Free TouchMe grab-and-go controller for Ableton Live now works with plug-ins
Week of Free continues: Elisabeth Homeland has updated its TouchMe freebie for Ableton Live. Grab a parameter, control it instantly...
Peter Kirn
Crush: Free glitchy physical modeling FM percussion goodness in Max for Live
Rainbow Circuit's Crush is a free instrument for Max for Live, combining FM and physical modeling into a unique, deliciously...
Christmas in mourning, in Bethlehem and Beirut, and music beyond
"Words are missing to convey our outrage, our sadness, and our feeling of helplessness," say organizers. Instead, Bethlehem in occupied...
Valdivia, Chile to Tampere, Finland, a livecoding Solstice is on right now
Sydney to Mexico City, Tokyo to Detroit, livecoders are deep into a beautiful multiday solstice stream right now with 160...
New Arturia Refract super unison multi-effect is free through Jan 4: hands-on
Here's a taste treat for you. Arturia's Efx Refract combines stereo super unison processing with multi-effects (filters, bitcrusher, distortion, harmonizer)...
Soundtoys shows off the Abbey Road reverb trick – and it’s not just for vocals
While we're immersing ourselves in reverbs, Soundtoys did a great tutorial using their SuperPlate reverb showing a classic production tip...
Videosync 1.4 adds Gradient, Color Mixer to Ableton Live AV tool
Videosync, the tool that brings video and visual tools to Ableton Live on macOS, gets a nice update to close...
Swarm Reverb hands-on: dual-stage reverb with creative extras, now $29
Minimal Audio has a new standalone Swarm Reverb, and it's no typical reverb. Pairing early and late reflection algorithms plus...
Stripped down, raw, polyrhythmic, acidic: Toktok’s Tweng and remixes
When you want some of techno's rawest forms mixed with the genre's fun illegitimate third cousins, look no further than...
Watch the first preview of Sumu, additive FM synth from Madrona Labs
Some 64 partials, each FM synthesis, feed the inbound Sumu synth from Madrona Labs. Few have seen this one yet,...
