Niseko is a gorgeous, instant must-have additive synth for Ableton Live

Forget any associations you may have with additive synthesis. Monomono’s Niseko takes that harmonic content and makes it accessible and expressive, via the UI or an input (including Push and MPE).

MSteppySnap for Ableton Live makes modulation playable, maleable

In a way, it’s funny how complicated we make modulation. We wind up creating layers of envelopes and free-running oscillations just to get what we want. Tomavatars’ MSteppySnap, once you grok its approach, is nothing like that. This is steppy snappy whooshy glorgy modulation you can play, capture, and trigger intuitively.

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2026

Now meshes, video, and more can go 3D inside Ableton Live: SenSei update

EboSuite and SenSei, live visual add-ons for Ableton Live, got some nice updates this week. SenSei, the tool that puts the power of Unreal Engine inside Ableton Live, gets a particularly major expansion, with some 27 new plug-ins, including mesh loaders, 3D video effects, visualizers, dynamic surfaces, and a video overlay.

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2026

Polyfold from Manifest Audio lets you paint with polymetric patterns

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026

Breaking: cave-like reflections in Robert Henke’s free Lanzarote Verb

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2026

Filter Delays, free Max for Live stereo effect from Robert Henke

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2026

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

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2025

Guide: Creating instruments with Max for Live and Ableton DSP (pt. 3)

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2025

Playhead granular, Tuplet sequencer, Quantized Switches for Ableton Live

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2024