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Monday December 2, 2024. 11:20 PM
Even I can't keep up with Black Friday. AIR Music Tech is making their new Multiband Filter free for its intro only - you have through tonight, December 2, midnight Eastern to grab yours. The post Last chance: new AIR Multiband Filter for free through today appeared first on ...
We know that Big Tech and Spotify have reshaped music listening - and at a cost. But that impact is often hidden inside a black box, closely guarded by its masters' secrecy and mythmaking. Liz Pelly is one of the few people who managed to get inside that black box, meaning...
Friday November 29, 2024. 10:13 PM
OTT, the 'over the top' multiband compression preset that began life in Ableton Live, was due for a modern refresh. It gets just that with Squash, a new free plug-in from Minimal Audio. And if you're celebrating Buy Nothing Day instead of Black Friday today, you're having a...
If I had to guess what would best fit the current audio zeitgeist, 'free' and 'violent distortion' would probably be exactly it. Obliterate, released today by Newfangled Audio, delivers. Get angry. Destroy everything. The post Burn it all down with Obliterate, new free...
Fall discounts have gotten hard to track, with most makers offering some discounts around now. But here is a select running list of some of the most exceptional deals. The post The best Black Friday deals in music tech right now appeared first on CDM Create Digital Music.
Thursday November 28, 2024. 07:07 PM
In an unexpected US Thanksgiving Day announcement, Image-Line has a new version of FL Studio. Here's what's new, including various goodies but, importantly - more scalable UIs and a fix to monitoring settings for solving recording latency issues. The post FL Studio 2024.2:...
Need to escape for a while? Rooms is a delightful set of miniature interactive voxel worlds that can be toys or games, all living for free in the browser (or iOS app). In version 3.0, Rooms adds interactive actions in addition to coding. The post Play around with miniature,...
Wednesday November 27, 2024. 05:58 PM
The first Dr. Rhythm device, the DR-55, was used by post-punk artists and the likes of Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, and Thomas Dolby. And now its sounds are in a free plug-in. The post BOSS DR-55 drum machine from 1979, now a free plug-in appeared...
The free/FLOSS DJ tool Mixxx has quietly evolved into a powerful software DJ tool that rivals commercial alternatives. And it's open to whatever hardware controller you want, thanks to developer and community support. The just-released 2.4.2 for Linux, macOS, and Windows...
Tuesday November 26, 2024. 11:42 PM
There's a critical new feature in Ableton Live 12.1 if you've been frustrated in the past by tracks recorded with unwanted lag. The post Ableton Live’s new options fix latency recording problems: here’s how appeared first on CDM Create Digital Music.
What began in a hospital bed as a Reaktor ensemble for making music into a video has become a fully generative, morphing take on a groovebox and music studio. Tim Exile is back in action with Shapeshift, out today. And this being in 2024, there's even a promise: no...
Monday November 25, 2024. 11:52 PM
Valencia, Spain has suffered unprecedented trauma in the deadliest flooding in decades, flooding made worse both by climate change and by government negligence. Artists and labels are responding in support of the communities, in an epic three-part collaborative compilation...
Imaginando has made a brutal 303 acid synth, complete with a melody generator that supports dragging clips to your host. And it's free through December 1. The post Imaginando TV3 acid synth and bassline generator, free through Dec 1 appeared first on CDM Create Digital Music.
Friday November 22, 2024. 07:29 PM
Madrona Labs' Sumu, after an extensive development and Early Access period, is now at version 1.0. It's semi-modular, it's an additive synth (with the ability to import your own partials), it does FM, it has a powerful fine-grained spatialization tool. It's simply a spectral ...
Few plug-ins at any price can compare with the free Valhalla DSP Supermassive echo/reverb - and version 4 brings what might be its best mode yet. It's smoother, more natural, more organic, more versatile than anything Valhalla has added before. Plus, let's go visit that...
Thursday November 21, 2024. 11:11 PM
Eventide, in collaboration with Third Man Hardware announces Knife Drop...
The exodus from X is in full swing. That opens up a variety of federated platforms. But if you’re missing the Twitter experience, Bluesky might be worth a look. Here’s where to get started. I will refrain from getting on a bandwagon about decentralization here. And I remain...
You may need to buy some new sneakers for this one. 'Anthropologist-dreamer' Piotr 'Gary' Gwadera has combined the intricacies of Polish folk rhythms with Chicago footwork grooves. Catch the CTA to some oberek, kids. The post A fantasy combo of Chicago footwork and Polish...
Wednesday November 20, 2024. 10:32 PM
Hey, girls. B-boys. Bandcamp DJs - here we go! It's the new version of Bandcamp Tempo Adjust, with a cleaned-up UI and pitch-independent master tempo control. Or - new - now Discogs, too, if you prefer. The post Bandcamp and Discogs Tempo Adjust has a new UI, Master Tempo...
What if Neanderthal music had evolved alongside human sounds, or if Andean quipus shaped computer music, or if Les Paul had played the viola da gamba? Polish design house panGenerator gives us a look. The post Imagining an alternate history of music instruments, quipu to...
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