Videosync 2.1 for Ableton Live: video recorder, monitor, gradients, more

Videosync for macOS and Windows remains one of the easier ways to transform your Ableton Live set into a live VJ or audiovisual set or music video. Version 2.1 just landed with critical features like a video recorder and video monitor, plus new visual tricks like gradients. And if you’re new to the tool, here are some tips on where to get started learning.

VDMX 6.2 update, plus a don’t-miss free music visualizer for everyone

Summer vacation? You can tell a USA-born project because it doesn’t take one. Vidvox has a nice update to their VJ/live visual app VDMX that captures inter-app audio. And for absolutely any Mac user, there’s an awesome music visualizer that’s totally free — bringing you back to the fun you had with visualizers back in the day. Milkdrop is back on the Mac!

Peter Kirn - August 18, 2025

Serato DJ 4.0 public beta finally makes crates make sense

DJ software should make managing your music library easier — in theory. In practice, the leading DJ apps have been pretty stuck in their ways for a while now. Serato is answering users’ pleas with a redesigned library in the new Serato DJ Pro 4.0 release, available in public beta.

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2025

Soundtoys 5.5 update, free window resizing, everything explained

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2025

FL Studio 2025: Mixer add and delete, AI help, more plugins, Python scripts

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2025

Renoise 3.5 is huge: phrase scripting, tuning support, splitter effect, more

Peter Kirn - July 8, 2025

Torso S-4’s 2.0 OS makes it the performance sampler it wanted to be

Peter Kirn - June 18, 2025

Live round-up: 12.2 is out, vids, a free Grain Slicer Rack, tuner, and more

Peter Kirn - June 12, 2025

ONE MKII viewed from the back, angle, showing new CV Input jacks.

OXI Instruments’ grid sequencer is about to get a big MKII upgrade

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2025

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