Live 11.2 public beta: AUv3 support for plug-ins across iOS and Mac, refreshed Reverb, more
Ableton Live 11.2 has hit public beta. You get AUv3 support - which means your iPad effects and instruments may...
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EboSuite 2.0 hands-on: live video recording and more makes VJing feel native in Ableton Live
Ableton Live's improvisatory clip- and device-based interface make the software feel like it could be as natural for visuals as...
Dreadbox’s new 200€ Dysmetria kit is an insane amount of analog groove fun
My favorite thing from Superbooth, the one thing I'd pull out a wallet right away and get? It's none other...
Hands-on tour of the Oberheim OB-X8 architecture, feature by feature, with Francis Preve
The first new Oberheim instrument in 35 years is something special. So let's get an exclusive tour of what this...
You can already use the Steam Deck as a music machine, with Bitwig Studio, VCV Rack, more
It's a portable gaming machine - but unlike other such devices, the Steam Deck is also an open, handheld, Linux-powered...
Noise Engineering’s plug-ins are a dirty habit, start for free, and they keep coming
They started as terrific modules – now they’re available in plug-in form. Noise Engineering is on a roll. The free...
Bentō is an alive, unstable Japanese noise box by Giorgio Sancristoforo
Feedback networks, unstable oscillators, shaky fat quivering filters, distorted mayhem, a bunch of labels in Japanese, a bunch of switches...
With AudioThing Noises, a noise generator becomes more than a noise generator
It all started with "a mixture of river, wind in the trees, and Autobahn," the sounds Hainbach heard where he...
Audio Damage has released 33 classic legacy plug-ins for free – here’s a guide and a stupid test
Beloved boutique plug-in house Audio Damage has found a heck of a retirement for 33 of its vintage plug-ins: it’s...
Rift 2.0 arrives – here’s what to love about this deep distortion and multi-effects plug-in
It's all about positive and negative distortion. Today Minimal's Rift 2.0 hits, with refreshed features, an updated look, and must-have...
