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ImagePlot, “vintage” 2010s tool for image visualization, is back, free
“Gramps, tell us the story again!” Well, young’n, before LLMs and generative AI, we were really excited about making big clouds of dots using statistical techniques for visualization. And actually, it’s still cool — and runs free, locally, in your browser. Lev Manovich and team have brought back ImagePlot, and in a moment, it transforms any folder of images into a visualization.
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You can now get eight of UA’s best plug-ins free, plus the free LUNA DAW
UAD Explore is a surprise. This is no “intro” or limited pack; eight stand-out Universal Audio plug-ins are available for free. That’s on top of the company’s free Luna DAW — though the plug-ins will also work in your DAW of choice, no special hardware required. For skill sharing or anyone lacking a budget now, that means access to some great tools.
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2026
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OpenShot 3.5: faster, more stable, more creative open-source video editor
OpenShot, the free and open-source video editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, got a major update in March with version 3.5. It runs faster, handles edits and audio better — 18 years into this project, OpenShot is looking like something pretty much everyone ought to at least try. And that’s especially true if you’re experimenting with AI or cloud-based video instances.
Sonify data in Ableton Live with a free MIDI Tool; weather data walkthrough
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2026
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Sitka’s excellent Gravity clock Eurorack module is now open source
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Michigan Synth Works has an open-source 303 processor and a new kit
Peter Kirn - March 3, 2026
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
