Bitwig Studio 6 details revealed, and editing gets a big boost

We get it. After years of DAWs leapfrogging in similar directions, the new generation of music tools made it easier to start projects, get inspiration, and improvise. But sometimes they played catchup on editing and automation. Bitwig Studio 6’s details are here, and it feels like editing automation, clips, and more are looking as fresh as those other tools, all in an updated UI. The beta is out now.

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.

Peter Kirn - March 20, 2025

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

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

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