Audacity 4, free and open-source audio editor, arrives with a revamped UI

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2026

Elastic Melody now does bass and DFAM-style percussion, too (Mac, iOS)

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026

MIDI Tape Recorder, precise capture, now standalone for macOS, iOS

Peter Kirn - August 31, 2026

Lucinate video synth animates and live-codes visuals on Mac and iOS

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2026

Organismi OR—1, free for iPad: breathing, stochastic pattern generator

Peter Kirn - August 18, 2026

otophon is a plug-in to play tones inside your head

Peter Kirn - August 14, 2026

VST is 30 years old, and Steinberg is giving away some of its earliest plugins

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2026

DeafMan transforms Ableton Live with custom colors, interactive editor

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2026

VDMX 6.3 adds expressions, plugin templates to beloved Mac visual tool

Peter Kirn - July 21, 2026

Logic has new granular, Beat Breaker features; here’s how to use them

Peter Kirn - July 13, 2026