Happy birthday, Isotonik: here are some of the best Ableton Live add-ons

With Isotonik’s Darren celebrating his birthday this week, we’ve got an Isotonik Studios shopping guide, with favorite Max for Live add-ons, CDM reviews, and sound demos. Now with a special CDM-exclusive Labor Day discount code.

New in Bitwig land: Brazilian beats, controller tips, v6 beta this month

Bitwig is having a hot, packed summer. And there’s one big teaser: we don’t know anything about it yet, but Bitwig Studio 6 beta is coming on August 27, as revealed briefly on Bitwig’s socials. In the meantime, let’s play with some Brazilian beats and explore controller integration.

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2025

Novation’s Launch Control XL 3 fader box, the update we were waiting for

An affordable bank of faders and controls is so sought-after that Novation could have just slightly refreshed Launch Control XL to some applause. But XL 3 does more than that: it’s a fully fleshed-out update with deeper control, more buttons and transport, more customization, a display, and now full-sized 5-pin MIDI I/O.

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2025

Ableton Move 1.5 beta: full MIDI I/O and clock, sample slicing, Auto Filter, more

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025

Bitwig hardware: deep Roto-Control integration; Connect 4/12 is here

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2025

Roland SP-404MKII V5 now does Serato DJ and Studio: free update

Peter Kirn - April 3, 2025

TouchOSC native Linux touch support arrives; demo on SteamDeck

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2025

The O.G. returns: Lemur controller app is back on the iPad

Peter Kirn - January 27, 2025

Leak: Melbourne Instruments motorized MIDI controller?

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2025

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