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Saturday September 13, 2025. 12:42 PM
There's no grid, no harsh colors. Tinge swells and sways like a windchime, coming to life in spinning color wheels. It's probably nothing like any arpeggiator you've seen before -- or maybe it's a 'note agitator.' Co-creators Daedelus (Alfred Darlington) and Takuma Matsui...
Thursday September 11, 2025. 03:57 PM
You may think you know the Yamaha DX7 from those couple of presets that dominated the 80s. But Oliver Greschke's Elastic OSC for iPhone and iPad is a reminder of just how much potential Yamaha's breakthrough FM synth can offer. And now Elastic OSC app can easily import those ...
Wednesday September 10, 2025. 07:34 PM
It's a multisampler. It's got 16 tracks. It's an effects box. It's got elaborate routing and multiple machines. It's a modulation monster. Or to look at it another way, The Bride of Octatrack beast is here. Here it is at a glance. The post Elektron’s Tonverk is a 16-track...
Quick access to mutes is a must-have in any live performance context. Elektron owners have enjoyed that on the Analog Rytm; now it's Push's turn. The post Mute on your Push like it’s an Elektron — Push:Mute Mode appeared first on CDM Create Digital Music.
Tuesday September 9, 2025. 07:32 PM
It's 909 Day again, and a moment to reflect on the beauty of Tadao Kikumoto's rhythm composer masterpiece. HAND CLAP. Let's RIDE. The post 909 Day: freebies, sales, and celebrations appeared first on CDM Create Digital Music.
AlphaTheta, the company that DJs will probably never stop calling 'Pioneer,' has a major update for their flagship deck. It starts to make the CDJ-3000 seem more like a foundation for this: expanded media access, online connectivity, and some welcome usability, reliability....
Monday September 8, 2025. 06:19 PM
Piers Headley's Music for Toilets is an unsung masterpiece, a cheeky environmental imaginarium that once played on loop at Berlin's Fisch Labor. And now, thanks to Tresor Records, it's coming to you. The post 1993’s Music For Toilets re-released, bringing ambient sounds to...
Apple's MacBook series has had sensors in the hinge since 2019. One developer, Sam Henri Gold, decided to put that to use, first transforming the hinge into a creaking door, and next a playable Theremin. The post Code turns MacBook hinge into a creaking door, Theremin...
Friday September 5, 2025. 09:39 PM
Ahemdou Ahmed Lowla is on the move. Breaking out across Europe for the first time in 2019, I caught up with the Mauritanian WZN superstar last month. Hearing his music will change how you think about keyboards -- and new stuff is on the way. The post No one shreds on keys...
Thursday September 4, 2025. 07:31 PM
Ewan Bristow, the indie underground developer of free and inexpensive effects, has done it again. LOCD uses phase locking for brain-splitting distortions and spectral sound design. And you can't put a price on that -- so Ewan didn't. The post LOCD is the free phase lock...
Wednesday September 3, 2025. 05:55 PM
Ableton just quietly dropped updates to its iOS app Note and mobile hardware Move, with still more on the way in Move beta. They didn't talk much about either with the focus on the public beta for their flagship Live, so -- let's talk about Move and Note! The post Ableton...
Ableton just quietly dropped updates to its iOS app Note and mobile hardware Move, with still more on the way in Move beta. They didn't talk much about either with the focus on the public beta for their flagship Live, so -- let's talk about Move and Note! The post Ableton...
Tuesday September 2, 2025. 02:08 PM
Ableton Live 12.3 hits public beta today, with stem separation and Splice integration, the ability to bounce groups as well as paste bounced audio, there's a redesigned Auto Pan-Tremolo effect, and you get some new MIDI Tools and Pack updates, plus some extras you might miss ...
Baby Audio has built a software drum machine. And it feels like hardware -- tweakable, bendable, hackable, hybrid hardware. Tekno is like a blend of different classic machines combined into its own, hard-hitting personality. I've been cooking up a free, CDM-exclusive...
Saturday August 30, 2025. 09:20 PM
Sure, the tariffs and shipping are a mess, but -- you can still find some fantastic gear deals at the moment. That includes new gear and new modules, plus some unique used deals and special discounts. Here are a few of the best. The post Here are the best Labor Day Weekend...
Friday August 29, 2025. 05:14 PM
Bandcamp and Discogs are issuing warnings. Those involved in media are pointing out that US Presidential authority doesn't apply to items like CDs and vinyl, publications, and other media. And Bandcamp is even offering sellers the chance to disable sales to the USA. The...
Thursday August 28, 2025. 06:05 PM
With Isotonik's Darren celebrating his birthday this week, we've got an Isotonik Studios shopping guide, with favorite Max for Live add-ons, CDM reviews, and sound demos. Now with a special CDM-exclusive Labor Day discount code. The post Happy birthday, Isotonik: here are...
Electronic scores can evoke the dramatic wonder of nature, as composer Elizabeth Parker demonstrated in her score for the 1984 BBC David Attenborough classic The Living Planet. Here's a look behind the scenes, as Parker imagines that soundscape with everything from a PPG...
Wednesday August 27, 2025. 01:06 PM
We get it. After years of DAWs leapfrogging in similar directions, the new generation of music tools made it easier to start projects, get inspiration, and improvise. But sometimes they played catchup on editing and automation. Bitwig Studio 6's details are here, and it...
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...
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