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Ableton quietly launched Learn, powered by the engine from Note, Move
School’s out for summer. But Ableton’s getting ready for back-to-school, soft-launching Ableton Learn with lessons for starting from the beginning with music and production. And there’s a twist: its interactive features are powered by the same engine that Ableton Move and Note use.
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Francisco Partners exits Muse Group (Audacity, Hal Leonard, MuseScore)
Francisco Partners, the private equity firm, is now exiting Muse Group amid 2026’s financial maneuvers. Muse Group is the Cyprus-based conglomerate that owns the publishing giant Hal Leonard, audio editor Audacity, notation software MuseScore and StaffPad, and the online platform Ultimate Guitar.
Pikimov, free motion and video app, now $6 standalone for Mac and Windows
Pikimov 5.1.0 is now available as an offline app, bringing all the browser-powered video editing and motion graphics powers of this tool to a standalone tool — no internet connection required. The browser version is free forever; for offline capabilities, you need to pay $6 a month (no commitment). Pikimov is not free as in […]
Live out your Xenakis fantasies, free in your browser, with SonicSketch
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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
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littlescale’s Simple Audio Editor: a free, no-install audio editor in your browser
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2026
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Peter Kirn - December 22, 2025
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