Free sounds and samples in Ableton Live, powered by commons and community

Freesound4live brings the incredible and eclectic open sound community freesound.org right into your Ableton Live session – so you can access sounds and new inspiration quickly, for free. The Max for Live device is the work of Alessandro Aylesim Miracapillo. And this is both convenient and unlike any other sample tool. You can browse, search, […]

OSC/PILOT is a new Windows touch controller app – and deadmau5 is already using it

deadmau5 is releasing the app he’s torture-tested in his live shows, OSC/PILOT. It’s like a Windows-only successor to Lemur, with some powerful features, developed by one of the developers behind TouchDesigner.

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2020

Here’s how to master rhythms and polyrhythms with free modules in VCV Rack

Discover the wonders of the QUAD ALGORITHMIC RHYTHM module from Frozen Wasteland. We’ll learn how to compose rhythms, trigger them live, and more – all with free modules and VCV Rack.

Kent Williams - June 26, 2020

Notch visual tool now does streaming, keying, and more interactive control

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2020

How to get into a creative flow with FL Studio – and what could make it worth it

Peter Kirn - June 10, 2020

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

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2020

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

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2020

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

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2020

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

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2020

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