Fragmented textures, interactive RNBO-powered video: Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh

Composer Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, known for her concert outings, shifts to a lushly organic electronic album in flowing, humming, fragmented electronics for her debut album as a producer. And it comes with an interactive music video powered by Max and RNBO, so if you’re in the mood to VJ yourself, flying around some Gaussian splats, here’s your chance.

LZX’s Videomancer can get you excited about video hardware FX again

Edirol (Roland) V4. Korg Entrancer. Kids, as your… uh weird VJ aunties and uncles. But there was once a time when video hardware was great. And the mighty Eurorack house of video, LZX Industries, is getting back in the game. Videomancer looks delicious.

Peter Kirn - November 6, 2025

Videosync 2.1 for Ableton Live: video recorder, monitor, gradients, more

Videosync for macOS and Windows remains one of the easier ways to transform your Ableton Live set into a live VJ or audiovisual set or music video. Version 2.1 just landed with critical features like a video recorder and video monitor, plus new visual tricks like gradients. And if you’re new to the tool, here are some tips on where to get started learning.

Peter Kirn - October 17, 2025

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