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Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in
Now this is how to do generative melodies. Add expression. Get control with your hands. Make melodies accessible — including if you’re blind and visually impaired. Sting, the beloved maker of acid melodies and other patterns, is confined to Max for Live no more: now, it’s available as VST3, AU, CLAP / macOS, Windows, Linux.
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Elastic Melody now does bass and DFAM-style percussion, too (Mac, iOS)
Elastic Melody was already a go-to melody generator for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with an internal synth engine inspired by the brilliant Dave Smith Evolver and the ability to output to other apps or hardware gear. Now it gains new Pitch and Filter Drive modes, so it can also be your bassline maker and percussion source.
Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026
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Organismi OR—1, free for iPad: breathing, stochastic pattern generator
OR—1 is an artful, generative MIDI sequencer maker. It’s free for iPad as an AUv3, with a desktop macOS version available for €19.99. And it’s an exquisite experience feeding these into synths.
Pac-Man, Befaco RANDOM8, and more free modules of VCV Rack
Peter Kirn - June 18, 2026
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QuadTrack is a new groovebox for the Amiga (really), plus PC and Mac
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026
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Curve time with Tomavatars’ MGenBend for Ableton Live Suite: hands-on
Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026
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Polyfold from Manifest Audio lets you paint with polymetric patterns
Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026
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Dream with this: solenoids, percussion, and circuits in live Torso session
Peter Kirn - February 9, 2026
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