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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
Sparkle! Slash! PowerUP! This deceptively simple, stupidly fun free browser tool/download generates sound effects in the style of 80s and 90s Japanese animation, all thanks to a clever signal chain. And you can export WAV files, so you could use it to build instruments/drum racks, too.
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Make doodles in Ableton Live, then animate them, with Klottra
Were you the type to draw elaborate doodles in your math class margins? Well, great news: Science now says that letting your mind wander is good for you. And indie Swedish design studio Henrik & Sofia went and made a Max for Live device that brings back your freedom to doodle and animates and exports your drawings. It’s a fabulously whimsical break from staring at colored rectangles and waveforms.
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Dancing “vibes” and 2 more mood-elevating freebies for Live, DAWs
As much as music making can pick you up, sometimes you need an extra injection of joy. So meet Max – a blue dancing figure you will “vïbe” to your music on any Ableton Live track, free. And more freebies: a bathroom reverb for Ableton Live and a chipper chippy 12-bit polysynth for any DAW.
Peter Kirn - August 5, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Chantlings, an app where animated forest creatures sing along with you, is a marvel of design
Peter Kirn - August 25, 2022
Apps iOS Music tech Tech
Jaymis at The Edge: Webcast Live Today with Dot.AY, DZ, Simulcast
Jaymis Loveday - February 26, 2010
Archive Motion Music tech
Create Digital Snow: Happy Winterdays, with Flash
Peter Kirn - December 22, 2008
Archive Motion Music tech
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