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Tracktion Waveform Free gets updates for 2022 – and it’s a solid no-cost starter DAW
Free matters – for beginners, for cash-strapped musicians, for teaching, for exchange with other folks, and as a way to test out a new way of working. So it’s very good news that Tracktion’s free-of-cost entry-level DAW keeps getting better.
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Ableton’s free Learning Synths site now exports, records, and adds more exploration
Learning Synths, Ableton’s free site intended to teach synthesis basics, has added some compelling new features. You can now save and share your work and explore sounds in new ways.
Peter Kirn - April 26, 2022
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Detroiters launch an Underground Music Academy; dig into the history and support their efforts
Legends Mad Mike and Wajeed have an idea to build support for communities of marginalized music makers – right in the heart of Detroit. That effort might have gotten upstaged by the election, so now is the perfect time to dig in – and recall some of Detroit’s own history.
We’ve lost Detroit legend Mike Huckaby, a singular producer, DJ, and teacher
Peter Kirn - April 25, 2020
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Learn synthesis basics in your browser, free, with Ableton
Peter Kirn - June 26, 2019
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DIY music gloves for everyone, as Imogen Heap project gets kid friendly
Peter Kirn - October 12, 2018
DIY + Unusual Music tech Tech
Demian Licht on transmitting knowledge, being a demon of the light
Peter Kirn - March 8, 2017
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