Software

Ableton’s free Learning Synths site now exports, records, and adds more exploration

Learning Synths, Ableton's free site intended to teach synthesis basics, has added some compelling new features. You can now save...

Elastic FX 1.4 adds more MIDI to iPhone and iPad powerhouse – and it’s on sale

The must-have four-channel multi-effects for iOS from MoMinstruments just got more MIDI functionality - meaning you can get hands-on control....

Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor updates deliver on performance promise – with extras

Where is the blazing performance we were hoping for Apple Silicon? A just-released trio of optimized Pro App updates gives...

Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free

Music merger and acquisition season continues. The latest development is the addition of Brainworx and Plugin Alliance to the conglomeration...

Musical, powerful live coding in the browser is here with Strudel – child of Tidal

Imagine a no-install, browser-based, free tool that lets you express musical ideas elegantly by typing simple code. Or for those...

Casio’s MT-100 toy keyboard is reborn as a free plug-in for macOS and Windows

Sample Science has a tasty freebie for us - Retro Cazio models the 1983 Casio Casiotone MT-100, for a very,...

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...