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Today, Klevgrand has introduced Parrot, a new audio effect for Mac/Windows that’s designed to let you create audio repeat effects, from subtle beat variation to harmonic accents to glitchy mayhem,.

Parrot creates rhythmic patterns by sampling small slices of incoming audio, and repeating it in a sequenced loop. With control over loop length, pitch, variation, dynamics and filtering, the result can easily take off in any direction you want.

Each slice becomes part of a loop that keeps reshaping itself as you adjust parameters. The sequencer reacts strongly to small changes, so even minor tweaks can introduce new pulses, stutters or harmonic shifts.

Parrot can hold on to a steady rhythm, but it can also create broken loops and glitchy textures that evolve over time.

Features:

• Loop-based live sampling with sequenced playback (step-sequencer with up to 16 steps)
• Per-step pitch control and accent
• Variable note values for evolving rhythms
• Pan alternation following sequencer
• Evolving filter section with multiple modes
• Evolving volume curve
• Separate dry-signal filter
• DAW sync or free-running mode
• Humanizer for subtle timing variation
• Mute/Solo during sampling
• Lock parameters for save preset-switching
• Preset collection

Parrot is available now, with an intro price of $29.99 (normally $49.99).

Developer Akihiko Matsumoto shared this video demo of Telequencer, a new Max For Live step sequencer for Ableton Live.

Each step in Telequencer holds more than a pitch. It carries a duration, a place in time, and a potential to shift the groove. You can shape how long notes last, how many steps the sequence spans, how often it resets. The clock offers five tempo subdivisions, each capable of pulling the same pattern into a new mood.

Matsumoto say that “Telequencer takes inspiration from the Make Noise Rene, bringing the experimental spirit of modular synthesis into the digital realm.”

With Telequencer, you have control over three independent sequence layers:

• MIDI Notes: Define pitches and build melodic structures.
• Note Durations: Sculpt rhythmic complexity with custom timing.
• Ctrl Sequences: Map to any plugin or parameter, adding an expressive modulation layer.

Telequencer is available now for $14.99.

Ahead of the 2026 NAMM Show, the Bob Moog Foundation (BMF) has announced that it will honor the late Keith Emerson at the event, which runs from Thursday January 22, 2026 to Saturday January 24, 2026.

At the Show, you’ll be able to see one of five Keith Emerson Moog Modular System (KEMMS) reissues at the BMF booth.

Keyboardist Andrew Colyer (Circuline) and synthesists Erik Norlander, Rachel Flowers, and Lisa Bella Donna will be demonstrating the modular in the BMF booth. In addition, two educational and historical presentations about the modular will be given by one of its co-designers, Brian Kehew.

Visitors to the booth will be able to learn about Keith Emerson and the story behind the creation of the KEMMS with an informative display, which is being created specifically for this year’s NAMM Show. So, if you can’t make one of the scheduled demonstrations, you’ll still be able to immerse yourself in the history of Emerson and his massive modular system.

TEC Tracks panel – Celebrating Keith Emerson

The Foundation will also present a TEC Tracks panel, Celebrating the Legacy of Keith Emerson, on Friday at 4 pm.

Panelists for this discussion include Emerson’s fiancée Mari Kawaguchi, Brian Kehew, Rachel Flowers, Steve Porcaro of Toto, and Rich Walborn, former Moog Music engineer and Emerson’s modular tech on the 1973-1974 Brain Salad Surgery tour.

The BMF’s Michelle Moog-Koussa will moderate the panel.

The panel takes place from 4 pm – 5pm on Friday, January 23rd in the Hilton’s California B room.

“As we enter the tenth year since Keith’s passing, having the replica of his modular Moog synthesizer on display at the Bob Moog Foundation’s NAMM booth feels profoundly meaningful – a tribute to Keith’s unique bond with Dr. Robert Moog and the ongoing work of the Bob Moog Foundation. What moves me most is that people will be able experience the instrument up close, standing before the very creation that shaped Keith’s voice and forever changed modern music.” – Mari Kawaguchi

The Bob Moog Foundation is an independent non-profit, dedicated to preserving the legacy of synth pioneer Dr Robert Moog. Key projects include The Moogseum, preserving Bob Moog’s archives, and STEM programs on the Science of Sound and Synthesis.