We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/erica-synths-lxr-02-open-source-vibe-hacking Erica Synths open-sources the LXR-02 drum machine and invites owners to 'vibe-hack' it https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/erica-synths-lxr-02-open-source-vibe-hacking Erica Synths has published the LXR-02's firmware on GitHub under GPL-3.0 and pitched it as an invitation to "vibe hacking" with AI coding tools. Owners can now change their own drum machine. Erica will still support only its official firmware. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers drum-machineserica-synthsopen-sourcefirmwareai-coding