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Mods for everyone: inMusic is opening up MPC, more new gear to coders
You may have seen Akai tease an “open-source” MPC keyboard running vibe-coded mods. But there’s more coming—a lot more. inMusic, parent of Moog, Akai, Numark, Alesis, Denon, and others, promises that many of its 22 product launches coming in January will be open to modders and developer. That suggests a sweeping change in approach for […]
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These retro and SGI-inspired Ableton Live themes will make you smile
Deafman’s set of retro themes for Ableton Live, originally inspired by Silicon Graphics workstations, impressed when I first wrote about them. This summer, Clem has a bunch of updates: improved themes, a theme editor, a new pack, updated fonts (with Retina and bold versions), and easy installers. It’s a one-stop makeover kit for Ableton Live. But it’s more than that: it’s a mood enhancer. I smiled, like, literally.
Peter Kirn - July 12, 2025
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Give Ableton Live 12 a new look with free Themes: Dark, Retro, Remixed
Ableton Live 12’s new Themes do look great, but is that enough choice for us obsessive DAW users, working on productions into the wee hours? Absolutely not! And so we’re grateful that Madeleine Bloom continues to do the great work of producing terrific themes, all available as free downloads.
Peter Kirn - September 23, 2024
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Bitwig Studio now has some gorgeous themes, thanks to user mods
Peter Kirn - July 11, 2024
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Remake Live 12 with retro refinement: updated workstation, ultra-dark themes
Peter Kirn - May 20, 2024
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Novation’s Launchpad 2.0 adds widgets that adapt to your DAW shortcuts, expands customization
Peter Kirn - July 4, 2022
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