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Ableton quietly launched Learn, powered by the engine from Note, Move
School’s out for summer. But Ableton’s getting ready for back-to-school, soft-launching Ableton Learn with lessons for starting from the beginning with music and production. And there’s a twist: its interactive features are powered by the same engine that Ableton Move and Note use.
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What’s new in the DIY world of Music Thing’s Workshop System
It’s a Very Workshop System Jamuary. Music Thing’s patchable music lab-in-a-lunchbox has proved that small-batch personal hardware can attract a select, dedicated community sharing great stuff with one another. Let’s catch up with what’s been happening in that magical village of synth wonder in the past year. Don’t forget, the ideas and code here are all open — meaning this could inspire more.
Peter Kirn - January 7, 2026
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Shae O. Omonijo’s free series on critical thinking, staying human, in the AI age
Harvard teacher and PhD candidate Shae O. Omonijo has put a full set of teaching materials online, including videos and a syllabus. This is your guide to staying human, reconnecting with offline communities, and embracing critical thinking and reading even in the AI age. And with that critical perspective comes something you may have been missing: optimism.
Barry Vercoe, who made coding sound accessible to all, has died
Peter Kirn - June 17, 2025
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Add a notation view to Ableton Live Clips, for free: FPB Clip To Score
Peter Kirn - July 15, 2024
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Tracktion Waveform Free gets updates for 2022 – and it’s a solid no-cost starter DAW
Peter Kirn - August 22, 2022
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Ableton’s free Learning Synths site now exports, records, and adds more exploration
Peter Kirn - April 26, 2022
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