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Apple Music now streams in Serato, Rekordbox, djay, Rane, Denon tools
Apple Music is now streaming in major DJ software like Serato DJ Pro. That comes complete with playlists and companion Apple Music curation on desktop and mobile – plus support for some all-in-one Pioneer hardware and even Engine OS-powered Denon decks.
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ISF’s visual magic for Metal and macOS is now open source
Interactive Shader Format (ISF) code for working with Metal and rendering on macOS, plus an underlying Metal framework that powers live visual app VDMX6, are now free and open source. That’s great news even if you’re just toying around with shaders or working with visuals, as it opens up lots of possibilities to come.
Free Blender 4.4 adds animation and video features, improves stability
It’s a great week for free and open-source media tools. Hot on the heals of GIMP 3.0 final, we get Blender 4.4. It’s labeled as focusing on stability, but the Blender contributors have packed a bunch of major animation, video, and UI features in there, too. Now, we can say this is the tool used in Oscar-winning films (Flow).
Three free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator
Peter Kirn - March 19, 2025
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Serum 2: wavetable champ becomes much more in huge, free update
Peter Kirn - March 17, 2025
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Maxess, free externals for Max and Max for Live accessibility, available now
Peter Kirn - March 13, 2025
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Live 12.2: hands-on guide to Meld, Roar, Auto Filter, workflow updates, more
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2025
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