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 https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/roland-tr-1000-1-5-update Roland TR-1000 1.5: a keyboard mode, gapless kit changes, and what free firmware does to a drum machine's value https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/roland-tr-1000-1-5-update Roland's free TR-1000 1.5 firmware adds per-step notes, a keyboard mode and kit changes that keep reverb and delay tails ringing. It is the eighth numbered release in about a year, and it is a good moment to ask whether steady updates now matter more to a drum machine's long-term value than the sound it shipped with. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers releaseshardwarerolandfirmwaredrum-machines