Apps iOS Motion
Make that iPhone a futuristic Tricorder, pocket Kinect: ZIG SIM + TouchDesigner
The new iPhones and iOS are three-dimensional instruments, depth-sensing 3D cameras – pure magic. And one of Japan’s top studios has given away a tool that lets you unlock all of that, including with powerful visual app TouchDesigner.
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Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live
Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max for Live device in recent memory.
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2021
Music tech Software Tech
LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware
The wonderfully mysterious analog LYRA-8 synthesizer world now has an unofficial digital cousin – and it’s free-or-pay-what-you-can for Pure Data (and cross-platform AU and VST).
Peter Kirn - December 30, 2020
Music tech Software Tech
Signal adds the modulation Ableton is missing – and now does steps, crossfader
Peter Kirn - July 22, 2019
Music tech Software Tech
Mod Max: One free download fixes Live 10’s new kick
Peter Kirn - April 24, 2018
Music tech Software Tech
Two new ways to integrate MeeBlip triode synths with Ableton Live, free
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2017
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
A grid of anything, as Launchpad tool lets you play in new ways
Peter Kirn - August 19, 2015
Music tech Stories
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