Two free plug-ins and a music label take you into ambient worlds

What’s to say a music idea can’t be both a tool and a tape, an instrument someone could play or an album they can get lost in? Puremagnetik are launching their new experimental label with two free tools that let you keep the drones and grains and ambient soundscapes flowing.

Datalooper lets you play Ableton Live with your feet

It’s a looper, it’s a Session View controller. It’s USB powered, and you play it with your feet. But unlike other options, Datalooper integrates directly with how you work in Ableton Live – and it doesn’t require Max for Live to operate. Here’s a first look – and an exclusive discount.

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2018

Ableton Live Looping gets its own custom controller

A crowd-funded custom controller has just arrived on the scene, designed to assist live triggering and looping in Ableton Live. And there’s already a free download for Max for Live to get you started, even without the hardware.

Peter Kirn - November 8, 2018

Output’s Arcade is a cloud-based loop library you play as an instrument

Peter Kirn - June 12, 2018

Maschine adds loop recording, controls Apple Logic, more

Peter Kirn - April 5, 2018

Maschine with audio arrives; here’s how to get the most of it

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2017

Maschine will finally get time stretching, melodic shifting for loops

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2017

Step inside the mystical sound world of Circular Ruins

Peter Kirn - March 22, 2017

Watch a talk explain perfectly why humans make music with technology

Peter Kirn - February 23, 2017

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