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Ableton Live and Push can now run on Linux, unofficially
Finally, proof that there’s life for Live after Apple and Microsoft. It’s unofficial and totally unsupported, but a set of patches for the free Wine compatibility environment lets you run Ableton Live 12, Max for Live, and Push 2 and Push 3 on Linux. And the result is just about indistinguishable from native support.
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Add a free video player to your Ableton Live set with modulation, FX
Videoplayer for Max for Live gives you the video clip player Ableton forgot. Add videos, trigger them like audio/MIDI clips, loop, freeze, and add effects with modulation – for free.
Peter Kirn - June 4, 2024
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Free tool dumps KORG minilogue xd patches into images – plus patch sheets for volca modular
Korg sound design fans, you’ll want this: a user has made a free tool that automatically generates images from program presets. (Sounds like a great idea for other synths, too – and we get into other geeky scripts here, as well.) And now is a good time to revisit free patch sheets for volca modular, though for that you’ll need drawing software … or a pen.
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2023
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ReBoard transforms melodic playing in Ableton Live with Samchillian layout
Peter Kirn - January 9, 2023
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mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance
Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022
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Memory Knob is an elegant phrase recorder for anything in Ableton Live, by ayrtbh
Peter Kirn - July 14, 2022
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Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2021
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