Ableton on Apple Silicon: smaller buffer sizes, lower CPU load

Ableton has published a tech note on reducing CPU load on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3). This is both a good tip and good news: smaller buffer sizes, which also translate to lower latency, now often reduce CPU usage.

Imagine, Expressive E’s physical – synth hybrid, now has M1/M2 support and more sounds

It’s been a big year for Expressive E as their Osmose flagship hardware takes off. But they’ve got strong offerings on the software side, too – and now their Imagine software instrument adds Apple Silicon support and expanded sound capabilities. Imagine is a unique one, combining instrumental layers that model acoustic properties with a complete […]

Peter Kirn - July 20, 2023

Hands on: Soundtoys SuperPlate is five plate reverbs in one – and delivers on nuance

In the midst of lots of splashy effects, Soundtoys’ latest is an exercise in subtlety and precision. These plates are as lush as you’d expect, but they stand apart in giving you detailed control over their results.

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2023

Finally – Reason 12.6 is fully Apple Silicon native and has offline mode (even for subscribers)

Peter Kirn - May 2, 2023

What’s new in Arturia V-Collection 9.2: more performance, more compatibility, tuning

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2023

Scatter: a granular cloud plug-in with minimalist controls and lovely shimmering pitch

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2023

Locally sourced: you can now run Stable Diffusion AI art generation on your M1 Mac

Peter Kirn - September 13, 2022

Videosync 1.2 for Ableton Live visuals overhauls Simpler and improves functionality

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2022

Soundtoys VST3 beta (with M1+M2) arrives – here’s a round-up of sound design tips and tricks

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2022

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