Link Audio, now in Max, Pd, VCV Rack, TouchDesigner, oF, and plug-ins, free

Ableton Live 12.4 is inbound, with Link Audio support coming to Live, Move, Note, and Push. But Live Audio can also be about routing audio over a network to other hosts, too. Julien Bayle (VOID) has an early, open-source implementation. If you’re ready to start experimenting even while this API is still in alpha, you’ve got a wide variety of sound and visual tools to try, all for free.

Play together with Ableton Live, pt. 2: playing in time

Get together in a space, and play as an ensemble, not just a soloist. Oh yeah, and we can probably even do better than just mashing play at the same time (though sometimes that works)! Sync, Link, Link Audio, let’s explain how to make it work so you can get to the jam.

Peter Kirn - April 28, 2026

Your Eurorack rig is now another deck: Pamela’s Disco does PRO-DJ LINK

Pam’s back in town, and she’s learned a new language. ALM/Busy Circuits’ “Pamela’s Disco” sports an Ethernet jack for PRO DJ-LINK — that’s the sync format found on CDJs and other Pioneer DJ/AlphaTheta equipment and compatible gear. You read that right: now your modular has a sync button.

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2025

Serato DJ 4.0 public beta finally makes crates make sense

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2025

Sync and licensing workshops online for women, trans, and nonbinary people

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2024

Two CDJ decks with DJM mixer in between.

How to avoid USB and rekordbox DJing failures: a complete guide

Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024

How to use the Pioneer DJ DJM-V10 to sync your DJ set with MIDI (finally)

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2024

Hey, what is MIDI Thru actually about, anyway?

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2023

Sinevibes Whirl phaser now has tempo sync, bidirectional stereo width

Peter Kirn - May 31, 2023