Movers and shakers – Focusrite just bought ADAM [Analysis]

Focusrite went public in 2014, but this week brings its first major acquisition – and it’s a big deal. Monitor maker ADAM from Berlin joins the UK’s Focusrite / Novation / Ampify. Publicly traded companies and fast growing business empires have a bit of a challenge in the music tech business – music creation is […]

Learn how to arrange your modular tracks with VCV Rack, Ableton Live

It’s one of the first challenges with any modular – you get a wild banging groove, but then… you’re stuck with it. One new video tutorial suggests a way to arrange your modular with Ableton Live and free VCV Rack software. Live’s real-time arrangement and triggering features have always been part of its appeal – […]

Peter Kirn - July 16, 2019

Watch a beautiful video about vocoder history from The New Yorker

It’s time for a throwback – this video was produced in 2014. But don’t miss out on a serious vocoder love fest full of history and celebrity interviews. And just wait, because the vocoder may be about to make an AI-fueled comeback.

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2019

Leakage is a freaky Ableton Live bass machine, Wavetable monster, from $0

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2019

How to patch 3D visuals in browser from Ableton Live, more with cables.gl

Peter Kirn - July 8, 2019

SEGA, Taito arcade come to KORG Gadget on Nintendo Switch

Peter Kirn - July 4, 2019

FL Studio 20.5 adds free FLEX, a surprisingly powerful preset synth

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2019

The OP-Z now samples, too, in Teenage Engineering software update

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2019

Learn synthesis basics in your browser, free, with Ableton

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2019

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