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New VCV Rack modules – including JW Arrange so you can finish tracks
Ah, shiny, new, free modules for the free VCV Rack. They’re a perfect solution to starting new tracks and playing with new toys. Of course, that’s not a problem most of us have. Starting is easy; finishing is hard. Enter JW Arrange. Let’s have a look.
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Steinberg Dorico 6 notation tool adds cutaways, font, layout features, more
Steinberg Dorico remains the commercial scoring tool to beat. Dorico 6 for macOS, Windows, and iPadOS adds a bunch of new features, but I’m particularly excited to see features like Lutosławski-style cutaways, system-attached items, and full OpenType glyph positioning and glyph substitution features. For advanced contemporary music, this is exactly the flexibility we were waiting for across the evolution of Sibelius and then Dorico – and it’ll be welcome news to those arriving from the now-discontinued Finale.
Peter Kirn - April 30, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Ableton Live 12: a guide to everything that’s new
Ableton has announced Live 12 today, with new tools for creating sounds, exploring musical ideas, and playing with the software as an instrument.
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2023
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Ardour 8 – what’s new, and why this free, open-source DAW is worth a look
Peter Kirn - October 9, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Arturia Augmented BRASS makes it uncommonly easy to build up hybrid brass sounds
Peter Kirn - May 5, 2023
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
Dorico 4 is finally engraving-level notation with MIDI editing powers, in a single tool
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
Futility is a shortcut-packed answer to working faster in Ableton Live, and it’s just four bucks
Peter Kirn - November 26, 2021
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Now that MOTU’s DP does clips, here’s a video explaining how to use them
Peter Kirn - December 16, 2019
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