Ableton Note gets Drift; Ableton Move gets dimmer, smarter

Ableton just quietly dropped updates to its iOS app Note and mobile hardware Move, with still more on the way in Move beta. They didn’t talk much about either with the focus on the public beta for their flagship Live, so — let’s talk about Move and Note!

Novation’s Launch Control XL 3 fader box, the update we were waiting for

An affordable bank of faders and controls is so sought-after that Novation could have just slightly refreshed Launch Control XL to some applause. But XL 3 does more than that: it’s a fully fleshed-out update with deeper control, more buttons and transport, more customization, a display, and now full-sized 5-pin MIDI I/O.

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2025

Ableton Move guide: tips, tricks, questions answered, hacks

Move, the all-new compact all-in-one hardware platform from Ableton, got your attention – whether you loved it, hated it, or just weren’t sure. So here’s still more detail on Move: what it can do, what it can’t, how it compares, and some tips and hacks for getting more out of it even at v1.1.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2024

Two CDJ decks with DJM mixer in between.

How to avoid USB and rekordbox DJing failures: a complete guide

Peter Kirn - April 15, 2024

Protokol update: free MIDI, OSC, gamepad monitoring utility

Peter Kirn - February 8, 2024

Noise Engineering Univer Inter: USB and MIDI to CV in 6HP, configured however you want

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2023

Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: IK Multimedia’s compact dual-filter analog synths

Peter Kirn - December 28, 2022

Arturia Rendez-vous: all the announcements, all the new stuff

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2022

KORG SQ-64 poly sequencer now on $199.99 fire sale in USA, and discounted worldwide

Peter Kirn - October 3, 2022

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