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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Aug 30

no but that song is badass! thank u 🙏🏻

Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Aug 30

🔈 sound on 🔈

Just made this fun video to promote the new 30 day free trial of Knobbler's for Ableton Live. It's a one-time purchase after that.

apps.apple.com/us/app/knobb...

Free Knobbler to the first person who can tell me what song I was inspired by. :)

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Aug 28

Just added Clip modes to Modulation Math. Now control what happens when the computed value exceeds the boundaries of [0, 1]. plugins.steinkamp.us/m4l-Modulati... #maxforlive #ableton

Modulation Math

This device combines two modulation signals using math, and outputs a signal you can then map to a parameter.

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Aug 20

pure joy youtu.be/j6u4mPYpLwY?...

Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters – Watermelon Man and Chameleon (Live on The Midnight Special, 1975)

YouTube video by Jazz Video Guy

youtu.be

Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Jul 31

Such a great lecture from @roberthenke.bsky.social
on the value of limitations in modern music making.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwOa...

Robert Henke - Give me limits!

YouTube video by CIRMMT

www.youtube.com

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Jul 20

Tri Repetae is 30 years old this year.
That's like music from the 50s when we were listening to all those great songs in the 80s.
Except it's not; it still sounds like the future.
autechre.warp.net/release/2028...

Autechre - Tri Repetae. AE_STORE.

Buy Tri Repetae by Autechre on AE_STORE.

autechre.warp.net

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Jun 11

say it with markup ❤️❤️

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · May 27

Knobbler for #ableton Live now supports multiple tablets! v35 free download and more info here: plugins.steinkamp.us/m4l-Knobbler4

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · May 21

Autechre

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · May 7

More info on Knobbler here: plugins.steinkamp.us/m4l-Knobbler4

Knobbler4

This is a combination of Max For Live device and iPad app that provides a wireless, OSC-based, auto-labeling, auto-coloring, multitouch control surface for Ableton Live. Control the most important par...

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · May 7

Just posted a new video showing an Ableton Live workflow using Racks and Variations with Knobbler. Find new creative avenues!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklw...

Ableton Live Workflow Magic with Knobbler, Racks, and Variations

YouTube video by Zack Steinkamp

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 28

Job hunters! If you are curious what email system a company uses, just do this at the command line:

dig MX companydomain

Then look in the ANSWER SECTION. Examples attached.

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 27

Maybe she'd be cool to duet Sadness Part 1?

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 20

two men are standing next to each other with the words all we are on the bottom right

ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the words all we are on the bottom right

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 14

Strive for the best, achieve the ultimate.

Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 14

I just wanna say, nice freaking work @swmansion.com!
Reanimated is really a pleasure to work with. Obviously made by people who truly care about the problem they're solving. Thank you!
www.reddit.com/r/knobbler/c...

From the knobbler community on Reddit: Now With Better UX

Explore this post and more from the knobbler community

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 5

Any sane person stops at, like, $10 million? Right?

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 5

Made today: Variation Octave
Repurpose an unused octave of MIDI notes to select rack Variations. It can optionally trigger a Macro randomize too. Here's the story: www.patreon.com/posts/made-t... #ableton #maxforlive

Made today: Variation Octave | Zack Steinkamp

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 3

The one where I wore a GoPro and made some #techno with Ableton youtu.be/64ylJ9yIaSU

Live Techno: How I Use Knobbler - Ableton Live Jam

YouTube video by Zack Steinkamp

youtu.be

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 1

On such an Andy Stott binge these days. Loving all of his albums, but mostly We Stay Together and Passed Me By. Art at its best. open.spotify.com/track/2zlPWr...

Cherry Eye

Andy Stott · We Stay Together · Song · 2011

open.spotify.com

Reposted by Zack Steinkamp

Lu • @psychohorses.bsky.social · Apr 1

🎹 What does your mood sound like #SynthSky ?

Let Kord cook up the perfect chords for your music. Choose a chord progression based on a mood! 🌈

V.0 is live! Check it out on kord.psychohorses.com

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 1

Wonderful! This helps me immensely, being a non-musician music person.
Clipboard challenge -- drag from Kord, drop into Live. Feasibility study?

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Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Apr 1

Wrangle them parameters!

Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Mar 31

"Man shakes fist at sky" could very well be the most important parable for all of us.

Understand what you can actually control.

Let go of the rest because holding onto it is a futile self-burn from the inside.

Zack Steinkamp @steinkamp.us · Mar 31

I made this today: www.patreon.com/posts/big-up...
Current Param Knob is a Max for Live device for #ableton to let you use a MIDI controller or now USB Human Interface device to control the currently selected parameter in your Live Set. Free to download and use :) #maxforlive for life

Big Update - Current Param Knob | Zack Steinkamp

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