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sndstation will transform cheap gaming consoles into music handhelds
Cheap handheld gaming consoles now often pack surprising processing power. But many risk ending up as e-waste. A new open-source project is turning them into powerful Linux music workstations, instead, complete with the ability to run plug-ins—and original games, too. Oh, and the project has some familiar faces involved. Here’s an exclusive first look.
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Max 9.2: V8 FFTs, better Windows support, Ableton abl goodies, more
Cycling ’74 has a surprisingly packed Max 9.2 update out now, with improvements and additions for Jitter, the Web, V8 (JavaScript), buffers, video on Windows, Gen, and the Ableton abl collection. It’s a slew of nice stuff for patchers.
Peter Kirn - October 14, 2026
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Resolume 7.28 uses vision to let you play with intelligent live effects and blends
Take a break from the surveillance nightmare around us for computer vision that’s local, not online, and doing creative, artistic things, instead. Resolume 7.28 adds some powerful Wire nodes and new effects and blends, all powered by vision. Yep, Resolume’s removing your backgrounds, segmenting your humans, estimating depth — and it’s good, clean fun.
Optical analog video feedback in a massive, rotating 4K machine
Peter Kirn - August 31, 2026
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