Ableton on Apple Silicon: smaller buffer sizes, lower CPU load
Ableton has published a tech note on reducing CPU load on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3). This is both a...
Music tech
Free XiixiiQ sequencer for macOS, Logic sums Euclidean generators
It morphs, it step sequences, it generates - it's an incredibly deep, polymetric, polyrhythmic MIDI sequencer for macOS that works...
Xer Mixa mixer update: hex and quad sound, synced mutes, more
Hot on the heels of our in-depth review of the expansive Noise Engineering Xer Mixa, the folks at NE have...
There are some wild AI music LEGO sets – but this LEGO Neve studio is real
From Ableton Live to Stockhausen, folks have been generating some hilarious LEGO kits around music making. But leave it to...
The long lost, 478-key Moog-Rothenberg keyboard makes its return
A little-known invention by Bob Moog in collaboration with mathematician/theorist David Rothenberg has come back from the dead. With 478...
Tuning, polyphonic expression: Black Corporation’s Roman Filippov
The evolution of music is intertwined with the design and capabilities of instruments. After several decades of more constrained tuning...
Arturia V Collection X: Yamaha CP-70, rebuilt Mini V and Wurli, more
Also out from Arturia this week: V Collection X brings the maker's plug-in collection up to speed. That includes an...
Arturia MiniFreak 2.0: wavetables, new effects, more in hardware and plugin
Whether you've got the hardware keyboard, the software plug-in, or both, Arturia has dropped a major V2 update with an...
Sinevibes Switch v3 makes gate sequence FX devilishly simple
Sinevibes has built a ground-up successor to its past Switch and Strobe step sequence gate effects. Everything from classic trance...
Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features
If you weren't already in love with the free synthesis powerhouse that is Surge XT, here's a big 1.3.0 release...
