SynthieCat gives Ableton Live the deep matrix and effects of the 1971 EMS Synthi A

Max for Cats is here with SynthieCat. It’s like using Ableton Live in an alternate universe where it was developed at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

AudioSlide plays advanced MPE ramps even without hardware – Max for Live

Per-note expression is a beautiful thing. It’s beautiful enough that sometimes you might want to use it even without the input hardware that it was developed to facilitate. AudioSlide is here for Ableton Live, an automatic ramp generator with various shapes, time controls, mod matrix, and more.

Peter Kirn - February 7, 2023

data.train Max for Live instrument-effect mangles and transforms any sample or source

The latest Dillon Baston creation is really special – a do-everything modulated sample player and effect. That green CRT-style display might make you assume it’s just about some glitch – and it definitely does do that if you want. But go deeper, and this is an extraordinarily versatile effect.

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2023

Inflation, begone: SunVox is still donationware, and 2.1 makes it slicker and more powerful

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2023

Learn modular MetaSounds in Unreal, free, and start thinking in procedural sound

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2023

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

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2023

Surge XT hybrid synth is now a free set of modules for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - January 27, 2023

Tuning into Arabic music: electronic-vocal duo Rust and Hany Manja (with Bitwig Studio download)

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2023

OBS Studio captures audio directly on macOS 13, plus OBS 29 boosts encoder support

Peter Kirn - January 18, 2023

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