Chordmaker, arpeggiator on steroids, harmonic processor – CHORDimist is another of the powerful Max for Live tools for composition.
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J74 SliceShuffler lets you chop up and transform audio in Ableton Live, in real time
Take live audio in, slice it up, reshuffle it, manipulate it, all beat-synced – SliceShuffler is a new Live slicer-dicer, for just a few bucks.
Map anything in Ableton Live’s Browser to MIDI, keyboard with Max for Live
Get push-button access to your favorite stuff in Ableton Live with this clever Max for Live tool.
HEXO for Live is an arpeggiator transformed into a polyphonic compositional tool
Somehow, it started as an arpeggiator. But this Max for Live tool by K-Devices is now an advanced, polyphonic, polymetric tool for dreaming up rhythms and melodies.
The best music of 2019: as genre erodes, new gems emerge
Sure, years are arbitrary markers. But the annual ritual of listening to selections from guest music aficionado David Abravanel makes it worthwhile. And this is a perfect producers’ list – music that dissolves genres, bears up to repeated deep listening, and suggests still more possibilities could lie ahead. Here’s David with his latest selections to […]
Tesla just added music-making tool Trax to their car dashboard
Update your Tesla, get a (simple) DAW. Trax 0.1 has simple percussion, melody, and step-sequencing and arrangement tools for the car dashboard.
It’s made from Santa’s Fire Trucks, but this free Ableton Live pack makes chilled-out sounds
Brian Funk aka AfroDJMac continues his epic run of sound packs for Ableton Live, with a Christmas freebie made from sampled fire trucks.
Bitwig Studio just added a free vocoder, because Xmas
Blah blah, more holiday greetings, oh and — yay, some software asking for an update. But lo, a miracle – this one is just there to give you a free vocoder.
Hey Metronome: this $1 iOS app doesn’t threaten privacy or require online access
Now you can get hands-free metronome features while you practice and play – without worrying about privacy or needing signal.
2020 = 303 + 808 + 909, literally
As many have observed (even before Roland themselves caught on), the year 2020 is the sum of 303 + 808 + 909.













