A free, shared visual playground in the browser: Olivia Jack talks Hydra

Reimagine pixels and color, melt your screen live into glitches and textures, and do it all for free on the Web – as you play with others. We talk to Olivia Jack about her invention, live coding visual environment Hydra.

Conversations and an overflow of music, streaming from Ableton Loop

Don’t have a ticket to Ableton’s Loop “summit for music makers” in Los Angeles? There’s an overabundance of music and conversation from the gathered artists streaming, much of it live, available now.

Peter Kirn - November 9, 2018

Streaming music is coming to DJ software, but one step at a time

Streaming is coming to DJing. Last week saw new announcements from Tidal, SoundCloud, Serato, and several other software makers. But progress is uneven – expect these features at first to be primarily about discovery, not what you do at a gig.

Peter Kirn - October 23, 2018

Hacking and 3D printing the future of violins, in a growing community

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2018

Behringer sued Dave Smith Instruments, forum posters, and lost

Peter Kirn - June 19, 2018

Minds, machines, and centralization: AI and music

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2018

Behringer threatens legal action against a site that called it a copycat

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2018

SoundCloud adds scheduled releases, in creator and podcaster focus

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2018

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