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- 1Mutable Instruments Beads released as open source●Mutable Instruments Beads is now open source: the Clouds reinvention
Mutable Instruments has made Beads, its reinvention of the popular Clouds module, open source. Beads is a granular texture synthesizer for the Eurorack format, and the move means hardware makers and developers can now freely study, modify and build on its code and design. The decision follows Émilie Gillet's long-standing practice of open-sourcing Mutable Instruments projects, and it has drawn attention from the modular synth community.
- 2Mutable Instruments' Beads module goes open source▼Beads, last of the Mutable Instruments modules, is now open source
Beads, the final remaining module from French synth maker Mutable Instruments, has been released as open source hardware and software. The company closed in 2021 after founder Émilie Gillet chose to freely publish her designs, and the community has gradually open-sourced the full range. With Beads now available, the entire catalog is public, allowing makers to build clones and further develop the popular modular effects designs.