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Plugins & DAWs · 112 stories, +40 vs last week

Plugins & DAWs: 112 stories in seven days, +40 on the week before.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsMastodon Moves To Have 'Large Swathes' Of Brent Hinds Estate's Lawsuit Dismissed, Denies Attempting To Steal Guitarits's Ownership Interest In Band [News] Music News : "There is no allegation that [Mastodon] seized, transferred, or withheld any stock certificates or other documents embodying Hinds's interests," the memorandum submitted by Mastodon's…

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Decoded MagazineLive & DJBook of the Month – Rave to the Grave Rave to the Grave by Yushy is a documentary photography zine capturing over three years of Cardiff’s underground drum & bass culture through immersive, first-hand imagery and narrative.

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IK MultimediaMakersTONEX Brown Sound Bundle Bonanza Big Savings on TONEX Brown Sound Signature Collections In the late 1970s, the landscape of rock guitar was forever altered.

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Guitar.comGuitarsLaney Prism-Mini review – a sub-£100 desktop amp with sounds that’ll rival your main rig £99/$149, laney.co.uk As a lover of all things digital – and convenient – I’m perhaps better poised to appreciate the world of uber-compact smart practice amps than my tube-loving colleagues.

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Production ExpertStudios & prosWhat Makes a Foley Session Perfect? Perspectives from Industry Pros Introduction Tom Soumm is a Foley artist and co-owner of the Foley Makers studio. With every new project, he learns more about this craft.

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Ari's TakeIndustryArtist Manager on Music Marketing, Artist Branding and Gen AI Listen on your favorite podcast platform: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Acast This week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari sits down with Charlie Stent of Stent Music Group to discuss what it takes…

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Guitar Pedal XGuitarsOld Blood Noise Endeavors unleashes smart IOTA Oscillator Tone Generator and Sequencer which can deliver between 5 and 60 Notes in a Sequence Here we have not a guitar effects pedal, but rather a tone generator / synthesizer working from a core oscillator, and being able to create sequences of up to 60 notes at a time via no less than 30…

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GearnewsGearGame-Changing Synths: 7 Modern Synthesizers That Have Transformed Music Making These modern game-changing synths are changing the way we make and play music. Game-Changing Synths Korg Volca Bass Korg MS-20 Mini Arturia MiniBrute Behringer Model D Doepfer A-100 Expressive E…

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Digital Music NewsIndustryMLC Formally Opposes Udio’s Streaming-Data Subpoena, Says Complying ‘Would Require Approximately Two to Three Weeks of Staff Time’ At an Hourly Rate of $150 to $315 Per Employee Photo Credit: Logan Voss The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is doubling down on its opposition to Udio’s (and Suno’s) streaming-data subpoena, claiming that complying with the demand “would…

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Bass MagazineGuitarsAerosmith & Friends Hollywood Bowl Recap Aerosmith & Friends concluded Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl, after two unforgettable sold-out shows celebrating their unmatched history, explosive live performances and enduring legacy of…

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Rolling Stone IndiaAsiaJustin Timberlake to Drop a Docuseries Featuring Janet Jackson Discussing Super Bowl Debacle Justin Timberlake will be revisiting his infamous 2004 Super Bowl incident with Janet Jackson in a new four-part docuseries set to rollout on Apple TV next month, according to Variety .

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsMaking It Was 'The Worst Experience' Of The Frontman's Life, But Chavez's 'Ride The Fader' Proved There Was Life Beyond Grunge's Big Guitar Chords [News] Features : Most of it came together in a 10-day stint with producer John Agnello, and the result was a 1996 record of unusual rhythms and unexpected turns that didn't fit neatly into any category.

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