monome and RNBO now play together – with a free drum sampler patch

The iconic monome grid just got native support from Cycling ’74’s RNBO, the patching tool for exporting Max sounds on other hardware and software environments. There’s a fun, free example patch to get you started, too.

Novation Launchpad is a ready-to-play controller for the new Live Loops grid in Logic Pro

The Live Loops grid in Apple’s new Logic Pro X 10.5 has a hardware controller – and you might even own it already. Apple includes plug-and-play support for the Novation Launchpad line in the latest Logic. It’s a new angle on launching sound and patterns – well, literally and figuratively. You’ll want to physically rotate […]

Peter Kirn - May 13, 2020

Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool

The leak was real. Akai have a standalone box that can free you from a laptop, when you want that freedom. It works with your computer and gear, but it also does all the arranging and performance (and some monster sounds and sequencing) on its own. It’s what a lot of folks were waiting for […]

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019

APC as standalone hardware? Leaked Akai APC Live

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

Fake a $30k pro video controller with an APC40 or Beatstep and Davinci Resolve

Peter Kirn - October 15, 2018

FL Studio gets Akai Fire, and it’s serious about step sequencing

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2018

Novation’s latest videos “hack” advanced features out of their synths

Peter Kirn - September 12, 2018

Hack a Launchpad Pro into a 16-channel step sequencer, free

Peter Kirn - September 11, 2018

Watch an Ableton Live sequence made physical on the monome grid

Peter Kirn - August 6, 2018

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