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Push:Euclidean Mode brings generative grooves to Ableton hardware
Get hands-on control of Euclidean rhythms on Ableton Push, Push 2, Push 3, and even Push 3 standalone, with Mark Towers’ new creation for Max for Live. And wow, this is addictive–especially for generating geometric melodies and techno grooves.
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A sequencer that bends: Fugue Machine Rubato for iOS, macOS hands-on
It’s time to escape mechanical loops and rigid, on-the-grid timing. Fugue Machine Rubato does everything Alexandernaut’s brilliant Fugue Machine did with multiple playheads. But now it can also accelerate, decelerate, bounce, echo, strum, swing, and bend, for both pitches and rhythmic triggers. It’s what has been missing in our digital sequencers: freedom.
Sequencing with light on an alien-looking instrument by Kacper Ziemianin
DIY and instrument-making can be about tinkering and inventing. But it can also be about finding one instrument for your performance and iterating over the long term. That’s what Kacper Ziemianin, aka Ctrl Freq, has done with this “Light-Sequencer” instrument (LSe) – and it’s just reached a breakthrough third hardware version with an accompanying live show.
Peter Kirn - January 10, 2025
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Nintendo DS as ultra-portable generative source, with homebrew and Lua
Peter Kirn - September 16, 2024
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4 channels of generative voltages with Noise Engineering Gamut Repetitor
Peter Kirn - June 21, 2024
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Free XiixiiQ sequencer for macOS, Logic sums Euclidean generators
Peter Kirn - December 18, 2023
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Sonification Tools for Live uses data for sound, offers educational potential
Peter Kirn - October 10, 2023
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