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 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/decent-sampler-1-40-kontakt-import Decent Sampler 1.40.1 imports Kontakt instruments and samples your hardware synths, still free https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/decent-sampler-1-40-kontakt-import Decent Samples' free player Decent Sampler 1.40.1 can now convert unprotected Kontakt 2 to 8 instruments into its own format and auto-sample MIDI hardware from the standalone app. Scripts and copy-protected libraries do not come across, so this is a rescue tool for simple patches, not a Kontakt replacement. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers samplersfree-pluginskontaktdecent-sampler https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/granular-season-holodrift-grainwerk HOLODRIFT or Grainwerk? Two new granular instruments, and which one to buy at each budget https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/granular-season-holodrift-grainwerk Blinksonic's HOLODRIFT (€119 launch price until 30 October, then €159) and Decent Samples' Grainwerk ($29 on sale, $59 list) both turn audio into texture. They are not the same tier. Grainwerk is the cheap, light, Linux-friendly way in. HOLODRIFT is a heavier performance instrument built around morphing between eight sources. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers music-techworkflowssynthesispluginsdecent-sampler