Turn Ableton Push 3 into a single expressive percussive surface, free

The most exciting add-on for Ableton Live this spring for me is actually not an Ableton Extension. It’s warpradius, a Max for Live device by Jon Doe One that transforms the entire grid into a single expressive percussion surface. It employs a Bessel membrane resonator model, a modal synthesis method that produces realistic, varied percussion sounds. And it’s free.

A new free Live tool from Robert Henke lets you grab short sounds easily

Quick! Your modular/synth/contact mic/pot-and-pan is making amazing sounds, and you want to capture them for fast 1-shots/drum racks. And you hate the tedious editing/naming admin! Robert Henke’s new Sample Capture is for you — and it’s free, for Ableton Live 12 and Max for Live.

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2025

Give Ableton Live 12 a new look with free Themes: Dark, Retro, Remixed

Ableton Live 12’s new Themes do look great, but is that enough choice for us obsessive DAW users, working on productions into the wee hours? Absolutely not! And so we’re grateful that Madeleine Bloom continues to do the great work of producing terrific themes, all available as free downloads.

Peter Kirn - September 23, 2024

Robert Henke free track downloads – enjoy Monolake, Venice Beach

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2024

Crush: Free glitchy physical modeling FM percussion goodness in Max for Live

Peter Kirn - December 25, 2023

Free custom Push 3 standalone control: grab parameters with Max for Live

Peter Kirn - October 25, 2023

This free Max for Live device will remind you to exercise – while popping up yoga videos

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2023

Pyr: A free 12-voice string model for Ableton Live with polyphonic pitch bend

Peter Kirn - April 6, 2023

Free Touch Me gives you instant hands-on control of parameters in Ableton Live

Peter Kirn - December 26, 2022