Music tech Software Tech
A free Winamp clone, for macOS, with FLAC and Milkdrop visualizations
It might be a funny intersection of interests. But developer Matt Greenwood built a macOS-native clone of the legendary Winamp in Swift, MIT-licensed, with MP3 and FLAC playback and Milkdrop visualization support (including fullscreen).
Read more
Transform any binary file into sound and MIDI, right in your browser, free
01000011 01101111 01101111 01101100 00100001! Binary Synth runs in your browser, and translates any binary file from its zeros and ones into audio synthesis and MIDI messages. The code is available under an MIT license, too, if you want to play with it.
Open Steinberg: VST3 and ASIO SDKs now have open source licenses
Open licensing for proprietary audio and plug-in standards could enable the entire industry to move forward on some critical work. So it’s great news that Steinberg this month announced not one but two big licensing announcements: first, a dual-licensing model for their ASIO audio driver protocol for Windows (including an OBS collaboration), and now a permissive MIT license for the mighty VST3 plug-in spec.
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
Motion Music tech Software Tech
cables, free visual creation patcher on Web and app, gets big updates
Peter Kirn - June 23, 2025
DIY + Unusual Motion Music tech Tech
Ableton has a new free guide to making better Max for Live devices
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2024
DIY + Unusual Motion Music tech Software Stories Tech
CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
Mutable Instruments Plaits is now free for Reason, in a beautiful reimagining called Macro
Peter Kirn - February 15, 2022
Music tech Software Stories Tech
CDM Newswire
brings together the latest breaking news on music, technology, gear, and live visuals. Got a project, found a news tip, or want to share your product? Submit to us directly.