Those standalone MPCs do wireless Link and MIDI and it’s the future

The world now: a bunch of mismatched cables, and then complicated setup. The world of the future: wireless, easy to configure. Or so we hope.

Zont is a futuristic pocket synth that takes snap-in cartridges

Time to start singing about how we’re the operator with our pocket calculator again. The ZONT Synthesizer is an upcoming handheld instrument. And it’s what one designer imagines for the synths of the future. Apart from being tiny, you can change its function by snapping cartridges in and out – Game Boy style. And whereas […]

Peter Kirn - July 18, 2016

Link is out of beta; videos, what’s new in Live 9.6

The funny thing about Ableton Link is that it doesn’t require Ableton Live. It isn’t even an app. It’s a sync technology, one that allows software to jam together, wirelessly, without any one clock having to be the source or “master.” But as of today, if you do use Ableton Live, that wireless magic is […]

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2016

Link could change how you play music, even without Ableton

Peter Kirn - November 18, 2015

Conductr Controls Traktor and Ableton All in One iPad App

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2015

BomeBox Lets You Connect MIDI, and Transform It, Any Way You Want

Peter Kirn - January 28, 2015

touchAble 3 Controls Ableton Via Wire, Mimics Live Devices on iPad [Gallery]

- December 4, 2014

Apple’s OS X Yosemite Proves Largely Wrinkle-Free for Music; GarageBand Updated, Too

- November 7, 2014

Mood Ring: Put on an iRing, Wave Your Hands in front of iPhone, iPad for 3D Control [$25]

- January 8, 2014

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