Your snares are weak; here are the free snares (and kicks) you need in Live, from Dial F

What does it take to make snares hot again? This free Live rack, that’s what. Dial F aka David Abravanel has been cooking up new music and more sounds – and stick around for exhaustive kicks. Notes and download for Live 10 are all on Google Drive: Snare Synth download, Rack, and demo project It […]

Add these Max for Live devices for inspiration in Ableton Live – or learn to make your own

A surprising number of Ableton Live users haven’t discovered the power of Max for Live inside. Here’s how to get started – but, oh, you’ve seen it all before? Okay, smarty-pants, learn how to make your own devices, too. Beginners and those needing some fresh ideas… Anxious times can be a big barrier to inspiration. […]

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2020

HEXO for Live is an arpeggiator transformed into a polyphonic compositional tool

Somehow, it started as an arpeggiator. But this Max for Live tool by K-Devices is now an advanced, polyphonic, polymetric tool for dreaming up rhythms and melodies.

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2020

Around VCV Rack modular community, eclectic flowing sounds

Peter Kirn - October 11, 2019

The spirit of Synthi is back, in the new Erica SYNTRX

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2019

How to patch 3D visuals in browser from Ableton Live, more with cables.gl

Peter Kirn - July 8, 2019

Polyend puts presets in your modular – plus run on a battery, anywhere

Peter Kirn - May 13, 2019

Your music software goes modular: builder-friendly Bitwig 3 beta is here

Peter Kirn - May 11, 2019

Ableton release free CV Tools for integrating with analog gear, made in Max

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2019

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