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Wednesday August 27, 2025. 12:53 AM
Composers Desktop Project has been producing secret sauce of sound spelunkers since the cooperative began in 1986. But it's receiving newfound attention -- partly because of the revelation Aphex Twin used it, but mostly because we finally get a usable GUI. Here's your guide...
Tuesday August 26, 2025. 08:38 PM
The After Effects and Capcut alternative is starting to look like a real alternative. Pikimov v4 landed this month, no-signup, in-browser, and free for macOS, Windows, Linux, and (critical in education) Chromebook. And even alongside other tools, it's an absolute joy. The...
Monday August 25, 2025. 06:48 PM
The Trump administration's trade policies do more than increase costs for US consumers. Their historic scale and disorganized rollout are causing global disruptions. That hurts independent music gear makers and label owners. It's also ironically likely to cripple...
Sunday August 24, 2025. 06:32 PM
What can music do against darkness? It may be our one fuel for emotions, a weapon against depressive inertia. Today, on Ukrainian Independence Day, it's a perfect day to catch up with Ukrainian label Prostir/I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free -- especially as these platforms ...
Friday August 22, 2025. 06:46 PM
Many tools can add gates, filter frequencies, or add envelopes. But few do it with the elegance and ease of Sinevibes' Switch, Array, and now Inertia. These plug-ins were early favorites from Sinevibes for their simplicity, but UI overhauls make them look and work...
Thursday August 21, 2025. 08:14 PM
Give Faircamp a folder of audio. A few minutes later, get a complete static website with your music, podcasts, whatever. That includes playlists, RSS, and a Web player, downloads, third-party links, purchases, and unlocks. No coding. And it's free. The post Faircamp lets...
Music and sound are not action -- at least, not normally. But sound can recenter you, rewire your brain, and let you catch your breath before that action. So I find myself returning to this eight-hour broadcast by London's Sister Midnight FM, which includes Palestinian...
Wednesday August 20, 2025. 11:19 PM
Legislation in the USA to support musicians with streaming revenue is will be reintroduced next month by Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib. In advance of its reintroduction, there's a chance to lend your support. The post The Living Wage for Musicians Act is getting a...
Kliohearts' software line is a treasure trove of effects. But Kliohearts Essentials alone is an impressive free collection of standalone plug-ins for anyone. You won't want to sleep on the latest addition, Compactor, a deceptively simple 'precision ducking' tool. The post...
Modjaq’s Swimmer is a rare, deep-sea creature, trawled up from the depths of the Max for Live world. This is not your general-purpose modulation source. Think of it like an idiosyncratic Eurorack module — a source of specific gestures and a beautiful, briny gift from the...
Monday August 18, 2025. 08:04 PM
Summer vacation? You can tell a USA-born project because it doesn't take one. Vidvox has a nice update to their VJ/live visual app VDMX that captures inter-app audio. And for absolutely any Mac user, there's an awesome music visualizer that's totally free -- bringing you...
Lyra Pramuk's Hymnal is an ecstatic, prophetic vision, a hybrid of synthesis and organicism in an improvised compositional structure with processed voice and strings, conveyed with striking intimacy. Lyra talks to us about inventing culture and reconnecting with musical...
Friday August 15, 2025. 09:30 PM
There’s the old saw about great avant-garde jazz being “the notes you don’t play.” But crafty subversion of the usual bassy wall-of-sound is core to Wrecked Lightship’s appeal. A buzzy synth with no top line, minimal percussion, an unidentifiable bit of atmosphere...
Bitwig is having a hot, packed summer. And there's one big teaser: we don't know anything about it yet, but Bitwig Studio 6 beta is coming on August 27, as revealed briefly on Bitwig's socials. In the meantime, let's play with some Brazilian beats and explore controller...
Thursday August 14, 2025. 05:53 PM
What can the city of light be as a hub for TouchDesigner? Recently, the debut summit there offered a first look. The media art scene is defined by its communities -- how they share practice and push one another further. So we invited Amir B Ash (OVVO Studio, MUTEK.AE) for...
Erica Synths is reimagining a modular synth you've probably never heard of. In the late 1970s, Dutch publication Elektor Magazine put out something it called the Elektor Formant as a series of DIY kits. That modular system is getting a full reimagining and reboot from Erica...
Wednesday August 13, 2025. 01:40 PM
This has got to be one of the quickest routes to sheer drum happiness inside Ableton Live ever. Meet the pay-what-you-want/donationware Vertex by aorist (aka Tom Duncalf). It's a bit like a Moog DFAM, but in the Live idiom, with a bunch of extras. You just need this one....
Tuesday August 12, 2025. 08:05 PM
I love this idea: take your LUTs (color Lookup Tables), and mess with them creatively via code. Resolume covers the technique in their latest tutorial, though you could also drop these into other environments (or your video editor). They've also got a how-to on packaging...
Monday August 11, 2025. 09:08 PM
Eventide has quietly made their excellent H9 CrushStation free for a limited time, with code PIRATE100 -- a $99 savings. I'm not sure how long it'll last, but it's worth grabbing and we've got some tips on mapping PS5 controllers to this and other Eventide plugs. Let's get...
Sonic Pi creator Sam Aaron is building something new. It's early days, but Tau5 promises to be a 'next-gen' creative coding environment. You can use it with your favorite tools, including Ableton Live, hardware, TidalCycles, Hydra, and others. And you never have to feel...
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