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Absynth 6.1: Audio modulator, LFO retrigger, sound content, more
If you need an excuse to suit up for an extravehicular activity in the cosmos of sound, Absynth is back again. Native Instruments quietly dropped Absynth 6.1, with oft-requested LFO retrigger and undo/redo, plus a surprise: a new audio modulator.
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Intellijel made Swells a playable reverb with faders, rise, fall, ebb, and flow
Let’s hear it for reverbs you can play, morph, squash, and swell — not just set and forget. That’s Intellijel Swells, the “Multi-Model Reverb Module with Swell Generator,” or perhaps more aptly, “a lush reverb with a bunch of faders you can jam on.”
Peter Kirn - April 14, 2026
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Electro-Harmonix pedal classics are now available in plug-in form
Electro-Harmonix has collaborated with plug-in maker MixWaves to bring four signature pedals to plug-in form. Big Muff, Memory Man, Electric Mistress, and Small Clone are now coming to your DAW, not just your pedalboard, individually or as a bundle.
Peter Kirn - March 31, 2026
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The developer of Tweakbench wants to remake the DAW without linear time
Peter Kirn - March 4, 2026
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Ableton Live 12.4 adds Link Audio, updated effects, more: hands-on details
Peter Kirn - February 10, 2026
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Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons
Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025
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Swimmer is a weird and wonderful modulation source for Ableton Live
Peter Kirn - August 20, 2025
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