Duncan Trussell's AI Assistant ASTRA Now Controls His Modular Synths via Ableton
jxnlco · x · 2026-09-09
- Podcaster Duncan Trussell reports his AI assistant ASTRA now controls his modular synthesizers through Ableton.
- ASTRA listens to the audio output and tells him how to tune the synths — "incredible but genuinely eerie," with video coming soon.
- Another example of AI agents moving from chat to real-time control of physical audio hardware.
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