Looom for iOS makes animating like playing a musical instrument, now with major update

It’s exactly how musicians would want to think about animation. Time loops, free or bpm-synced, and you explore visual rhythm through lines, shapes, colors, and improvisatory gestural doodles. Looom is a total gem of an app – and this summer’s update transforms it into a serious and approachable pro tool.

mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance

It’s an even more performative monome. Creator sonocircuit has built a new take on the monome norns/grid app mlr, adding new macros, transposition, LFOs, and lots more.

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022

Roland’s AIRA Compact: bite-sized versions of TR drum machine, JUNO-60 synth, vocal FX

They’re smaller and cheaper than the Boutique series and first-gen AIRA, they’re battery-powered, and they pack a surprising amount of functionality and hands-on control. Roland has a new compact platform for the AIRA, and they look cute and fun.

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2022

Roland Verselab MV-1 combines drum machine, looper, melody, vocals

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2021

With Endlesss Studio, sampling, riffing, collaboration connect from mobile to Mac

Peter Kirn - December 17, 2020

Strymon’s Volante is a new, lush-sounding magnetic echo FX pedal

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2019

Datalooper lets you play Ableton Live with your feet

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2018

Maschine adds loop recording, controls Apple Logic, more

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2018

Audio Damage are bringing their plug-ins to iOS – and more

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2017

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