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Apple now has one creative sub for iPad, Mac — but keeps Mac app purchases
Let’s skip to the part you care about: Apple Creator Studio now adds Pixelmator Pro and puts every major Mac and iPad creative app under one subscription, and it’s not too expensive. But just as importantly, though, you can still buy the Mac versions of Logic, Final Cut, Pixelmator, and others as a one-time purchase — no subscription needed.
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Free Envion Deepscan turns your hard drive’s lost files into a soundscape
Tired of Big Tech scanning your online data? Why not make your own deep scan of all the lost sound files on your own hard drive, producing an entirely local result? No sooner than Envion wowed us with its beautiful esoteric sonic landscapes, its developer Emiliano drops a killer second act.
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Envion: a free, open, algorithmic drum composition environment in Pd
It all starts with the envelope, so that even a few milliseconds of sound can generate “thousands of sonic trajectories.” Built entirely in the free, open-source Pure Data, Envion is a deep compositional playground. You can think of it like an algorithmic drum machine. Emiliano Pennisi shares his creation with us.
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
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