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The business of live at Vegas’ LDI show, from global trends to espionage
There are few places on Earth where you can see the state of the live light and sound industry quite like Las Vegas’ LDI show. It comes with all the usual trade show trappings, from industrial espionage and theft to insanely expensive booths (and wastebaskets). But it also provides a glimpse into opportunities for individual and DIY artists to earn money, at a time when wide swaths of the creative industries feel like they’re coming unglued. That VJ/live visual or live sound career might be worth a second look. We got an exclusive report on the ground from Colin Keerhuen for CDM.
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This artist is connecting Unreal, Ableton Live for production-grade visualizers
For all the ubiquity of Unreal Engine, a small handful of people are pushing the envelope of what Unreal can do as an audiovisual tool. With years of effects and animation production work under his belt, Zack Berwick is uniquely creative and inventive with the combo – and he’s sharing his approach, using Ableton Live, Max for Live, MIDI, OSC, and UE.
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2025
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With Beam for Max, designing your own lighting instruments is a reality
Light, sound, and visuals finally come together in Max as people imagined. Beam for Max from Showsync is now in the Max Package Manager. And it fully integrates lighting instruments in your Max patches.
Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations
Peter Kirn - April 6, 2022
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Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments
Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Music tech Tech
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