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Create, Connect & Perform with Arkestra

Create, Connect & Perform with Arkestra

The versatile toolbox for real time visual creativity. Arkestra is a highly curated macOS software for creating and performing visual art.

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Arkestra 2.0
Real Time Visuals

Arkestra 2.0
Real Time Visuals

Arkestra 2.0
Real Time Visuals

About Arkestra

About Arkestra

About Arkestra

The creative tool for real-time visual art on macOS.

The creative tool for real-time visual art on macOS.

Arkestra composes real time rendering using tracks, chains and effects/layers. This makes it easy to have an overview of your project, and opens for a lot of creativity for your ideas.

Tracks

Each track includes a fader, three mod sources, blend and feedback settings, and a chain.

Chains

A chain consists of multiple effects or layers. Chains can be saved and toggled as presets.

Effects / Layers

Each effect or layer has blend modes, time source, mappable parameters

Features in selection

Features in selection

Features in selection

Peak in

Peak in

Peak in

Arkestra in action

Arkestra in action

Arkestra works in a lot of different ways. Streamlined for live visuals, but works just as well for installations, performances, music videos, and much much more.

Arkestra works in a lot of different ways. Streamlined for live visuals, but works just as well for installations, performances, music videos, and much much more.

  • Motion Graphics

    Build your next installation

    Syphon in and output

    Tracks, presets...

  • Live Performance

    Multi screen output

    MIDI Support

    macOS native

  • Sequencers

    BPM and Ableton Link sync

    Audio input

    Plugin control in DAW

  • Craft your effects

    Connect, modulate and create your style

    ISF Shaders

    Browse live in app

  • Audio Reactivity

    Two filters that follow bass and treble

    Envelope followers

    Easy to implement

  • AuV3 Plugin

    Use it for your next Ableton Live set

    Audio input

    Plugin control in DAW

Get in to it

Get in to it

Get in to it

Learn from our tutorials.

Learn from our tutorial.

Longer and shorter tutorials to get in to the flow of Arkestra.

Arkestra 2.0

Check all the latest features on Arkestra 2.0

Full Tutorial

Full covering, slightly dated tutorial where Arkestra is called VFX Live, the old name of the app.

Ableton Link Sync

Learn about sequencers, LFOs and Ableton Link in this shorter tutorial.

Usage

Usage

Usage

What are you creating?

What are you creating?

From Live Visuals, to Motion Graphics, to Interactive Installations, and even Music Videos, we've got you covered.

From Live Visuals, to Motion Graphics, to Interactive Installations, and even Music Videos, we've got you covered.

Ableton Live

Arkestra, designed as an AUv3 plugin specifically for Ableton Live, offers audio reactivity and parameter control directly within your DAW. It also supports Ableton Link, allowing both the plugin and standalone versions to synchronize seamlessly with the beat.

Ableton Live

Arkestra, designed as an AUv3 plugin specifically for Ableton Live, offers audio reactivity and parameter control directly within your DAW. It also supports Ableton Link, allowing both the plugin and standalone versions to synchronize seamlessly with the beat.

Ableton Live

Arkestra, designed as an AUv3 plugin specifically for Ableton Live, offers audio reactivity and parameter control directly within your DAW. It also supports Ableton Link, allowing both the plugin and standalone versions to synchronize seamlessly with the beat.

Motion Graphics

Creative visual graphics that respons to sound and midi. Create generative feedback loops, modulate with LFOs or plug it into your toolchain using syphon.

Motion Graphics

Creative visual graphics that respons to sound and midi. Create generative feedback loops, modulate with LFOs or plug it into your toolchain using syphon.

Motion Graphics

Creative visual graphics that respons to sound and midi. Create generative feedback loops, modulate with LFOs or plug it into your toolchain using syphon.

Live Visuals

Arkestra is built upon the foundation of live VJing. Streamlined for live performance and built with stability and performance for your next show.

Live Visuals

Arkestra is built upon the foundation of live VJing. Streamlined for live performance and built with stability and performance for your next show.

Live Visuals

Arkestra is built upon the foundation of live VJing. Streamlined for live performance and built with stability and performance for your next show.

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Testimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

Words on the www

  • "Heat !!!"

    @kidkadian99

    reddit.com

  • "This is amazing!"

    @defkif

    reddit.com

  • "Also confirmed the Syphon output is working. I also can’t tell you how pumped I am that you’re working on this just selfishly because there is potential for this to round out my ideal setup!"

    @lisaleftsharklopez

    reddit.com

  • "Heat !!!"

    @kidkadian99

    reddit.com

  • "This is amazing!"

    @defkif

    reddit.com

  • "Also confirmed the Syphon output is working. I also can’t tell you how pumped I am that you’re working on this just selfishly because there is potential for this to round out my ideal setup!"

