IK Multimedia announce TONEX ONE  IK Multimedia's latest TONEX hardware offers a compact and budget-friendly way to take their Tone Models to the stage.

We Can Learn A Lot From the Dance Music IndustryThis week, Ari is joined by Moody Jones, the General Manager of Dance at EMPIRE.

Tracktion present Dawesome MYTH Tracktion say that MYTH has been designed to provide the joy and inspiration of playing a hardware instrument, and takes a different approach to sound creation that your average soft synth. 

Spotify stock surges 11.4% as users grow to 619M in profitable Q1 2024Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock jumped 14.94% mid-morning Tuesday morning on news that the streamer had turned profitable despite slower-than-expected user growth in Q1 2024.....
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Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing Launches "Mixing for Atmos – What We’ve Learned” WebcastThe Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® recently hosted the first episode of its new online series dubbed "The Forum," which aims to connect P&E Wing members with exclusive insights on an array of the industry's hottest topics. Titled "Mixing for Atmos® – What We've Learned," the event initially took place on March 28 and attracted more than 180 P&E Wing members who tuned in for the live session, which has now been archived for public viewing and is available here). The two-hour segment, hosted by producer/engineers Glenn Lorbiecki and Jordan Hamlin, was an in-depth exploration with the mixing team of Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy, whose immersive projects include work ranging from Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner and the B-52s to Selena Gomez, Nina Simone, Jason Mraz, and many more. This lauded duo has helped pioneer immersive audio mixing with over 200 Dolby Atmos® projects to their credit. P&E Wing Vice President Maureen Droney introduced the event, welcoming attendees and offering background and info for the session's esteemed hosts.

Discussion began with an overview of the extensive credits garnered by the duo, ranging from classic recordings from their decades-long careers to their adoption of the Atmos mixing ecosystem. "As we made the transition from stereo mixing into Atmos, the learning curve was exponential and much more beyond what we had imagined," recalled Wallace. "And, because there were no kind of rules or guidebooks or guide rails, and no elder statesman we could refer to and say, 'Hey, how do you do this?' We had to make it up as we went along — new software, new technology. I think all of us [the whole industry] were basically thrown in the deep end," he added, noting the invaluable support of the informal "Dolby Atmos Mixers Network" of fellow engineers sharing their own discoveries.

The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing® recently hosted its first event in the new monthly online series dubbed "The Forum," which aims to connect P&E Wing members with exclusive insights on an array of the industry's hottest topics. The first event, titled "Mixing for Atmos® – What We've Learned," took place on March 28, 2024, and attracted over 180 producers and engineers in attendance. Shown clockwise: Jordan Hamlin, The Forum co-host; Will Kennedy, featured guest; Matt Wallace, featured guest; Maureen Droney, P&E Wing Vice President; and Glenn Lorbiecki, The Forum co-host.

Complete video of this first The Forum series event, "Mixing for Atmos – What We’ve Learned," is available here, with further events to be announced soon.

Tesla profits drop 55%, company says EV sales ‘under pressure’ from hybridsTesla profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter from the same year-ago period as a protracted EV price-cutting strategy and “several unforeseen challenges” cut into the automaker’s bottom line. Tesla reported revenue of $21.3 billion in the first quarter, a 9% drop from the first quarter of 2023. Analysts polled by Yahoo Finance […]
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80s Function Generator is Both Beauty and BeastYou know how the saying goes — they don’t make them like this anymore. It’s arguably true of pretty much any electronic device given the way technology changes over time, though whether or not it’s objectively a bad thing is going to vary from case to case.
As a practical example, take a look at the insides of this 80’s vintage HP 3314A function generator shared on the EEV Blog Forum by [D Straney].
Hinged PCBs allow for easy access
With multiple PCBs stacked on top of each other, it’s hard to imagine that more components could possibly be crammed into it. One board in particular appears to be an entire Motorola 6800 computer, something which today would likely be replaced with a single microcontroller.
Which is actually why [D Straney] shared this with us in the first place. After seeing our recent post about a modern waveform generator that’s basically an empty box thanks to its modern components, they thought this would be a nice example of the opposite extreme.
So, is it a good or a bad thing that test equipment isn’t made this way anymore? Well, it’s hard to argue with the improved capabilities, smaller footprint, and reduced cost of most modern gear. But damn is the inside of this HP 3314A gorgeous. As one of the commenters on the page put it, hardware from this era was really a work of art.

Universal enters strategic partnership with producer Binetou Sylla and Wèrè Wèrè Music to lead Def Jam Africa across French-speaking AfricaThe partnership will see Paris-based Binetou Sylla lead Def Jam Africa within French-speaking markets on the continent
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Primary Wave strikes multi-million-dollar music rights deal with Neil Finn of Crowded HouseDeal includes his work with Crowded House, as well as his solo material
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Amazon Ends California Drone Deliveries While Expanding to ArizonaThe outgoing MK27 drone used by Amazon today for deliveries. (Credit: Amazon)
When Amazon started its Prime Air drone delivery service in 2022, it had picked College Station (Texas) and Lockeford (California) as its the first areas where the service would be offered. Two years later, Amazon has now announced that it will be expanding to the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro area in Arizona from a new Tolleson center, while casually mentioning buried in the press release that the Lockeford area will no longer be serviced. No reason for this closure was provided, but as a quite experimental service drastic shifts can be expected as Amazon figures out what does and does not work.
Amazon Prime Air features custom drones that can transport packages up to 5 lbs (~2.27 kg) to its destination within an hour, if the item is listed as Prime Air capable for your area. Along with the change in service areas, Amazon is also testing its new MK30 drone (pictured, top), which should be much quieter due to a new propeller design and have twice the range of the old MK27 as well.
Even if flying drone delivery isn’t quite a blow-away success yet, Amazon doesn’t seem to be letting up on investing in it, and it could be argued that for certain items like medication or perishables, it does make a certain sense over traditional delivery and pick-up methods.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek outlines 3 new ‘core’ opportunities for musicSpotify CEO Daniel Ek discussed three "core trends" for music during the company's Q1 2024 earnings call and said that the streamer is already working on all of them.....
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Leveraging Community-Building Strategies to Cultivate Dedicated Music AudiencesLong before anyone had uttered the term "superfan," smart musicians and their teams understood that a key to sustainable success was building community. Here, we look at how to identify, grow, engage, and service a fan community.....
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