Looom for iOS makes animating like playing a musical instrument, now with major update

It’s exactly how musicians would want to think about animation. Time loops, free or bpm-synced, and you explore visual rhythm through lines, shapes, colors, and improvisatory gestural doodles. Looom is a total gem of an app – and this summer’s update transforms it into a serious and approachable pro tool.

COVID speed limits arrive, as S. Korea bans workout music above 120 bpm

This could be gabber fans’ worst nightmare – banning fast music as COVID prevention measure.

Peter Kirn - July 14, 2021

Need a Tempo, Fast? Grab Your Web Browser

It’s the little things. This just got added to my bookmarks; maybe it’ll be on yours. http://www.tempotap.com Press the spacebar repeatedly, and you get an accurate BPM count for a song. It’s actually useful to help learn to recognize BPM, as well, if you listen frequently when at your computer. (The trick used to be […]

- November 20, 2014

VJ App VDMX Adds Automatic BPM Detection, Lovely Effect, Controller Features

Peter Kirn - July 17, 2013

With DJ Tools, the iPhone as a Companion to DJs; How the Developer Uses It

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2012

DIY MPC: User Builds the Controller MOTU’s BPM Drum Sampler Forgot

- July 14, 2010

BPM: MOTU’s Software-Based Drum Machine Workstation and Ad Copy Reflections

- January 15, 2009