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MetaHumans and ray tracing, as Unreal powers The Matrix and MegaGrants

Let's not get sucked into any mention of the "metaverse" - from the standpoint of pure graphics power on mere-mortal...

The best free tools for working with modular synthesis and music

Patching for the people - there's no reason cost or access has to keep you from the powers and fun...

VCV Rack 2 arrives – standalone is still free, $99 intro gets plug-ins with VST right away – details

The anticipated VCV Rack 2 is here and out of beta. What will it support? What does the release mean...

Bespoke, free modular – jamming – livecoding – production tool, looks serious at 1.1.0

If you need a break from big monolithic production environments, Bespoke wants to be your alternative - for free. Plenty...

Livecoding glitch, eye-searing colors, AI poetry, and the knowledge to make it yourself for free

The latest absolutely eye-popping work made with free live-coding tool Hydra comes from artist Naoto Hieda, with sound by the...

open·control is a Kickstarter-backed controller for Ableton Live triggering, looping, everything

Live just turned 20 years old, but there's still no end to personalized ideas for how to control it. The...

NAP, a free, high-performance data-driven visual and audio platform, is now slicker than ever

Secret sauce? Hardly. It's more like a hot sauce competition with everyone sharing recipes. Naivi'a NAP Framework, if you missed...