There are already some great uses of Ableton Extensions, and more coming

The Ableton Extension SDK has only just been launched to the public, but there are already plenty of useful and fun Extensions to try right away. And that means even before you try hand-coding or vibe-coding your own, you might already find a reason to grab the beta and start extending. I’ll round up some of the best early resources.

Ableton Extensions will let you code your own tools and actions for Live

You run up against a limitation in Ableton Live, or you’ve got a creative idea. What if you could make it happen using code? That’s the Ableton Extension SDK, out in public beta now (JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js). And just like that, we’ve got Live with handy new workflows, opening up scores, connecting to the Web, and playing games. Here’s what it means, and what it can and can’t do (so far).

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2026

Bitwig Studio and TouchDesigner can now play one another

Welp, now that we’ve been putting modular environments inside modules inside modular rigs, next we get to make TouchDesigner play Bitwig Studio and Bitwig Studio play TouchDesigner — and Bitwig’s modular The Grid and TouchDesigner’s modular UI interact. It’s all coming on the eve of the TouchDesigner Roundtable in Berlin – and it’s even part of the official Touch build. 3D and generative visuals, meet the DAW.

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2023

Ableton have now made it easy for any developer to work with Push 2

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2017

Google are giving away experiments to teach music and code

Peter Kirn - March 9, 2016

The music Web is now so closed, you can’t share your favorite song

Peter Kirn - August 10, 2015

Guitar Stompbox in Your Browser? Web Audio Adds Line In, iPhone Support, More

- October 1, 2012

Radio in an Online Age, Made Tangible: Skube Are Smart, Last.fm + Spotify Speakers

- September 17, 2012

Make Renoise into an MPC-Style Groovebox: Pking, padKONTROL

Peter Kirn - July 30, 2012