New Apple music apps do Apple silicon, more; Novation Launchpad supports new Logic

What’s new in the new Logic (and GarageBand)? Well, they’ll natively use the performance potential of the new macOS and Apple silicon Macs – but there’s tighter integration with iPad and Novation Launchpad for all Mac users, too. Here are the details.

Big Sur and the new Macs look promising – but you’ll want to wait

No, you should not update to Big Sur right now. And yes, it is too early to judge M1 Apple Silicon-based Macs or even to ask if your favorite software is optimized yet. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t reason to be optimistic – if you can also be, you know, patient.

Peter Kirn - November 16, 2020

Add free tape grunge and warble to your sound with MRX90 for Reaktor

It’s the strange, warm warble and distortion of a mixtape that had been taped over too many times and left in a hot car – now in your mixes, for free.

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2020

The best TR news is this free 808 emulator, made in SuperCollider

Peter Kirn - August 18, 2020

Free sounds and samples in Ableton Live, powered by commons and community

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2020

ReEQ is a free plugin so good, it’s a reason to use REAPER – and it keeps getting better

Peter Kirn - July 27, 2020

How to get into a creative flow with FL Studio – and what could make it worth it

Peter Kirn - June 10, 2020

Apple sticker shock? Try this simple experiment – look at Razer’s configuration page

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2020

Apple’s sweet spot: which MacBook do you want for music making now?

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2020

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