Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve
For all the many soft synths out there, maturity and depth matter - and few tools offer those quite like...
Software
Strum is a mesmerizing new take on arpeggiators and performance – Max for Live
Able to roll through chords, make organic arpeggiations, and spin out hypnotic melodies, Strum looks like the most addictive Max...
Freebie watch: Diablo Lite is built to make drums punch, slap, and hit harder
It really sounds like we want our drums to beat us up. Anyway, Diablo Lite, a new free plug-in from...
LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware
The wonderfully mysterious analog LYRA-8 synthesizer world now has an unofficial digital cousin - and it's free-or-pay-what-you-can for Pure Data...
Essential games for music nerds from the Steam Winter Sale
2020 saw the gaming industry supplant film as the predominant AV medium. There are plenty of great possibilities for immersion...
Texture is a free, rich granular reverb plug-in with mid/side for Mac, Windows
You deserve some instant ambience - ready to pour over your sounds like so much maple syrup. Hell, yeah -...
Xmas up your Ableton Live with these free themes and chime-y sample pack
Go bright and daring with Ableton Live color schemes - including one very green option - and load up with...
Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in
It's one of the all-time great chorus effects - and now you can bite off just the chorus of the...
Free Eurorack holiday – all these Instruo modules are now on VCV Rack; here’s a guide
Modular Santa Claus is here, just in the Nick of time. Boutique Scottish Eurorack maker Instruo is dropping a big...
OP-Z VJ: app from Teenage Engineering adds video powers
The OP-Z's ultra-minimalist, candybar form factor hides some serious synthesis, sampling, and audiovisual powers - and now new live visual/VJ...
