Inside the new Ableton Push: all the technical details so far, from I/O to Max for Live

The new Push represents a technical leap forward for Ableton, both in terms of its upgradeable, Intel-based standalone architecture and its new pad sensor tech. I got a chance to speak to the folks at Ableton about some of those details, and how the hardware evolved. We also have some early answers for those curious about connecting gear or developing in Max for Live.

Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process

You’ve seen mechanical engineers attempt expressive synths, and real, polished products. But why not have fun with a slightly more punk, DIY, bendy synth of your own? Sound Werkshop has been working on that, using the eminently affordable and flexible Daisy Seed embedded platform (which in turn runs code and Pd and Max-generated patches).

Peter Kirn - March 9, 2023

PicoADK is a complete DIY board to build your own sound inventions – coded in Vult DSP

One little board is the brains of just about any synth, modular starting point, noisemaker, or instrument you can dream up. Meet the Datanoise PicoADK – Raspberry Pico plus high-quality I/O and the Vult DSP language. Now with a complete video tour of how to get started.

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2023

You can now add a ton of high-end reverbs to MOD Audio gear – with custom convolution up to 15s

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2023

Make your own drum machine: a $70 DIY creation built on Teensy

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2023

Eventide’s H90 Harmonizer is a massively powerful multi-effects in a pedal format

Peter Kirn - November 10, 2022

RNBO (“rainbow”): Start in Max’s UI, deliver to plug-ins, Web browsers, hardware, any OS

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2022

Make your own MIDI-to-CV adapter in a skull, with a 3D printer and CircuitPython

Peter Kirn - August 10, 2022

Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022

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