Arturia introduce the MicroBrute UFO The latest Arturia instrument to arrive sporting a fresh lick of paint is the MicroBrute UFO, a refreshed version of the company’s ever-popular compact analogue monosynth. 

NIVA calls on DoJ, FTC to break Live Nation into four companiesThe National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) is calling on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to break Live Nation and Ticketmaster into four separate companies.
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“By the time it’s done the damage I’ll be retired – but ultimately, I believe it will be the end of mankind”: Gary Numan on the future of AIAI remains a hotly debated topic across most industries. In the music world, while some tout the technology’s potential to speed up creativity and production workflows, others have expressed concern that the data on which models are trained hasn’t been properly licensed.
The potential of artificial intelligence to outperform humans in various fields is a real concern for many, including Gary Numan, who – while he acknowledges he’s reaching retirement age – has pessimistic predictions for what the future holds.

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When asked about the future of the technology in a new interview with MusicRadar, Numan admits that “there’s so many different ways of looking at AI”.
“I’m too old to fear it because by the time it’s done the damage it will do I’ll probably be retired… Ultimately, I believe it will be the end of mankind, but from an artistic point of view it will do amazing things.
“It will create amazing images and music and there will be avatar pop stars that look every bit like the real thing. You’ll probably go to gigs to watch them, just like you do with the ABBA Voyage show, which looks unbelievable and that’s only going to get better.
He goes on: “There will be a vast amount of AI bands that will all look beautiful and I’m sure they’ll have amazing artwork that probably moves and you’ll go to a gig and it’ll look as if they’re actually there, so we’re as replaceable as a fucking cotton bud.”
The music world was shown recently that AI artists can garner a following, when it was revealed that the Velvet Sundown, a “group” that had amassed nearly half a million Spotify monthly listeners, was the work of AI music generator Suno.
Despite his somewhat pessimistic outlook on the future of creativity, Numan acknowledges that AI “will do a lot of good as well”.
“It’s going to make amazing advances in technology, healthcare and diagnostics and so on, but it’s a pivotal moment in our history as far as the hierarchy of people making the decisions, and who’s ruining the planet.”
And what about AI’s potential to reinvigorate the brands of aging artists?
“If you’re a 17-year-old girl, who would you rather come and see, some 75-year-old bloke doddering around the stage with grey hair, which is what I’m going to be soon, or a young version of me that looks absolutely like he’s there, all young and pretty?” Numan says.
“Once you’ve got used to the fact that you’re looking at virtual people that will be the future. If we survive long enough, at some point it might go full circle and people will want to listen to somebody that suffered the way they suffered, rather than somebody doing an interpretation of somebody that suffered. How pessimistic is that? [Laughs]”
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FKFX Audio releases FREE Obvious Filter 2 Lite Morphing Filter Plugin
FKFX Audio has released Obvious Filter 2 Lite (OF2 Lite), a free filter plugin for macOS and Windows. OF2 Lite is the streamlined version of Obvious Filter 2, the follow-up to the original Obvious Filter, which we previously covered in 2021. Despite being a freebie, OF2 Lite packs in a surprising amount of functionality and creative power. At [...]
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Indie Artist’s Ultimate Guide to Music MarketingMusic marketing is no longer about chasing trends or posting nonstop. This guide to music marketing reveals how independent artists can build lasting fan relationships using a clear strategy, authentic content, and the right tools.
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Flechtwerk is a FREE retro-inspired synth plugin by Ternär Music Technology
Ternär Music Technology has released Flechtwerk, a free synthesizer plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux in VST3 and CLAP formats. Flechtwerk is based on the Mutable Instruments Plaits module and its latest 1.2 firmware. I haven’t used the Eurorack module, but it appears that Ternär Music Technology has managed to cram all of its functionality [...]
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The Crow Hill Company relaunch Vaults The Crow Hill Company have announced that their series of free sample libraries and virtual instruments has returned to their website. 

My Forever Studio: Howard Benson says tech can’t save bad songsWith a career spanning nearly 40 years, Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson has shaped the sound of artists such as Less Than Jake, My Chemical Romance, Bon Jovi, and Kelly Clarkson.
On this episode of My Forever Studio, brought to you in partnership with Audient, the studio legend shares his fiercely pragmatic view on the most important aspects of music production, confessions about the impossibly rare synths he yearns for, and reveals the secret behind monitoring through a humble pair of $79 speakers.
Along the way, discover his thoughts on AI’s musical future, why “demo-itis” is every producer’s enemy, and which ultra-luxe item he’d demand for his Forever Studio setup.

