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Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in
Now this is how to do generative melodies. Add expression. Get control with your hands. Make melodies accessible — including if you’re blind and visually impaired. Sting, the beloved maker of acid melodies and other patterns, is confined to Max for Live no more: now, it’s available as VST3, AU, CLAP / macOS, Windows, Linux.
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Jam, color, and geometry — discover Perplex On’s AV synesthesia bliss
Dive deep into these explosions of sound, light, and shape from Munich-based Perplex On, as the musical act pairs compact instruments with visuals made in Lottie and Imaginando’s VS – Visual Synthesizer. Dazzle at these eye-popping, brain-tickling audiovisual explorations. Warning: contains flashing lights and rapidly changing patterns. As perfectly structured as these are, they also […]
Peter Kirn - February 13, 2026
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Novation’s Launchpad 2.0 adds widgets that adapt to your DAW shortcuts, expands customization
More like this, please. Novation’s Launchpad 2.0 updates (for Launchpad Mini and X) are a great example of how manufacturers can make it easier to adapt hardware to your setup. Now they’ve added keystrokes to the custom faders and melodic and drum widgets you can lay out on your custom controls.
Peter Kirn - July 4, 2022
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Here’s some lovely music in the woods, on monome norns arcologies and more
Peter Kirn - June 14, 2021
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