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- 1Chompi tape sampler goes open source●CHOMPI is Open Source! https://www.matrixsynth.com/2026/09/chompi-is-open-source.html # OpenSource # Synth # DIY
The Chompi, a small DIY-friendly tape-effect sampler popular with experimental musicians, has been released as open source. Makers of the hardware published its designs, letting anyone build, modify, or extend the instrument themselves. Hobbyists and synth enthusiasts are sharing the news across maker and music communities, praising the move as a boost for DIY hardware.
- 2Jaap Vink and the Art of Cascading Multiplication●Jaap Vink and Cascading Multiplication https://www.matrixsynth.com/2026/09/jaap-vink-and-cascading-multiplication.html #
A feature on composer and synthesizer builder Jaap Vink is drawing attention among synth and electronic music enthusiasts, centered on his 'cascading multiplication' patching technique, an approach to generating complex tones from modular systems. Readers in the DIY synth community are discussing his blend of engineering and minimal composition.
- 3New Software Synthesizer Polyfold Introduced●Meet: Polyfold https://www.matrixsynth.com/2026/09/meet-polyfold.html # Synthesizer # Music # Software
Polyfold, a new software synthesizer, has been introduced to the music production community. The announcement is being shared among synthesizer enthusiasts, with the instrument tagged under synthesizer, music and software. Details about its features and sound engine remain limited in early coverage, but gear communities are picking up the news and passing it along.