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Ther’minator by Eric Singer transforms LIDAR to modular, CV
Eric Singer is back. The interactive artist and inventor helped the idea of robotics and alternative interfaces break out to wider audiences over the past decades – and now he’s gearing up to put LIDAR in your modular rig or other devices with analog CV inputs.
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Maxess, free externals for Max and Max for Live accessibility, available now
Iftah Gabbai has delivered his Maxess Max/MSP External Collection, a set of tools that interface patches with the native accessibility features of macOS and Windows. They’re a must if you’re making tools with Max and Max for Live – and worth examining for inspiration even if you focus on other platforms.
Peter Kirn - March 13, 2025
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Nitecaller has made a gorgeous analog reimagining of ARP 2600, Odyssey
Naarm/Melbourne’s own Nitecaller is making dreamy sounds- and now has the home-built dreamy synth to match. Meet the T-16 semi-modular synth, recreating and expanding on the analog circuits of classic ARPs, built by Nitecaller and his brother.
Peter Kirn - March 11, 2025
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This artist is connecting Unreal, Ableton Live for production-grade visualizers
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2025
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303 Day: the freaky CDM Megaroundup
Peter Kirn - March 3, 2025
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In flickering feedback, an audiovisual synth hums and sings
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2025
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Noise Surround System makes spatial audio kinetic, mechanical
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2025
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TouchDesigner has a free meetup today on kinetic installations
Peter Kirn - February 18, 2025
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Sonification Tools for Ableton Live now has a synth that plays data
Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025
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