Gear Music tech Tech
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.
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Live 12.2: hands-on guide to Meld, Roar, Auto Filter, workflow updates, more
Ableton Live 12.2 is in public beta today, with some major welcome features. Bouncing is easier, Auto Filter gets its biggest update since it came out, and there are new generative harmonic features, Meld and Roar updates, Push enhancements, and more. Here’s your guide.
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2025
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Here it is, a cover of Kendrick Lamar and more awesomeness for the Otamatone
What the world needs now is more unicorn chaser. And it’s hard to beat the adorable Japanese ribbon controller/squeezable mouth formant instrument, the CUBE Works/Maywa Denki Otamatone.
Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Here’s Roger Linn with advice on developing expressive gestures
Peter Kirn - January 8, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Go watch this video on Buchla, Spectraphon, and spectral animation
Peter Kirn - January 3, 2025
Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
MeeBlip geode is finding its way into jams with Nightshade Edition
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2024
Gear Meeblip Music tech Tech
Chop, gliss, LFO, filter, select: Sonic Bloom explains Live 12.1 MIDI tools
Peter Kirn - October 21, 2024
Music tech Software Tech
Andrea Cichecki’s live “In Nature” series brings modular into open air
Peter Kirn - September 20, 2024
Gear Modular-Analog Music Tech
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