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Hands-on sound: IRCAM’s ASAP apps transform audio, free on iPad
Reach out and draw and manipulate sounds, directly from the spectrum. IRCAM Forum’s Pierre Guillot lets us know three ASAP apps are now available on iPad, free of charge. It’s what it feels like the iPad was made to do.
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More Logic Pro 12 tweaks, MainStage 4 with Ableton Link: details
Apple has just made its release notes for MainStage 4 and Logic Pro 12 public, and we get some extra little details, from MIDI 2.0 in the Logic Step Sequencer to Ableton Link support in MainStage.
Peter Kirn - January 28, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Logic Pro 12’s new harmonic intelligence and Chord ID: hands-on
Logic Pro 12 is available now. Both iPad and Mac versions are included as part of Apple’s new $13/mo Creators Studio, but this is also still a free upgrade for all existing Logic owners, and one-off purchases remain available. So let’s talk about Logic’s banner feature, Chord ID, and the Synth Players and other features that can take advantage of it. They’re deeper than you might think.
Apple now has one creative sub for iPad, Mac — but keeps Mac app purchases
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2026
Motion Music tech Software Tech
