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NAP, free visual and media framework, now dazzles anywhere
With deeper support for Linux and high-DPI rendering, NAP, the expressive, low-latency, efficient framework for control and visuals, can now awe audiences anywhere. Visualization, sound, running electronics, whatever it is you want to throw at NAP, now you can do it better on Windows and Linux, including embedded platforms. And did we mention it’s free and open source?
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This artist is connecting Unreal, Ableton Live for production-grade visualizers
For all the ubiquity of Unreal Engine, a small handful of people are pushing the envelope of what Unreal can do as an audiovisual tool. With years of effects and animation production work under his belt, Zack Berwick is uniquely creative and inventive with the combo – and he’s sharing his approach, using Ableton Live, Max for Live, MIDI, OSC, and UE.
Peter Kirn - March 7, 2025
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Metal on macOS excels at live visuals; try a free Gaussian splat tool
Developer Anton Marini, aka vade, is bringing back the legacy of Quartz Composer and proving Apple’s visual APIs are ready for real-time. Have a lookâand watch what you can do with 3D Gaussian splats (if you know you know).
Creative Coding, Evolved: Processing Nears 2.0 Release With Hot-Looking Beta 9
Peter Kirn - May 21, 2013
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Flying Lotus' Effects-Laden Latest, and the Equally-Entertaining Process Montage
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2012
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