A lot of the solutions you'll see for "collaborating" involve live jamming - even though that's not always what you want. Splice Studio is a free way to keep a project backed up and synced, which is useful solo but absolutely indispensable when working with others.

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The Mark of the Unicorn shines brightly. MOTU are here with a ground-up redesign of their blowout hit audio interface UltraLite (now on revision mk5). Combine that with expanded support on Apple platforms and a still-great driverless line, and you have a MOTU interface for just about any job.

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No timeline. No sequencer. No stereo limitations. No "included library of trap loops and trombone samples." Nothing but glitch - so much glitch. And Gleetchlab is not only still evolving, it's on Windows as well as Mac. (Insert snark about glitch and Windows here.)

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In a year that is finally bringing tuning into music tech headlines, here's a tool from ODDSound and Richard James that promises to help - and it's free to get started. Let's talk to the developers.

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At the meeting point of physics simulation, 3D visualization, and modular audio inside Unreal Engine, there's Arthurs Audio BPs. And they just keep getting better - not just doing interesting visual stuff with sound, but making it low-latency.

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Miller Puckette, the original creator of Max and Pure Data, has been working on keeping connected remotely, too. In this video, he reveals how he plays with a percussionist using Pd and Ableton Live, then joins Cycling '74's David Zicarelli to talk about the future of collaboration in modular environments.

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Resolve 17 quietly exited beta recently – then turned heads by releasing a speedy Apple Silicon M1 version, too. That release also runs faster on PC, while you’re at it, and this is kind of the tool that does everything on every platform and a lot of it for free. So it’s a video editor. […]

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Music gear and software supports MIDI. Visual software supports OSC. You have a network and want to easily run MIDI over it. Sound familiar? Here's a clever free tool (with open code you can also learn from) that acts as an essential tool.

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Beatport DJ is a browser-based tool that combines finding music with mixing it right away. It is definitely where the company's LINK subscription is going. And we've got a first look at the interface - plus what it might mean for anyone making and releasing music (and what's missing so far).

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You've got an iPhone or an iPad, and you want to control .... a Max patch, a live visual or VJ app, Unreal Engine, a live-coding synth in Tidal/SuperCollider. Finally, there's a worthy, fresh option for making it happen - one that makes making layouts uncommonly easy.

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No obscure Moog synthesizer past is left out - it's like a party. The latest is IK Multimedia, the 1981 Moog Memorymoog, and - it's available for free (with mailing list sign-up).

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Ableton Live 11 has its final release on Tuesday, 23 February. Near-release beta is available, too. Here's a refresher on what's new - and an open thread on what you might like to know.

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This idiosyncratic beast from 1975 gets a modern remake for playability.

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This labor-of-love, free and open-source software synth has gotten a whole lot more love - with new filters, features, modulation, and content. Surge is a must-have on Mac, Windows, or Linux, and keeps getting better.

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Reason+ has a subscription with costs that - depending on your needs - could save enthusiasts money. And the slogan "sound like you" is another hint the Swedish company may have heard what is appealing and unappealing about most tech subscriptions.

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