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DeafMan transforms Ableton Live with custom colors, interactive editor
DeafMan’s creations for Ableton Live have evolved from a selection of cool retro themes to a vast library of complete color makeovers — a “visual system.” And there’s an insanely powerful new editor for managing themes, tweaking colors, creating customizations, and assigning color to tracks. It’s more than just customization: it’s a way of thinking about your workspace and music in hues and shades.*
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Sequential Prophet-5 gets an official software remake by GForce — tested
Following GForce’s official renditions of Oberheim instruments, now we’re treated to an official Sequential synth in plug-in form. This Prophet-5 combines painstaking recreations of the various revisions with new features like MPE, a dual-layer architecture, and lush effects. I’ve been testing it and got some behind-the-scenes details from the devs. It’s such a total pleasure to bring that Sequential sound into the box.
Peter Kirn - June 16, 2026
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Unfiltered Audio Battalion drum synth, FX in VCV Rack are a revelation
At attention! Unfiltered Audio has taken their deep drum synth and favorite effects and remade them as VCV Rack modules. This is instabuy territory ($10-20 a la carte or an intro pricing of $30 for the set, compatible with the free Rack).
Peter Kirn - June 9, 2026
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Niseko is a gorgeous, instant must-have additive synth for Ableton Live
Peter Kirn - May 29, 2026
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From Éliane Radigue to West Coast, Homework is a patchable wonder
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2026
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Liquid and hypnotic, Sinevibes’ Duality is a different breed of vibrato
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2026
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Akai’s pint-sized MPC Sample has already gotten a couple of updates
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2026
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