Roland’s Go:Mixer Studio turns your phone into a mobile music studio
Roland's Go:Mixer Studio turns your phone into a mobile music studio Roland now offers a more capable audio mixer for phones and tablets with the launch of the Go:Mixer Studio. The Go:Mixer audio interface lineup has always been a bit limited, better suited for scrappy live streams and capturing quick demos on their phones than […]
Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg’s touch-based effects in 13 years
Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg's touch-based effects in 13 years The Kaoss Pad has seen many different iterations, but the mainline effect unit and sampler hasn’t received an update since the launch of the KP3+ in 2013. Korg has finally given it the attention it deserves with the release of […]
X accuses music publishers of ‘weaponizing’ DMCA takedowns
X accuses music publishers of 'weaponizing' DMCA takedowns X is suing music publishers and their trade group, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), accusing them of attempted coercion in their ongoing battle over licensing, as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. The Elon Musk-owned platform accuses music publishers of colluding with the NMPA to “coerce […]
LG’s new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals
LG's new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an “AI Karaoke Master” that can remove or adjust vocals from “virtually any […]
A vague study on Nazi bots created chaos in the Taylor Swift fan universe
A vague study on Nazi bots created chaos in the Taylor Swift fan universe On December 9th, Rolling Stone published a story that some saw as a bombshell: a network of coordinated, “inauthentic” social media accounts had a hand in the weekslong discourse that trailed the release of Taylor Swift’s recent album, The Life of […]
Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years
Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years Abynth 6’s very pretty, but questionably useful preset explorer. Absynth is something of a cult classic in the soft synth world. It was originally released in 2000, and quickly found an audience among the growing cadre of people making music on computers. But its last […]
Slab is the first MIDI controller built exclusively for Serato Studio
Slab is the first MIDI controller built exclusively for Serato Studio Music making is always better with hardware. Native Instruments and Ableton have had incredible success with their custom MIDI controllers that integrate with their DAWs (digital audio workstations), Maschine and Live, respectively. Native Instruments’ Maschine (yes, it’s the name of the hardware and the […]
Get ready for an AI country music explosion
Get ready for an AI country music explosion When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with labels and managers, who may share those songs with […]
The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up
The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up Spotify may have popularized the Wrapped user recap trend, but more companies are jumping on that bandwagon every year. From rival music streaming providers like Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Deezer, to completely unrelated services across tech, gaming, and other industries, a huge range of companies are […]
Apple Music Replay 2025 is back with new listening stats
Apple Music Replay 2025 is back with new listening stats Apple Music is getting ahead of Spotify Wrapped with the launch of its yearly recaps. This year’s Apple Music Replay is available natively within the app and comes packed with even more listening stats, allowing you to review all the new artists you listened to, […]