How to try GPU-accelerated live visuals in a few steps, for free

The growing power of gaming architectures for visuals has a side benefit: it can produce elaborate visuals without touching the CPU, which is busy on musicians’ machines dealing with sound.

Adobe drops QuickTime support, as visual artists look for a solution

The story: Apple leaves QuickTime securities unpatched on Windows; Adobe drops support in their product line. But that leaves creative people stuck – including live visual artists. And now they’re looking for solutions.

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2018

Inside a new immersive AV system, as Brian Eno premieres it in Berlin

“Hexadome,” a new platform for audiovisual performance and installation began a world-hopping tour with its debut today – with Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers the opening act.

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2018

Premiere: Spell Drops music video is flowing, organic electronic poetry

Peter Kirn - February 28, 2018

Get lost in the mesmerizing music video, improvs of this duo

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2018

This 16-yo and his team built a $100 Oculus VR clone and free SDK

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2018

Have yourself some very procedural holidays in your browser

Peter Kirn - December 24, 2017

djay Pro 2 brings algorithms and machine learning to DJing

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2017

MusicMakers Hacklab Berlin to take on artificial minds as theme

Peter Kirn - December 1, 2017

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