Music tech Software Tech
Tweakbench plug-ins return after 20 years, from NES to ambient
Chiptune, granular, ambient pads, experimental, percussion — once upon a time, Tweakbench plug-ins were everything. And now they’re back, with full support for AU and VST3 on macOS (including Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.
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3D visuals arrive in Ableton Live, easy as synths, with Unreal-powered SenSei
Mix in 3D, drop in 3D objects, lighting, text, particle systems: EboSuite Sensei delivers an entirely new ecosystem of modeled 3D VJing. Powered by Unreal Engine under the hood, SenSei runs as entirely self-contained Ableton Live Devices. And the results are already impressive – even on an M1+ Mac or decent PC GPU. EboSuite had […]
Peter Kirn - November 26, 2025
Motion Music tech Software Tech
Code turns MacBook hinge into a creaking door, Theremin
Apple’s MacBook series has had sensors in the hinge since 2019. One developer, Sam Henri Gold, decided to put that to use, first transforming the hinge into a creaking door, and next a playable Theremin.
Peter Kirn - September 8, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Reason’s classic ReCycle is updated, free, and more useful than you might think
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Behold, Instruō brings you new VCV Rack modules, Apple Silicon support
Peter Kirn - December 29, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Free Supermassive reverb gets a silky, stellar new mode: Pleiades
Peter Kirn - November 22, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
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