How to update your Mac to Mojave – not Catalina – for the new Logic and more

Unless you have brand new Mac hardware, it’s likely you want to run macOS Mojave for now for greater compatibility. Here’s how to do it (including links to advice for when your App Store isn’t cooperating).

Unlock sound tricks in Ableton Live 10’s effects: new tips

There are some powerful sound creation possibilities lurking beneath Live’s built-in devices. Finding inspiration from Live effects is the topic of my second collaboration with Riemann Kollektion.

Peter Kirn - November 27, 2019

Beneath Polyend Medusa grid and knobs, a wealth of possibilities

It’s an analog-wavetable polysynth with an expressive grid – but that only begins to describe what makes the Polyend Medusa such a unique instrument. Here’s a deep dive into this hybrid synthesizer and what it means musically.

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2019

Get going with MOTU’s DP10 with these videos

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019

Ableton Live 10.1 is out now; here are the first things you should try

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2019

Use Ableton Live faster with the free Live Enhancement Suite

Peter Kirn - March 11, 2019

How to make a multitrack recording in VCV Rack modular, free

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2019

Bass Station II turns 2.5: filter tracking, paraphonic mode, microtuning

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2018

Don’t know how to use Ableton Live? These videos can teach you

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2018

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