The My Forever Studio podcast – created in partnership with Audient – sees artists, producers, and engineers create their dream fantasy Forever Studio, wherever they want in the universe. However, hosts Chris Barker and Will Betts impose some strict rules in the Forever Studio. Our guests are permitted a limited number of items in their creative space, so they must choose carefully. There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles!
In our last episode, British multi-instrumentalist and producer Emma-Jean Thackray joined us at TYX Studios following the release of her album, Weirdo. In the episode, she discusses how she got into jazz by accident, her early arrangement experiments with her brass band, and we explore building her analogue-heavy studio with an older version of Logic Pro.

Subscribe to My Forever Studio on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and check out all episodes so far via MusicTech.
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5 audio effects that will make your synth pads more rhythmicEstablishing the relationship between drums and bass is essential to creating an infectious groove. But paying attention to harmonic rhythm is just as important. Sometimes, you can hit the chords in all the right places and still feel like something’s missing. You might tweak the LFO rate or try out arpeggiator patterns within your synthesizer, but fail to capture the magic you’re looking for.

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Try implementing these audio effects and techniques into your sound design routine — it can transform your tracks within minutes.
Sidechain compression
Sidechain compression is a crucial mixing technique to prevent masking issues between the bass and drums. But there’s no rule against using it on synth pads, too. In fact, you can even create a drum pattern with no audible output solely to trigger a compressor.
In this demo, the RetroSynth Brass Pad in Logic Pro sounded beautiful, especially after increasing the attack time of the filter envelope and turning the glide time up. Polishing it with the RC-20 Retro Color plugin took the pad one step further, but the chords barely had a relationship with the drum loop.
Paying attention to the structure of the beat, you can create a pattern for the sidechained compressor to follow using a simple instrument like Logic’s Drum Synth. Change the output setting to No Output so the guide kick doesn’t interfere with the mix.
Revisit the RetroSynth Brass Pad to insert a compressor and select the guide kick track in the Side Chain dropdown menu. Adjust the threshold, ratio, knee, attack and release depending on how pronounced you want the pumping effect to be.

Tremolo
Most tremolo plugins can be tempo-synced, which makes them invaluable in modern productions. Some tremolo effects generate wavering sounds by modulating the volume, while others go as far as gating them. In this example, you’ll hear a snippet of what you can achieve with Logic’s Tremolo plugin as well as the Soundtoys Tremolator.
After borrowing a dark drum loop from Splice and enriching it with a hi-hat topper from Logic’s loop library, I reached for UAD’s PolyMAX Synth. Brightening the filter, tweaking the ADSRs, and turning the Glide up brought the Etherialis preset closer to my vision.
Want to make your pad dance along to the beat? Insert the tremolo plugin of your choice. Logic Pro’s Tremolo works nicely at a 1/16 rate, especially with Smoothing at 26% and Symmetry at 18%. The Depth setting determines the impact of the effect, which produces a subtle bounce at 77%.
All that and so much more is possible with Soundtoys Tremolator. You can pick various wave modes, change their shapes, and even edit the rhythmic pattern of the tremolo effect you’re envisioning.

Auto-pan
With tools like Ableton Live’s Auto Pan or Cableguys’ free PanCake plugin, you can automatically move the sound between left and right at the rate of your choosing.
For this demo, I structured a beat using a couple of instruments in Ableton Live 12. After designing a simple pad with the Analog synth and adding reverb, I grabbed Auto Pan and played with its amount, rate, phase, offset, and waveform parameters.
Although PanCake 2 doesn’t offer the same features, it comes with a panel on which you can draw the shape of the panning effect you want.

Auto-filter
We’ve automatically modulated the amplitude and stereo placement of sound — why not the volume of frequencies, too?
The Jupiter-8 strings from Roland Cloud complement this groove I put together with a loop and a Sampler bass preset in Logic Pro. With the free TAL-Filter-2 plugin, it’s possible to draw modulation shapes for the high-pass filter. Adjust the cutoff, depth and resonance settings to control the magnitude of the auto-filter. Soothe the choppiness of the pattern with a time-based effect like the Rhino Reverb from Safari Pedals.
Still, you don’t really need a third-party option when you have access to Logic Pro’s AutoFilter. In most cases, the waveform and rate settings within the LFO panel and the cutoff knob of the filter will give you all the control you need. Besides, you can always take the auto-filtering to the next level by automating the low-pass frequency in Channel EQ.

Sidechain gating and stutters
You know about sidechain compression, but did you know many noise gates can be sidechained too?
Take Ableton Live’s Gate plugin, for example. After creating a rhythmic pattern with a disposable kick sample in a separate track, you can enable Sidechain and select your guide kick under Audio From. Bring the Floor all the way down, and the synth pad will only play when triggered by the kick. Threshold, attack, hold, and release controls can help smooth the gating effect. And, you can always add some space and texture with a plugin like UAD’s Galaxy Tape Echo.
Creating stutter effects by chopping the audio clip or automating the volume of it can also be fun. Pitch-shift some sections, reverse others, and apply fades to sculpt inimitable rhythmic patterns.

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