Gaming Music Tech
Offbeat and daring music in games 2025 — most on sale now
For all the twin woes of the gaming and music worlds, last year saw even more imaginative explorations of music and games. Steam has extended sales on some items and third party sites have codes from a recent sale; Epic Game Store’s sale runs through January 8. And there’s a lot of winter ahead, so let’s dive in.
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Essential Ableton Live M4L: bounce MIDI, use gamepads, acid synth
It’s a hot Max for Live summer: here are three more don’t-miss tools for Max for Live for you. There’s a tool to bounce MIDI without the usual manual legwork. There’s a controller app that lets you play Live with gamepads. And there’s the synth follow-up to the blockbuster acid sequencer Sting! Let’s go:
Peter Kirn - August 5, 2025
DIY + Unusual Gaming Music tech Software Tech
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game is full of Ukrainian music; here’s your guide
Ukrainian games house GSC Game World lost a team member in the front lines and had to face up to Russian disinformation to produce their blockbuster hit game in the middle of a full-scale war. They also packed their game full of Ukrainian music – including electronic music producers. Here’s more on the game, and […]
Gamepad Control for Ableton Live unlocks gamepads for music
Peter Kirn - June 18, 2024
Gaming Music tech Pocket gaming Software Tech
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Peter Kirn - October 20, 2021
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Inside, Limbo game follow-up, music by SØS Gunver Ryberg
Peter Kirn - August 4, 2016
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