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Free plug-ins: Finding beauty in the Emergence granular effect for Mac and Windows

Real-time granulator Emergence spins incoming audio streams into rich textures - and it's a free download, with inexpensive Patreon options...

Live 11.1 is here, with Apple M1 support and more – here’s how to get the most out of it

For a lot of users, it'll just mean the splash screen goes from pink to gray. But Live 11.1 is...

Free plug-ins: iZotope Trash 2 is free for a limited time for your distortion and mangling needs

It's not an exaggeration to say iZotope defined the modern distortion plug-in with Trash. Grabbing the deep, expansive Trash 2...

Here’s a free custom VCV Rack module controlling tempo and time in Ableton Live

Now that VCV Rack Pro 2 is here, Rack works properly as a plug-in. And here's an advanced application for...

The best music and creative hardware deals for Cyber Monday from Amazon

Amazon has a surprising sale on Roland and Novation drum machines, among others. Here are some top picks. The big...

Futility is a shortcut-packed answer to working faster in Ableton Live, and it’s just four bucks

Futility v4, developed in Max for Live, has just arrived. And it's an incredible timesaver - get channel strip, mixing,...

Futility is a shortcut-packed answer to working faster in Ableton Live, and it’s just four bucks

Futility v4, developed in Max for Live, has just arrived. And it's an incredible timesaver - get channel strip, mixing,...

cubit duo works as a MIDI interface for Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z

It's a little like the world's smallest Octatrack alternative. Hook a cubit duo into OP-Z with a single cable, and...