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Move Everything hacks Ableton Move for custom devices — and accessibility
Move Everything is a hack for Move that lets you run custom synths, effects, and controllers alongside stock Move functions. But the truly momentous development is that its creator has added screen reader support, which makes Move the first truly standalone groovebox open to blind and visually impaired users.
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Free Compactor, limiter/ducker with sidechain, joins Kilohearts freebies
Kliohearts’ software line is a treasure trove of effects. But Kliohearts Essentials alone is an impressive free collection of standalone plug-ins for anyone. You won’t want to sleep on the latest addition, Compactor, a deceptively simple “precision ducking” tool.
Peter Kirn - August 20, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Endorphin.es Ghost review: a landmark reverb, distortion, dynamic, multi-FX module
The multi-effects module field is packed with choices. But Ghost stands out for its combination of dynamic, spatial, time, and distortion effects plus an easy-access filter. It’s a greatest-hits-plus of endorphin.es’ modules packed into 16HP – musical and playable, whether you want to be surgically precise or brutally dirty.
