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This free tool lets you create interactive, live graphic scores in @Ableton Live: #maxforlive #composition cdm.link/sign-e/

Dennis on pushing tools beyond defaults: "I think there is value in learning tools as they are. I also just want to encourage people to think beyond that."

Erin on teaching: "A beat from a genre they love, a song title that’s been living in their notes app, a chord progression they hummed into a voice memo -- what matters is that it sparks something."

High schoolers can learn electronic music production at Eastman this summer -- we talk to @dennisdesantis and @erinbarra about how they approach teaching and creativity. cdm.link/eastman-summer…

Bastl Instruments Kalimba, acoustic-digital hybrid, is already a megahit: cdm.link/bastl-instrume… What it is, what it can do, and why it matters. Also, maqams! CDM's #superbooth 2026 Best of Show top pick.

Listen to the analog BBD sounds of Morphor, now that Echon 6 poly is shipping. (And it's worth revisiting their modules, too.) cdm.link/morphor-bbd-ec… #superbooth

Going granular with Friktion:

Reason 14 RV-9 guide: it's a reverb, a granular and spectral effect, and more. Let's go deep, front and back: cdm.link/reason-14-rv-9…

Reason 14 arrives: Dark Mode, better Track workflow, RV-9 reverb, more. What's new and how to update: cdm.link/reason-14/ @reasonstudios (here, jamming away...)

Schreibmaschine's colorful Eurorack creations now do paraddidles, too. All the goodness, in detail: cdm.link/schreibmaschin…

Teenage Engineering K.O.-sidekick, a 2-channel performance-friendly mixer: cdm.link/teenage-engine… This one could be essential with or without other @jugendingenieur gear.

inMusic will acquire Native Instruments, as NI joins brands from Akai to Moog. cdm.link/inmusic-will-a…

Wish granted: VCV Rack’s Plateau is now a Eurorack module from 4ms. cdm.link/4ms-mesa/

Oooh: @makenoisemusic and Tom Erbe have made a mighty morphing spatial Plexiphon. First look: cdm.link/plexiphon/ #superbooth

Elastic OSC is now on Mac and Windows, too. 8-voice polyphony, MPE, LFO, automation recording, all included. More (here with presets & performance by your editor, P Kirn): cdm.link/elastic-osc-ma…

QuadTrack is a new groovebox for the Amiga (really), plus PC and Mac -- with a compilation of music, too! cdm.link/quadtrack-is-a… This calls for some songs about the Amiga, too.

dadamachines tbd 16: a groovebox that's compact, capable, and open by design. And that means *really* open -- your own sound engines, your own apps, yes it plays Doom. But it's also ready to go right out of the box, for €499 incl. VAT. cdm.link/dadamachines-t…

@jeremywen Yeah, I think that was a fix!

@cdmblogs My vst list loads faster. Was this a fix? maybe I am just lucky :)

Live 12.4, Push updates, Move 2.0, and Note 2.0 all land today. A review of what's in there to test out: cdm.link/ableton-live-1…