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Eventide Releases Music Mouse 2.0, Reviving Laurie Spiegel’s 1986 Algorithmic Instrument

The release preserves the 1986 instrument’s feel, equipping it for modern DAW use, live performance, accessibility.

Overview

  • Music Mouse 2.0 is available now for $29 from Eventide, with CDM reporting a limited-time MOUSEY code lowering the price to $19.
  • The app runs on macOS 10.14 or later (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows 11.
  • New integration enables live performance or recording to a DAW or notation software, with sync and lock to external MIDI clock, DAWs, or hardware.
  • A Polyphonic Cursor supports up to four notes at once, with six harmonic modes including Chromatic, Octatonic, Middle Eastern, Diatonic, Pentatonic, and Quartal.
  • Sound options expand with new parameter sets and 30+ presets derived from Spiegel’s DX7/TX7 patches, plus a resizable UI, clearer visual feedback, optional guides, and left- or right-handed layouts.