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A free, open-source collection of building blocks unlocks expressive motion in Houdini

It's powered by math but doesn't require you to remember your, uh, linear algebra. It's not a set of presets,...

SuperCollider 3.12 updates massively powerful, free sound synthesis coding environment

It's the basis of a lot of the live coding scene, and an unmatched powerhouse, free and open source. And...

Audacity makers clarify data usage – and there’s not reason to dump the editor yet

In a cycle echoing a controversy earlier this year, Audacity's new parent again released new legal terms which were then...

Here’s some lovely music in the woods, on monome norns arcologies and more

It’s a rig in the dirt, on a budget, with some beautiful music. DIY forest sounds are go. Now that...

Inside MTS-ESP, the new tuning tool from Oddsound and Aphex Twin

In a year that is finally bringing tuning into music tech headlines, here's a tool from ODDSound and Richard James...

Watch Unreal Engine make low-latency visualizations, thanks to Arthur Barthur

At the meeting point of physics simulation, 3D visualization, and modular audio inside Unreal Engine, there's Arthurs Audio BPs. And...

Miller Puckette, creator of Max and Pd, on how he’s patching his way to remote collaboration

Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this...

OSC to MIDI conversion and MIDI over network, with a free, open source tool

Music gear and software supports MIDI. Visual software supports OSC. You have a network and want to easily run MIDI...

Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation

It's like esoteric music tech bingo: Mutable Instruments Eurorack meets just intonation meets open source meets virtualization meets microprocessor programming...