PatchWorld shows power of multiplayer VR music, integrates with Ableton Live

VR music has quietly evolved from fringe experiment to serious, fun musical tool – and it’s done so entirely through one app, PatchWorld. Released publicly last summer, it’s gotten steadily more capable and reliable, including on Meta’s affordable Quest 2 headset and HTC’s VIVE. But most recently, on top of additions like Ableton Live integration, PatchXR has added a true killer app: multiplayer.

Watch KORG Gadget on Nintendo Switch prove music can be multiplayer fun, too

In many, many languages, the word for “playing” music is the same as “playing” a game. So it’s fitting KORG has invaded the Nintendo Switch console with music-making – and that you can share with friends.

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2019

Plink: Play Music with Strangers, In Your Browser; and the Webby Music Goodness Continues

It starts as just another toy to play around with in a few minutes of distraction in your Web browser – as if the Web were short on distraction. But then, something amazing can happen. Like a musical Turing Test, you start to get a feeling for what’s happening on the other side. Someone’s stream […]

Peter Kirn - May 1, 2012

Multi-Player Drumming: Handheld Open-Source Music for Nintendo DS

Peter Kirn - October 13, 2009

Music Goes Peer-to-Peer, Multiplayer: Smule Leaf Trombone for iPhone 3.0

- June 17, 2009

Smule Leaf Virtual Trombone for iPhone: Multiplayer Judging Fuses Instrument, Game

- April 15, 2009

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