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Signal of the week

Plugins & DAWs · 116 stories, +37 vs last week

Plugins & DAWs: 116 stories in seven days, +37 on the week before.

DAW & pluginsTwo New Audio Plugins From Emetic DSP Synth and Software

EuropeOn y était : Ear transforme le Trabendo en gigantesque pogo au Pitchfork Paris Les Inrocks — Musique

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsGuitar Greats Who Never (Or Rarely) Practice, Yet Still Earned Their Reputations [News] Features : One improvised as if he were already on stage, another counts a single show as worth about 2,000 hours of woodshedding, and a third never learned one of his own legendary solos.

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Bass MagazineGuitarsFender and Loog Release New Bass Series for Kids Children’s instrument brand Loog® and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), today announce two new additions to the Fender x Loog collection: the Fender® x Loog® Precision Bass®, marking…

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Complete Music UpdateIndustrySuno argues that judge should throw out musician’s publicity rights lawsuit Yet another court filing in yet another Suno legal case, but this time Suno is responding to the lawsuit led by singer-songwriter Jason Isbell that accuses the music AI company of infringing the…

11.04

Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsBoutique Instrument Maker Virharmonic Joins UJAM to Fuel Its Next Chapter From @synthandsoftware - The companies signed a binding agreement for Germany-based UJAM Music Technology GmbH to purchase the assets of Virharmonic.

11.04

Digital DJ TipsLive & DJ5 Hidden DDJ-FLX4 Serato Features Last week I showed you five hidden Shift button tricks for the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 in Rekordbox, and since then students and readers have been asking for the Serato version.

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Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsTwo New Audio Plugins From Emetic DSP From @synthandsoftware - Synth and Software “Small Bytes”: Emetic DSP has launched its first two audio plugins for Windows and macOS.

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No TrebleGuitarsJoe Dart and Vulfpeck Tear Through “1612” Live at Montreux Jazz Fest Joe Dart revisits Vulfpeck’s “1612” at the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival. The three minute performance puts his signature Music Man bass and groove up front.

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GearnewsGearBig High 5 with Pentaphonic Presets and More – Sounds and Presets This week we have a couple of banks for Cherry Audio’s latest synth, the Pentaphonic, plus sounds for MiniFreak 49, Hydrasynth and the JD-Xi!

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Music ConnectionIndustryThe Beat That Blew My Mind: Matt of Matts Feels Stereolab's Tempter Dallas Art-Pop/Folktronic artist Matt of Matts told us about his love for a Stereolab beat... Matt of Matts: For beatmakers, Stereolab ’s “Tempter” is an object lesson in not trying too hard.

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PollstarIndustryJoe Giordano Joins HBSE As SVP, Entertainment Booking Joe Giordano Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment has hired Joe Giordano Jr. as senior vice president of entertainment booking, where he will oversee entertainment booking for properties including…

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AV MagazineLive & DJThe AV problems that start before the screen is switched on Meeting-room faults may stem from power, cabling or connectivity rather than devices, making it important to assess the installation before replacing equipment, says Phil Wiltshire of Pensdown.

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Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsThe Bob Moog Foundation Adds Billy Joel’s Minimoog to Its Archives From @synthandsoftware - Donated by Eric Crawley, the instrument brings a piece of music history into a collection dedicated to preserving and sharing Bob Moog’s legacy.

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