This four playhead granular player (For Max For Live) is free to download (Donations possible)
4phgp (M4L)
How To Hear Compression
Compressors are powerful weapons that define the tone, texture, and attitude of our productions. Join Gregory Scott, Kush Audio’s analog and plugin designer, as he twists the knobs on a compressor plugin while telling you exactly what to listen for, making it incredibly easy to hear all the nuances that make compressors the most magical pieces of gear in a producer’s arsenal.
Memory-V
IK Multimedia offers a free Memory-V synth rompler. You have to be/become a newsletter subscriber and then install the free version of Syntronik, which the Memory-V is a part of (video instruction). This offer is limited to Feb 26th !
Cellular Degradation
Cellular Degradation is a free Max For Live device and combines a cellular automaton with a polyphonic tone generator. Following the link you’ll find a walkthrough video as well.
Vital 1.0.7
Vital has been updated and now features custom skins amongst other things (For Pro users and subscribers). Vital is a cool wavetable synth for a nice price (80$). Free version available with 75 presets and 25 wavetables.
Strange Mod
Strange Mod is a FREE max for live modulator (Donations possible). Strange Mod uses several Strange or Chaotic Attractors to produce a moving 3D coordinate. The coordinate may be mapped to various parameters in Live similar to an LFO. The difference is that chaotic attractors do not repeat the exact same progression, although each has its own structure. So you can get tons of endless variety while having similar flows for each attractor.
How To Import Loops, Samples & Midi Into iPad
An in depth tutorial on how to import loops & MIDI into iPads from Mobile Music Pro.
Music Mouse
Music Mouse is an algorithmic musical composition software developed by Laurie Spiegel. It’s ported to web browsers by Tero Parviainen.
Spiegel’s best known and most widely used software, “Music Mouse – An Intelligent Instrument” (1986) is for Macintosh, Amiga and Atari computers. The “intelligent instrument” name refers to the program’s built-in knowledge of chord and scale convention and stylistic constraints. Automating these processes allows the user to focus on other aspects of the music in real time.
You can route the MIDI output (to your soundcard for instance).
HY-ESG
HY-ESG is a free gate sequencer (aka a trance gate effect) with a twist. It uses a Euclidean sequencer instead of the standard step sequencer seen in most other trance gate plugins. You’ll probably find that HY-ESG is more fun and inspiring to use than your current favorite gate sequencer effect. Download at Bedroon Producers.
Tape Loops
Chris Petra offers 50 tape loops for 4$ on his Bandcamp.