Keith McMillen, instrumental innovator, has died

Keith McMillen has passed away at the age of 67. There’s a complete obituary posted this evening by Keith McMillen Instruments.

Ableton Live 12.1 is in public beta, and it’s a huge release for Live

Live 12.1 just hit public beta, bringing more than you might expect: major Push additions, new ways of working more quickly with keyboards (and screen readers), a new Drum Sampler and pitch tracking and correction device, and more. Oh, and they finally fixed (my) single most annoying omission in Live. Here’s what’s new in Live (I’ll cover Push separately).

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024

Geert Bevin, MPE innovator, tours Osmose keyboard and expression

Geert Bevin contributed to MIDI Polyphonic Expression’s development and helped champion its use. So who better than to try Expressive E’s unique Osmose keyboard and synth?

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2024

Learn music instrument design from Roger Linn and Sasha Leitman

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2024

Arturia PolyBrute 12: 3-mode poly aftertouch expression, 12 voices

Peter Kirn - May 14, 2024

Baby Audio’s Atoms mass-spring physical modeling synth, tested

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2024

Arturia Pigments 5: new sequencer, audio input, more in free update

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2024

Tuning, polyphonic expression: Black Corporation’s Roman Filippov

Roman Filippov - December 13, 2023

Moog’s new Mariana is a monster bass soft synth with dual engines and CV

Peter Kirn - December 5, 2023

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