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 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT 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-techworkflowsgranularpluginsblinksonicdecent-samples