MOTU DP12 arrives, adding Dolby Atmos and more to a DAW classic

Peter Kirn - September 16, 2026

Elgato’s Stream Deck as a DAW companion; new Reaper controller

Peter Kirn - September 15, 2026

Virtual rendering of the Sting UI with knobs, piano roll view, and smiley face, angled next to a Novation Launchpad controller with light-up grid.

Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in

Peter Kirn - September 8, 2026

Scales among updates to the free Ardour DAW — with tuning on the way

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2026

Septabee, an insane-looking free Linux/Windows DAW with pomegranates

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2026

Elastic Melody now does bass and DFAM-style percussion, too (Mac, iOS)

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2026

End-of-summer sales on gear and software

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2026

Lucinate video synth animates and live-codes visuals on Mac and iOS

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2026

Reason now offers 15 Reason devices, plus Rack Extensions access, for free

Peter Kirn - August 27, 2026

Ableton Note 2.1 for iOS update is subtle, but it can change how you work

Peter Kirn - August 25, 2026