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Signal of the week

Japan-made · 55 stories, +36 vs last week

Japan-made: 55 stories in seven days, +36 on the week before.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsDo Heavy Guitars Really Sustain Longer? The Myth Started With Norlin-Era Les Pauls [News] Gear : A ten-pound Les Paul doesn't automatically outlast a seven-pound one. Neck stiffness, resonances, and dead spots tell you far more about sustain than the number on the scale.

10.23

Ultimate GuitarGuitarsThe Offspring Guitarist Noodles Steps Away From Touring Over Serious Health Issue [News] Music News : "I hope to be back on stage sooner rather than later."

10.23

DJ MagLive & DJArca shares video for ‘XXXXX’ album track, ‘Fxck’: Watch The 16-track ‘XXXXX’ album came out in July via XL Recordings

10.22

DJ MagLive & DJTechnics unveils new SL-1210MKX direct-drive turntable Designed for DJs, the SL-1210MKX will be available from January 2027 at an RRP of £1,299

10.22

Digital Music NewsIndustryDamon Dash, Once Among the Richest of Rap Titans, Auctions Off His Life Story for $550K Photo Credit: Damon Dash by TRE Productions / CC by 4.0 The rights to Damon Dash’s life story have been auctioned off for just $550,000, with the money set to go to his creditors amid bankruptcy…

10.22

MatrixSynthSynthsPre-Show Walkabout - Beijing Modular 26 video upload by sonicstate "Nick was given a pre-show tour of the Modular Commune 2026 event in Beijing by organisers Tami X and *Alex*, covering the performance spaces, expo areas, workshops and…

10.22

Digital Music NewsIndustryEminem Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement After Leaking Unreleased Tracks Photo Credit: 愚木混株 Yumu A former Eminem employee has pleaded guilty to a copyright infringement charge related to the reproduction and sale of unreleased tracks by the artist.

10.22

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsSonuscore Releases LUX Orchestral Brass - Kontakt Library with Auto Divisi and Adaptive Articulations Sonuscore has released LUX Orchestral Brass , a sampled orchestral brass library for Native Instruments Kontakt Player .

10.22

MatrixSynthSynthsOCTAL: sequencable effects by DenverSynthLabs video upload by manmade madman "Imagine being able to sequence different effects blocks as you wish. Imagine being able to send to a delay only on steps 5 and 9.

10.22

Digital Music NewsIndustryGenerative AI Audio Company Sonilo, Led by Ex-TikTokers, Raises $11 Million Photo Credit: Sonilo AI audio company Sonilo announces an $11 million funding round led by B Capital with participation from Redpoint. The funds will help scale operations.

10.22

Music ConnectionIndustryNew Country Music Roundtable 2026 Country music means many things to many people, and it isn’t solely the stomping ground of truck drivers and rhinestone wearers.

10.22

Premier GuitarGuitarsDiMarzio Introduces Chopper T Neck and Cruiser T Neck Pickups DiMarzio has launched a pair of Tele-style neck pickups: the Chopper T Neck and Cruiser T Neck. They retain a familiar metal cover that has adorned Telecaster neck pickups for 75 years, but that's…

10.22