    @lisaleftsharklopez

    reddit.com

  • "Really loving how audio reactivity already works too. Also really loving the fact you can drag around the effects in the chain so easily, and generally just love your approach to making some awesome, stackable effects super user friendly."

    @lisaleftsharklopez

    reddit.com

  • "I REALLY dig it. Finally, I don’t have to stream VS to OBS to mix visualizers with my feed or complicated modular ZWOBOT racks in Live to make a basic pumping setup to have fun. You are the best, man!"

    @vnrv

    reddit.com

  • "Really loving how audio reactivity already works too. Also really loving the fact you can drag around the effects in the chain so easily, and generally just love your approach to making some awesome, stackable effects super user friendly."

    @lisaleftsharklopez

    reddit.com

  • "I REALLY dig it. Finally, I don’t have to stream VS to OBS to mix visualizers with my feed or complicated modular ZWOBOT racks in Live to make a basic pumping setup to have fun. You are the best, man!"

    @vnrv

    reddit.com

  • "Damn this looks great! Would love something like this on windows."

    @Swagmanhanna

    reddit.com

  • "Whoa Mate! I love JamCam and now i can have it on my computer ❤️❤️❤️"

    @MrPandastic

    reddit.com

  • "I love this so much!! It’s so easy to be super destructive and glitchy in just the best way."

    @FakeAmbient

    reddit.com

  • "Damn this looks great! Would love something like this on windows."

    @Swagmanhanna

    reddit.com

  • "Whoa Mate! I love JamCam and now i can have it on my computer ❤️❤️❤️"

    @MrPandastic

    reddit.com

  • "I love this so much!! It’s so easy to be super destructive and glitchy in just the best way."

    @FakeAmbient

    reddit.com

Built by

Built by

Built by

Crafted with ♥️ by
Rhythmic Visions

Crafted with ♥️ by
Rhythmic Visions

Crafted with ♥️ by
Rhythmic Visions

Arkestra is an indie development, crafted and developed by Isak Burström, also running the company Rhythmic Visions, owning the rights to Arkestra.


Therefore - all support means a lot 🙏

www.rhythmicvisions.io
www.rhythmicvisions.io
www.rhythmicvisions.io

Windows/linux support?

Does it work on other DAWs than Ableton Live?

How do you record the output?

Can I MIDI-map all parameters?

Is it stable for Live performance?

I have a feature request or another question

Windows/linux support?

Does it work on other DAWs than Ableton Live?

How do you record the output?

Can I MIDI-map all parameters?

Is it stable for Live performance?

I have a feature request or another question

Windows/linux support?

Does it work on other DAWs than Ableton Live?

How do you record the output?

Can I MIDI-map all parameters?

Is it stable for Live performance?

I have a feature request or another question

Features

Features

Features

Some of the features

Some of the features

Arkestra has a ton of nifty details, best way to learn is to download and find out. But here are some of them listed with in small jpg boxes.

Arkestra has a ton of nifty details, best way to learn is to download and find out. But here are some of them listed with in small jpg boxes.

  • ISF Sources

    Browse, preview and use ISF shaders from editor.isf.video straight into the app.

  • Multi screens

    Mirror the output by the click of a button. Fullscreen it on your projector output. Done!

  • Lock effects

    When swapping chains on a track, keep some effects locked to always stay on

  • Audio Reactivity

    Two envelope followers for bass and treble for easy conenctions

  • Parameter mapping

    Connect to LFOs, audio, faders. Change min max, treshold values with a breeze.

Pricing

Pricing

Pricing

Arkestra pricing

Arkestra pricing

The free version of Arkestra has everything you need to play around and when you finally want to perform with it, or expose the output the cost is just $59 – no subscription, it's yours. Enjoy.

Unlicensed

  • Free

  • Free

  • Free

  • Syphon in/out

  • Syphon in/out

  • Syphon in/out

  • Multi screen output

  • Multi screen output

  • Multi screen output

  • Ableton Link

  • Ableton Link

  • Ableton Link

  • Download
  • Download
  • Download

Licensed

  • 59 USD one time payment

  • 59 USD one time payment

  • 59 USD one time payment

  • Syphon in/out

  • Syphon in/out

  • Syphon in/out

  • Multi screen output

  • Multi screen output

  • Multi screen output

  • Ableton Link

  • Ableton Link

  • Ableton Link

  • Buy License
  • Buy License
  • Buy License

Ready for Arkestra?

Ready for Arkestra?

Whether you're looking to learn how to create visuals, or you're an experienced real-time video creator and looking for a fresh approach - Test out Arkestra today.

Whether you're looking to learn how to create visuals, or you're an experienced real-time video creator and looking for a fresh approach - Test out Arkestra today.

Whether you're looking to learn how to create visuals, or you're an experienced real-time video creator and looking for a fresh approach - Test out Arkestra today.

Download
Buy now
Download
Buy now
Download
Buy now