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RP-8 is a “demake” of the ReBirth RB-338 for the PICO-8 fantasy console
ReBirth, the software recreations of the TB-303 and TR-808, helped launch Propellerhead (now Reason Studios) and demonstrated acid could be made on a PC. Now, imagine that software in 2023 but – much lower fidelity. Like, much worse. 128×128 pixel UI worse.
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Tuning into Arabic music: electronic-vocal duo Rust and Hany Manja (with Bitwig Studio download)
Making instruments work in tune with musicians and singers means making them work with more than 12-tone equal temperament alone. So it’s great to see this profile of Hany Manja and his duo Rust with Petra Hawi. Plus Bitwig Studio users can get your hands (and ears) into the action – with a Micropitch download.
Free Touch Me gives you instant hands-on control of parameters in Ableton Live
Touch a parameter in Live, then take control with MIDI – one at a time. It’s on-the-fly MIDI mapping, without the MIDI maps, and it’s free in the latest ElisabethHomeland gem.
Get Rudolph’s red nose as a free Ableton Live Pack, courtesy Brian Funk
Peter Kirn - December 25, 2022
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Cycling ’74 asked artists to make a collaborative Max drum kit – and shared the patches
Peter Kirn - September 22, 2022
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Get the BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover instantly with Spitfire Audio – free, lightweight
Peter Kirn - July 14, 2022
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