Music tech Software Tech
Ardour, the free and open DAW, is better than ever – and Ardour 9 is coming
Ardour, the criminally underrated free and open source DAW for Mac, Windows, and Linux, has been a little quiet lately. Over the weekend, we learned what’s coming in Ardour 9.0/9+, and why the devs have been busy. Not sure where to start? Check out how-to videos, including voice-activated recording(!)
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Haken Continuum deep dive, as composition blurs with sound design
Is it sound design? Or is it composition? Yes. Here’s a full exploration of the Haken Continuum, the oft-misunderstood expressive device, as a musical instrument, plus creations for the hardware. It might inspire you to rethink how you view digital interfaces for performance.
Peter Kirn - March 26, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Expressive playing with MPE, demystified
MPE, MIDI Polyphonic Expression, can make playing digital instruments expressive in ways we’ve desired for decades. It’s just down to understanding everything you can do – and composer Josh Madoff has a fantastic tutorial and Osmose demos that make this technology more accessible to anyone.
Peter Kirn - February 20, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
TROVARSI x ALX-106 deliver brutal techno fed by serious live chops
Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025
Gear Modular-Analog Music Music tech Tech
Here it is, a cover of Kendrick Lamar and more awesomeness for the Otamatone
Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Universal Audio is giving away their 1176 compressor for Valentine’s Day
Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Synthesizers.com in VCV Rack gives you Moog-like 5U in software, for free
Peter Kirn - October 25, 2024
Modular-Analog Music tech Software Tech
Chop, gliss, LFO, filter, select: Sonic Bloom explains Live 12.1 MIDI tools
Peter Kirn - October 21, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
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