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Pure Data (Pd) 0.57 inbound, enduring free software for tinkering with sound
Technology keeps asking us to speed up. Pd is happy to let you slow down: tinker, patch, make mistakes, obsess over a number or signal routing, and do it all visually. The free and open source software is getting a nice 0.57 update with new features, relevant to Pd and tools like libpd and plugdata that are based on it.
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Audacity 4, free and open-source audio editor, arrives with a revamped UI
It’s been a long time coming. Audacity, the ubiquitous open-source audio editor now owned by Muse Group, reaches version 4 with a reworked UI and enhanced usability. Here’s a look at what’s new and a first run. And there is one fork to consider, too.
Peter Kirn - September 3, 2026
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With Latent Terrain, crack open AI and explore neural synthesis in Max
“I’m not particularly interested in typing prompts to make stuff, I’m interested in breaking them and dissecting them,” writes Jasper Shuoyang Zheng as he introduces Latent Terrain. Now using an intuitive, elegantly designed open-source Max external and UI, you can play the weird world of neural audio codecs like an instrument, transforming your own sounds into new textures.
Peter Kirn - June 17, 2026
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Basil stereo delay completes Bastl’s PIZZA trio on VCV Rack — all for free
Peter Kirn - February 22, 2026
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Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free
Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025
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SuperSonic: SuperCollider synth is fun, playful, colorful, free, in any Web page
Peter Kirn - November 15, 2025
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plugdata 0.9.2 is huge update for this free sound exploration powerhouse
Peter Kirn - September 24, 2025
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