Max 9: new coding and livecoding, new visuals, and Ableton’s sound tools

Max 9 is available today, bringing benefits for casual tinkerers and hardcore devs alike. There’s more code, more performance, more livecoding, more visual powers, and – one more thing: you get the building blocks Ableton uses for sound.

Isadora 4 updates the deep media tool for artists – now with remote powers

Isadora, the node-based, open-ended live performance and media tool especially loved by theater and dance, gets a major update this summer. There’s a lot in there, but the biggest is something called IzzyCast, a remote functionality that lets you run any video, audio, and data in full resolution around the world. Here’s what’s new in Izzy 4.

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2024

Protokol update: free MIDI, OSC, gamepad monitoring utility

From the creator of TouchOSC, Protokol is a perfect tool for monitoring MIDI, Open Sound Control (OSC), and gamepads – with more on the way. And not only is it free, but it runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, desktop and mobile. Build 105 gets some nice updates, and it’s a good excuse to remind you of this utility.

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2024

Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2023

Resolume 7.18: Finally, a Decks menu, plus a ton of tweaks

Peter Kirn - November 9, 2023

Bitwig Studio and TouchDesigner can now play one another

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2023

Hand gestures for music: GECO 2.0 for updated Leap Motion is already here

Peter Kirn - July 14, 2023

Leap Motion is back, so you can add 3D gestures for $139 – with or without a VR headset

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2023

Lemur lives: iOS/Android app acquired by MIDI Kinetics

Peter Kirn - January 13, 2023

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