berlin talk not just join the pile on about the logo ;) ! Soon! Deutsche Bahn was distracting me

Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 4d

Hope that people also check the UI/UX thoughts from @tantacrul.bsky.social whether or not they're into Audacity -- some insights for creative software more broadly.

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 4d

Tantacrul takes a deep dive into the new interface for Audacity 4 and it looks really promising. It could be not just the Audacity update we were waiting for, but the waves editor we were waiting for:

Audacity 4: a glimpse of a new, more modern UI for the free audio editor - CDM Create Digital Music

Audacity always had some appealing features, not least of which being free and open source. But a glimpse inside the design work being done on Audacity 4 suggests it could become something else: a sli...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 4d

You heard the peeps. Let's go. (if nothing else, you can heckle CDM stories if you like!)

Bluesky Synthesizer Community #synthsky @synthsky.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s get #synthsky back on track!!!

ConstantLittleGhost @conslittleghost.bsky.social · 9d

I feel like the music community which was so strong here just a year ago is slowly ebbing away.

#musicsky #synthsky #composer

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 6d

It's pretty crazy that we got new flagships from Akai and Roland in one week.

I do think those pads are going to show up elsewhere, so they're worth a mention on their own. But this may finally be a standalone MPC worthy of the legacy.

Akai MPC Live III: expressive pads come to the MPC grid; $1699 with new core - CDM Create Digital Music

Akai's MPC Live III hits the same week as Roland's new analog-digital flagship. This new standalone box has an updated 8-core processor and specs, enabling new features -- but the biggest story here i...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 7d

Ooh I'm always up for being slow and opinionated! We can do it any time!

Can even probably arrange some crazy equipment to sit behind whilst doing it and some friends, beards and interpretive dance/mime alike. (sometimes both at once!!)

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sure there is an argument here about how to escape musical universalism, but it's possible you'll need those edibles I mention, or maybe I wrote it as an acrostic like I had a mental breakdown; you'll have to guess.

Or ask ... Bing Muscio!

A man in an office, with receding white hair and black eyeglasses, in front of a corporate painting of abstract colors, gestures. He is

BING MUSCIO
President, Muzak Corporation

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 7d

I saw Ezra Klein say people were asking him for "a break from politics." (right after he infuriated everyone, of course)

What I say is, maybe you want *more* bearded guys with reel-to-reel beatmatching, bizarre sleep experiments, a bunch of random music theory, and also Wilford Brimley.

In 1975, BBC spelled out how MUZAK - and musical power - worked, maybe - CDM Create Digital Music

It's a master class in Western "common practice" music and its power. It decodes complex music theory and its impact on the mind. It's also got some deeply entertaining action with a bearded psychiatr...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 8d

A pause from electronic music for an important call to action, especially for my colleagues here in Germany.

The foundation of what we do depends on our speaking up for basic human rights.

Director of Oyoun, Berlin cultural space, among illegal flotilla abductions - CDM Create Digital Music

Louna Sbou, the director of Berlin cultural space Oyoun, is one of hundreds of civilians whom Israel illegally detained in international waters yesterday. It's yet another moment highlighting the ongo...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 9d

“Little did they know it would be someone from Maryland doing a Bandcamp Friday promo that finally triggered full scale class warfare NO I DO NOT WANT TO BUY YOUR EP OF GEOPHONE RECORDINGS AND MOSQUITO SOUNDS FOR $5”

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 9d

Wait were you using chips as diffusers ?

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kyrsive @kyrsive.bsky.social · 10d

dariacore/hyperflip drop coded entirely in strudel

no external daw or processing, just code

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 9d

Ha, this is *screaming out* for some activism!

Like we could all post "support the living wage act" messages...

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 9d

Exactly ! Heh I for sure can’t use Max or Pd without flashbacks.

It’s funny how some workflow things change radically based on just a few additions to the UI and API, without breaking any main elements. I almost need a “lapsed Max user” guide. In Pd, ELSE plug data and Cyclone make a difference.

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