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There are already some great uses of Ableton Extensions, and more coming
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (662+ words) The Ableton Extension SDK has only just been launched to the public, but there are already plenty of useful and fun Extensions to try right away. And that means even before you try hand-coding or vibe-coding your own, you might…...
Audiowanderer noise maker is a glitchy, gorgeous, mysterious gem
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (291+ words) You press a button to set it in motion, and from there, it's anyone's guess. The screen just makes glitchy patterns at you. The knobs and buttons do" something. Pressing the screen resets. But once it's connected, the AW noise…...
Synplant's new Pheno Type tech uses neural nets for more alien patches
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (435+ words) It's the absolute opposite of "AI" as you've seen it. There's no online connection, no giant data set. And here, neural nets help you to escape generic presets and defaults " not lead you into them. The new Pheno Type for…...
Unfiltered Audio Battalion drum synth, FX in VCV Rack are a revelation
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (699+ words) At attention! Unfiltered Audio has taken their deep drum synth and favorite effects and remade them as VCV Rack modules. This is instabuy territory ($10-20 a la carte or an intro pricing of $30 for the set, compatible with the free Rack)....
The latest on music support for Lebanon, including a 12-hour fundraiser today
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (531+ words) The broadcast has started as I'm publishing, so put the soundtrack on first. Yaraka Radio is an independent online station. The stream runs 1p " 1am Monday Beirut time, so noon-midnight central Europe, 6am to 6pm Eastern, 3am to 3pm Pacific. I'm glad to see that minutes…...
Abadir's The Primitivist is a high-energy rhythmic tour of Arabic sound
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (249+ words) Cairo-born producer ABADIR is back with a four-track gut-punch of Arab rhythm, a foot-stomping, belly-activating powerhouse of an EP. True to its label, The Primitivist is neither fetishized nor repurposed: it's Rami speaking in a native musical language that's fully…...
Ableton Extensions will let you code your own tools and actions for Live
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1164+ words) You run up against a limitation in Ableton Live, or you've got a creative idea. What if you could make it happen using code? That's the Ableton Extension SDK, out in public beta now (Java Script, Type Script, Node. js)....
Unreal Engine 5. 8 is a major audio release, despite Epic staffing cuts
1+ week, 4+ day ago (629+ words) Epic layoffs in March cut deep into the audio and music teams. But there's hope that their work will live on in Unreal Engine and Meta Sounds, via what is arguably the most innovative sound work built into any game…...
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2+ week, 2+ day ago (26+ words) CDM Create Digital Music CDM is a home for people who make and play music and motion. Made by Create Digital Media, Gmb H in Berlin...
Microtonality is the big trend of the 16th century - ask Nicol" Vicentino
2+ week, 1+ day ago (457+ words) Microtonality is having a moment, partly because of a need just to escape the sameness of our commodified world, and also because tech is making it easier to work with. But it's not that this is something that exists only…...