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ISF’s visual magic for Metal and macOS is now open source
Interactive Shader Format (ISF) code for working with Metal and rendering on macOS, plus an underlying Metal framework that powers live visual app VDMX6, are now free and open source. That’s great news even if you’re just toying around with shaders or working with visuals, as it opens up lots of possibilities to come.
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Flufs, powerful loudness analysis tool, is designed for accessibility
Flufs is the loudness meter and analysis tool for Ableton Live (Max for Live) you’ve always wanted. But more than that, it’s designed to be accessible to blind, low vision, and sighted users alike. And if that’s interesting to you, there are more developer tools on the way.
Peter Kirn - March 5, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Spectral Plugins are now free as maker goes out of business
Spectral Plugins, a relatively young plugin maker, has announced the end of its business. They’re making their three excellent plugins available for free download, complete with macOS and Windows VST2/VST3/AU/AAX support, so grab them while you can.
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
The road to Synplant 2: the story behind this mind-bending plug-in sequel
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2023
Music tech Software Tech
Subreddits like r/synthesizers have joined the Reddit protest blackouts
Peter Kirn - June 12, 2023
Music tech Tech Web
CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
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