As the release of Live 6 nears, more beta serials are available, so if you’re the bleeding edge type, go grab it here: Ableton Beta Serials As each beta fills up, that list closes again, so if you’re not successful give it another go. Of course, this may be moot, as we may have a […]

Cycling ’74 just updated darn near everything they make: New Universal Binaries: Mode, Hipno, and UpMix are all Intel-native. But the big news is that Pluggo, the long-beloved C74 plug-in library, is available — meaning you should also be able to turn your Max compositions into Intel-native plug-ins. Max/MSP 4.6.2 / Jitter 1.6.2: Max 4.6/Jitter […]

When Apple released the free visual synthesizer tool Quartz Composer as part of Mac OS X 10.4, they hoped developers would take it up and create gorgeous eye candy. Keith Lang, part of the plasq team that created hit Mac software like Comic Life, has done just that with a new set of screensavers and […]

When Apple released the free visual synthesizer tool Quartz Composer as part of Mac OS X 10.4, they hoped developers would take it up and create gorgeous eye candy. Keith Lang, part of the plasq team that created hit Mac software like Comic Life, has done just that with a new set of screensavers and […]

Thanks for your patience here at Create Digital Motion. I had been away for a week at a workshop on designing interactive installations with Flash at the Anderson Ranch, and my co-editor Jaymis had an emergency to deal with. We’re now back in action, and Flash fans, I’ll have plenty to share if you’re up […]

Thanks for your patience here at Create Digital Motion. I had been away for a week at a workshop on designing interactive installations with Flash at the Anderson Ranch, and my co-editor Jaymis had an emergency to deal with. We’re now back in action, and Flash fans, I’ll have plenty to share if you’re up […]

Ableton snuck a feature into a late beta of Live 6 that will make many users very happy indeed: crossfader curves. The Live user community, as usual, is even more on top of the new feature than the Abletons. Live forum contributor kabuki from Texas tested, graphed, and labeled the new curves: Curves in all […]

You don’t have to be a Native Instruments programmer to build far-out instruments in Reaktor — you just might need some assistance. If you’ve got Reaktor but haven’t had the chance to get deep into build your own instruments and effects, CDM forums contributor Peter Dines has some terrific resources for you. These should be […]

Tired of interfaces that give you lots of inputs but can’t support many mics at once? MOTU’s 8PRE has 8 mic pres, one FireWire interface, under US$600. MOTU hasn’t yet announced their newest audio interface, but it’s emblazoned in an ad on the back cover of the October issue of Keyboard. The 8PRE is a […]

Charles Altmann has raised the bar: don’t talk oldskool and turntables unless you’re prepared to build your own turntable out of raw parts and wood. Altmaan DIY Turntable By using simple pieces of plywood and raiding his mother’s sewing box, Altmann says he kept his total parts cost under US$50. He even sources intake valves […]