Valhalla Supermassive is the reverb at the end of the universe – and it’s free

How big is it? The latest from developer Sean Costello has networks of delays up to two seconds – as in, each delay – for lush shorter reverberation all the way to epic stretches of minutes at a time.

Get lost in stupidly ace sounds and imagery of the algorave, then get smarter and make your own

Algorave culture has been training years for this – it’s an audiovisual form that can make even a screen and streamed sound really come alive. Just watch – and actually, don’t just watch, here’s how to learn, too. Normally, algorave articles talk breathlessly about code, blah blah, people coding on screen, isn’t that nerdy, look […]

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2020

Rekordbox 6: Ableton Link, sync with Dropbox and Beatport and promos, find lost tracks, more

Pioneer’s Rekordbox continues its play to be the DJ software to beat – and there’s a ton of stuff in the latest release pretty much everyone will want, from cloud and mobile sync all the way up to some powerful live visual features. There’s a ton of stuff here, whether you’re primarily using Rekordbox as […]

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2020

Control free streaming tool OBS Studio with OSC – and more essential tricks

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2020

Here’s how to update KORG’s wireless nano controller, and use it with iOS 13 (and more)

Peter Kirn - February 24, 2020

Prototypes are free, open-source plug-ins – use them for sound, or to learn Csound

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2020

CHORDimist is an insane Max for Live chord-generating MIDI effect

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2020

Map anything in Ableton Live’s Browser to MIDI, keyboard with Max for Live

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2020

Get a free plug-in version of the 1176 Peak Limiter

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2019

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