Beirut and Berlin exchange artists, workshops, and music – listen to mixes and releases
For all the crises, Beirut's international connections continue to grow. Next up is an extensive residency-exchange project, starting in Berlin...
Tech
Videosync, AV tool for Ableton Live, adds more shaders and formats and expressive tools
Quick! Make visuals for that track! Uh... yeah, normally visual tools aren't nearly as immediate and playable as music ones....
Bastl Instruments is teasing something about pizza
Meanwhile in Czechia - the zany minds of Bastl Instruments are teasing a new product, which is possibly a modular...
Ableton releases free Microtuner – but tuning is more than spaces between 12 semitones
Ableton has released another free Max for Live device. It's cool, it can be useful, it's free (if you have...
Free Markov Variations elegantly morphs between Ableton Live settings with chance
Max for Live creator Dillon Bastan has created one of their best yet - automatically using controllable Markov Chains to...
Through Friday, Kyiv’s 20ft Radio will soothe you with music and sound, resisting occupiers
Grains of Peace may be the essential addiction of this week. Wars are designed not only to produce physical harm...
Soundtoys gets full native Apple Silicon support, for some evergreen effects
Soundtoys has announced full support for its complete suite of effects on Apple Silicon. So let's use that as an...
itch.io indie gaming distribution for musicians: free open-source Scritch player and more
With gaming giant Epic buying Bandcamp, why not let music-makers put their albums on indie gaming darling itch.io, too? Thanks...
Meditation in a time of war: Ukrainian music innovator Kotra interview, premiere
Extreme-distorted metallic surfaces buzz on the surface, but there's deep meditation beneath. Ukraine's Kotra, aka Dmytro Fedorenko, returns to CDM...
Free modular patching how-to with Reaktor Blocks, live coding, TidalCycles, more
Ready to get started in modular - without spending any money? Or at the opposite extreme, ready to go way...
