GIMP 3.0, free and open source image app, looks brilliant

The culmination of seven years of open-source development, GIMP has reached its milestone 3.0 release. GIMP was always powerful, but this feels more like the mature, usable release to take on the proprietary heavyweights.

CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?

Bitwig and plug-in maker u-he today are announcing a new plug-in format into beta, dubbed CLAP, for CLever Audio Plug-in API. It’s open and has features missing from the leading proprietary formats – and boasts some significant support at launch. So what will that mean for you?

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2022

OP-Z gets Momo’s plug-in treatment, pairs nicely with Teenage Engineering’s own apps

Momo Müller continues a tear through our favorite music gear, with companion plug-ins to capture and recall automation and integrate with DAWs. The OP-Z is next – and gives your desktop some love alongside what Teenage Engineering already built for your mobile device.

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2022

Ableton Live 10.1 is out now; here are the first things you should try

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2019

Ableton Live 10.1: more sound shaping, work faster, free update

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2019

Tracktion 7: powerful, free audio production tool (Mac, Windows, Linux)

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2018

Patterning 2 arrives with a host of new features to play with

Ashley Elsdon - August 1, 2018

Minds, machines, and centralization: AI and music

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2018

This video show you how Maschine maps to external MIDI gear

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2017

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