Frisking HitPiece, the NFT platform that wasn’t
What is HitPiece, who is behind it, and just what the holy hell did they think they were doing?
Moog launches Animoog Z free for iOS and macOS
Animoog Z, the new iteration of Moog's first professional synth launched today and is a free download for iOS and macOS.
Bandcamp launches yet another livestreaming platform, and it may be the best
"Bandcamp Live" is rolling out and combines ticketed livestreams, merch and chat on one unified platform.
Reason jumps into the subscription world with Reason+
Reason is a DAW that is sometimes a plug-in and now sometimes a subscription-based service with the introduction of the new Reason+.
Neural Mix is a Swiss army knife for sampling
Neural Mix, a modest app from Algoriddim, uses AI to isolate sounds and simplify one of the most tedious tasks of music producers and DJs looking for effects from sampling.
You can now embed Apple Podcasts on your website
A mere 15 years after YouTube and 10 after SoundCloud, Apple finally allows users to embed podcasts from Apple Podcasts on their website.
Why is Pioneer paying everyone to write about the CDJ-3000?
All discussion of the "industry standard" on the largest dance music media sites has been paid for by Pioneer itself.
Making Techno out of political bullshit & dodgy electronic voting machines
Mike Richison's Electo Electro 2020 art installation plays 5 nights a week powered by soundbytes, manipulation and audience voting.
Broadcasters can now charge admission directly on Zoom
Video giant Zoom introduces paid ticketing and other online tools for users in the US. And they aren't charging a fee for it.
Rekordbox now lets you edit tracks
Pioneer's rekordbox adds a new kink for DJs to edit tracks in the new update showcasing "edit mode."
Artists stand to lose out when Google Play goes down
Google Play Music paid artists more than its corporate sibling at YouTube. Maybe that's why it had to die.
Citizen DJ is Maybe the Dopest Government Project Ever
The Library of Congress is launching a free open-source sampling tool for music producers.
SoundCloud Makes It So Everyone Can Tip The DJ
Creators can now link up their cashapp, Venmo, Paypal or other platform to their SoundCloud account.
Go Live: SoundCloud Announces Livestreaming Partnership with Twitch
How to monetize livestreams through SoundCloud's "fast track" partnership with Twitch.
Who Killed Internet Radio?
Microbroadcasting on the internet always kind of sucked but it was fun and supported small communities. Doing it legally now is becoming just about impossible.
SiriusXM Just Invested $75 Million in SoundCloud
SiriusXM - already the owner of streaming giant Pandora - has made a strategic $75 million investment in SoundCloud. It looks like either SoundCloud is doing great or SiriusXM is getting ready to eat them.
SoundCloud Introduces Mobile Track Editing
SoundCloud has enabled several tools for editing and pinning tracks to Spotlight - long established on their desktop website - for their mobile app.
Here we go, folks: SoundCloud introduces paid promotion
"Promote on SoundCloud" sticks your music into the top of SoundCloud users' feeds for a price.
High rez streamer Qobuz drops price 40%. Is anyone buying?
French-based streamer Qobuz entered the US market earlier this year and has cut their highest end, high resolution audio tier.
Apple is Promising a Seamless Post-iTunes Future
Apple's Music app on desktop computers will integrate mp3s, wavs and playlists, and the iTunes store is unaffected. Here's what Apple says is in the new iTunes replacement.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
