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There are already some great uses of Ableton Extensions, and more coming. Featuring @sonicbloomtuts @kentaro_tools @akihiko_japan and more: cdm.link/first-ableton-exten…
Screenshot of Vivarium Ableton Extension, pixellated habitat image, waveform view, and controls.

ALT Screenshot of Vivarium Ableton Extension, pixellated habitat image, waveform view, and controls.

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AudioWanderer noise maker is a glitchy, gorgeous, mysterious gem. Hands-on: cdm.link/audiowanderer-noise… (flashing images warning, because *someone* got carried away in FCP, not saying who...)
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Type in some words and breed new alien sounds from your description. @soniccharge Synplant 2 uses all-local, all-custom neural nets trained on 60,000 presets. The result is you *escape* preset diving and can get even weirder. cdm.link/synplant-phenotype/
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Oh yeah, and get ready for an extended rant, as this is the total opposite of the Big Data Big Tech AI being hyped up now!
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. @UnfilteredAudio Battalion's multi-engine drum synths and effects (Headspace Reverb, Shatter Delay, etc.) in @vcvrack are a revelation. More: cdm.link/unfiltered-audio-ba…
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Your editor is holding a Bandcamp listening party for the release tonight. It can be your chance to chat at me about other things, too, if you want to drop by! Everything from production topics to fundraising for Lebanon. 11p Berlin / 5p NYC etc. peterkirn.bandcamp.com/album…

Cyclamen, by Peter Kirn

6 track album

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The latest on music support for Lebanon, including a 12-hour fundraiser today: cdm.link/the-latest-on-music…
Roman / Byzantibe / Phoenician ruins in the foreground, Roman columns framing residential areas in central Sour/Tyre, Photo: Peter Kirn.

ALT Roman / Byzantibe / Phoenician ruins in the foreground, Roman columns framing residential areas in central Sour/Tyre, Photo: Peter Kirn.
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Abadir's The Primitivist is a high-energy rhythmic tour of Arabic sound: cdm.link/abadirs-the-primiti…
Abadir cover The Primitivist, featuring a big wooden doll painted with the artist and album title.

ALT Abadir cover The Primitivist, featuring a big wooden doll painted with the artist and album title.
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A rungler-inspired vocal synth that speaks in tongues. An envelope-shaping effect with polymeters and time you can skew and bend. Meet the new every something plug-ins (AU/VST3)! cdm.link/every-something-art…
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and artikulation, too; watch how easy it is to create complex patterns: cdm.link/every-something-art…
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Francisco Partners is exiting Muse Group (Audacity, Hal Leonard, MuseScore), in a "successful conclusion." So that's private equity *out* of Muse (amidst other financial news in MI in 2026): cdm.link/francisco-partners-…
Muse group logo.

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Ableton Extensions will let you code your own tools and actions for Live. Read our detailed, hands-on guide to what this means; public beta is out now from @Ableton. cdm.link/ableton-extensions-…
Flappy Bird game with animated bird and green pipes and blue background, collecting MIDI notes, shown in Ableton Live 12 beta.

ALT Flappy Bird game with animated bird and green pipes and blue background, collecting MIDI notes, shown in Ableton Live 12 beta.

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"When emotions become overwhelming, sound gives me a safe outlet." Guest essay from Kyiv: Kaximia on channeling aggression, soldering into survival; VCF giveaway. cdm.link/kaximia-on-channeli…
Kaximia, wearing headphones, rests her head on the top of a skiff of Eurorack gear from Ukrainian maker Tembra Modular.

ALT Kaximia, wearing headphones, rests her head on the top of a skiff of Eurorack gear from Ukrainian maker Tembra Modular.
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Unreal Engine 5.8 is a major audio release, despite Epic staffing cuts. These additions are a big deal, and as always, they're free for most uses. Who's up for some channel-agnostic granular synthesis? cdm.link/unreal-engine-5-8-a…
Audio Insights preview in Unreal Engine 5.8 preview, from video walkthrough by The Sound FX Guy on YouTube. Shows node-based editor, metering, inside the IDE for UE.

ALT Audio Insights preview in Unreal Engine 5.8 preview, from video walkthrough by The Sound FX Guy on YouTube. Shows node-based editor, metering, inside the IDE for UE.
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Microtonality is the big trend of the 16th century -- ask Nicolà Vicentino: cdm.link/microtonality-nicol… Kids today, with their 31 equal divisions of the octave.
Hands playing Chick Corea on a reconstructed microtonal archicembalo with extra divisions of the black-note keys -- from https://youtu.be/upbwQPeGm0Q?si=2pmjLXBk8U-WcL9Z

ALT Hands playing Chick Corea on a reconstructed microtonal archicembalo with extra divisions of the black-note keys -- from https://youtu.be/upbwQPeGm0Q?si=2pmjLXBk8U-WcL9Z
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monome at 20: memories of the grid, in pictures cdm.link/monome-at-20-memori…
A big plushy soft calculator, Brian's hands on a 40h monome grid unit with USB cable sticking out, a white iBook G4, on the green floor of Etsy HQ in Brooklyn, August 2007.

ALT A big plushy soft calculator, Brian's hands on a 40h monome grid unit with USB cable sticking out, a white iBook G4, on the green floor of Etsy HQ in Brooklyn, August 2007.

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The joy of Splines, a module that can make anything from curves: cdm.link/thorn-audio-splines… And if you were hoping to listen to someone wax poetic on the differences between Kochanek-Bartels and Catmull-Rom splines, you know, like today is your day.
Three Spline modules in silver, with scope (and polynomial-shaped curves on front), chip and board on the back, big color display and 3x3 jacks and buttons and encoders plus USB-C. Photo: Paul D. Pape - derwellenreiter, Berlin, Germany

ALT Three Spline modules in silver, with scope (and polynomial-shaped curves on front), chip and board on the back, big color display and 3x3 jacks and buttons and encoders plus USB-C. Photo: Paul D. Pape - derwellenreiter, Berlin, Germany

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particle-reverb works in MOVE
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Let’s all watch Piaman cover songs with a joystick and voice synthesis ... then check the live sets, bubble stickers, AV, everything. cdm.link/piaman-joystick-and… @pianoid
Stills from YouTube shorts: "We are the world solo version" / "yes oh my gosh" "smile.dk butterfly" all with Piaman wearing various t-shirts and playing an Arturia keyboard and joystick with a display of different vowel indications in a square and a puck navigating them

ALT Stills from YouTube shorts: "We are the world solo version" / "yes oh my gosh" "smile.dk butterfly" all with Piaman wearing various t-shirts and playing an Arturia keyboard and joystick with a display of different vowel indications in a square and a puck navigating them
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The best long weekend music gear deals you can get right now (from around $10!): cdm.link/the-best-long-weeke… feat @PluginBoutique @guitarcenter @SweetwaterSound @Perfect_Circuit @solidstatelogic and more.
ODD-1 granular synth in blazing yellow, color display with spectrogram, knobs

ALT ODD-1 granular synth in blazing yellow, color display with spectrogram, knobs
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