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Ardour, the free and open DAW, is better than ever
Ardour, the criminally underrated free and open source DAW for Mac, Windows, and Linux, has been a little quiet lately. Over the weekend, we learned what’s coming in Ardour 9.0/9+, and why the devs have been busy. Not sure where to start? Check out how-to videos, including voice-activated recording(!)
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Live 12.2: hands-on guide to Meld, Roar, Auto Filter, workflow updates, more
Ableton Live 12.2 is in public beta today, with some major welcome features. Bouncing is easier, Auto Filter gets its biggest update since it came out, and there are new generative harmonic features, Meld and Roar updates, Push enhancements, and more. Here’s your guide.
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2025
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Logic Pro surprise: authentic recreation of 1982 Quantec Room Simulator
Every so often, you get something that’s clearly a labor of love. Apple has acquired the innovative digital reverb legacy of Quantec and its late founder Wolfgang “Wolf” Buchleitner and built it into Logic Pro for iPad and Mac. That joins some other welcome improvements to Logic’s Mixer and Bounce in Place in this release.
Peak 90s Opcode in a Vision training tape, NIN music video
Peter Kirn - November 4, 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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Ableton Live 12.1 is in public beta, and it’s a huge release for Live
Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Bitwig Studio 5.1 adds filters, waveshapers, voice stacking tools
Peter Kirn - October 18, 2023
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