Agitate Ableton Live tempos, chop up YouTube slop, more with Oliver Torr

Oliver Torr is disrupting your sound waves, mangling your Ableton Live tempo (alongside the awesome duo MIRA新伝統), and assembling drum kits out of AI-surfed YouTube chaos. The Glazmo Network founder has been doing deep research into “sonic mythologies,” and that includes two tools that are must-have for fans of uncertainty, glitch, and general inspiration. Plus, you should look into Oliver’s and Mira’s recent albums if you missed them.

Ableton Extensions will let you code your own tools and actions for Live

You run up against a limitation in Ableton Live, or you’ve got a creative idea. What if you could make it happen using code? That’s the Ableton Extension SDK, out in public beta now (JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js). And just like that, we’ve got Live with handy new workflows, opening up scores, connecting to the Web, and playing games. Here’s what it means, and what it can and can’t do (so far).

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2026

Journey to the forests of the Amazon and Poland with blind artist Izabela Dłużyk

Now is a time to listen more deeply. Sound artist Izabela Dłużyk, blind since birth, launched a crowdfunding campaign to “dream despite blindness” back in 2016 to travel to Peruvian rainforest. We can sonically travel with her in a full-length album of field recordings, The Amazon — Where the Moon Wept.

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2024

Ableton Live 11.0.5 arrives, plus Live Lite 11 is available with MPE support, more

Peter Kirn - July 13, 2021

Get started with Max for Live and hack Live 11 Clip launching – here’s how (videos)

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2021

Take a weird fantasy aquatic trip into the world of Žaburina

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2019

Get some inspiration in the magic of field recording

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2016

Free sounds are a window into space exploration on Earth

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2016

Latest microphones unlock an unheard world

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2016