babylonwaves Art Conductor Dorico (Expression Map collection)Professional-Grade Expression Maps Designed Exclusively for Dorico Users Art Conductor for Dorico is a comprehensive collection of expression maps supporting over 1,000 commercial sample libraries. Unlike standard Cubase expression maps imported into Dorico, these maps have been meticulously crafted to take full advantage of Dorico's unique capabilities and workflow advantages. Two-Tier Solution Architecture Art Conductor for Dorico offers a sophisticated two-tier approach to accommodate varying complexity levels: Standard Expression Maps: For basic instruments, we provide streamlined expression maps that integrate seamlessly with Dorico's built-in playing techniques. Complete Dorico Libraries: For advanced instruments featuring specialized articulations beyond Dorico's built-in playing techniques, we provide comprehensive libraries that include expression maps, playing techniques, playback techniques, and all necessary definitions. Users simply load the library through Dorico's library manager to begin working immediately. Advanced Modular Design Art Conductor's modular architecture represents a significant advancement over traditional Cubase implementations. Each articulation can incorporate multiple playback techniques simultaneously. For example, "Legato Sordino" combines two distinct playback techniques—Legato and Sordino—enabling composers to write a melodic line, apply ties to trigger legato expression, and mark the entire passage with sordino to affect all techniques within that section. Intelligent Automation with Manual Override The expression maps fully support Dorico's automatic technique detection system. Based on note duration and musical context, the system automatically assigns Sustain, Legato, Staccato, and Spiccato articulations, providing immediate, musically appropriate playback during composition. Additionally, Art Conductor includes a secondary expression set that allows users to override automatic assignments when precise control is required, ensuring complete creative authority over both audio playback and visual notation. Read More

A Bitcoin strategic reserve may be bad for BTC and USD — Crypto execCreating a national Bitcoin reserve could prove disastrous for markets, as it would signal an immediate shift in the global financial order.

NEC V20: The Original PC Processor UpgradeIn the early 1980s, there was the IBM PC, with its 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor. It was an unexpected hit for the company, and within a few years there were a host of competitors. Every self-respecting technology corporation wanted a piece of the action including processor manufacturers, and among those was NEC with their V20 chip and its V30 sibling. From the outside they were faster pin-compatible 8088 and 8086 clones, but internally they could also run both 8080 and 80186 code. [The Silicon Underground] has a look back at the V20, with some technical details, history, and its place as a PC upgrade.
For such a capable part it’s always been a surprise here that it didn’t take the world by storm, and the article sheds some light on this in the form of an Intel lawsuit that denied it a critical early market access. By the time it was available in quantity the PC world had moved on from the 8088, so we saw it in relatively few machines. It was a popular upgrade for those in the know back in the day though as it remains in 2025, and aside from its immediate speed boost there are a few tricks it lends to a classic PC clone. The version of DOS that underpinned Windows 95 won’t run on an 8086 or 8088 because it contains 8016 instructions, but a V20 can run it resulting in a much faster DOS experience. One to remember, if an early PC or clone cones your way.
Hungry for the good old days of DOS? You don’t need to find 80s hardware for that.

Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work

Studio 427 Audio Align-IT An Affordable Solution, For Small To Medium Structures! Some other software can perform the same task, and sometimes even more. Unfortunately, this often comes with a significant level of complexity and can be priced at over 10 times the cost of Align-IT. Additionally, Align-IT has been meticulously designed to seamlessly integrate into your workflow. This translates to an affordable and remarkably user-friendly solution, ready to accompany you in all your live shows. Capture: Record your speakers and select the reference speaker for comparison. Compute: Obtaining the delay and distance between the sources is just one click away. Read More

Top Music Business News Last WeekThe top music business news last week included a surprising TikTik update, Live Nation and tub Hub news, the Funnel Strategy for music marketing and much more.
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Hit the Decks! It's French Producer CreedsFrench producer Creeds started out on his musical journey as a piano player and metal fan."I lost interest in piano classes around 15 so my dad bought me a computer and a midi piano," he says. "It was at that time I discovered electronic music and I’ve just tried myself to make it on my own. Now I’m 33 and I’ve never stopped since. I would say it began to be serious when I launched my project with my mate JKLL and then with the singer Helen Ka, both in hardcore techno. Then obviously when I released 'Push Up' 2 years ago, it put the solo project on another level!"The artist describes his sound as hard dance music. "But in the end it’s just a mix of everything I like in the electronic scene," he says. "I feel like everything can be interesting and used in a way to create something cool. On a day to day basis I discover some new sonorities, new ways to arrange or think about music and that’s what drives me to keep exploring and producing."Creeds recently released a collaboration with Bennett."Recently I’ve released a track with Vladimir Cauchemar, an artist I have loved for years," he says. "We teamed up with an amazing singer (Queen Millz) and made a kind of a « pop techno » track that we are super proud about. It’s always a pleasure to work with such talented artists, every studio session is a blessing and reminds me why I’ll never stop doing it! More recently we’ve dropped a collaboration with Bennett called « Milky Way ». Funny thing is our agencies booked the session in Berlin while we didn’t even know each other personally and it went so well in the studio we made most of the track in one day and then he finished it and killed it!"As for gear: "Well I’m not that much into analog synths or modular, I’m a computer producer so I mainly use Ableton, Serum and some mixing plugins like the Fabfilter suite. I try now to have as few plugins as possible and it feels super good to not be lost with useless vsts as I used to have and I started! For monitors I’ve been on Focal alpha 65 for years and I’ve now switched to Neumann KH120, same for my mic which is Neumann TLM103. I also own a Moog subsequent 37 but I have to admit I barely use it. I also own a Nord piano for my liveset and every time I need a clean piano sound to record in my productions."Looking ahead, Creeds has plenty planned for the rest of 2025."Many collabs coming before the end of the year with Beauz, Gonzi, Devin Wild and more," he says. "Next year I will focus more on solo tracks and remixes! I’m also planning to bring back the live show on stage for next year. Basically me with keyboards on stage actually playing my music, far from the dj set. It’s something I’ve experienced last year and it was such a blast I can’t wait to do it again with a new team and new tracks! And obviously touring as a DJ keeps going with some gigs all around the world, next stop outside of Europe will be in Los Angeles at the end of the month, can’t wait for it!"

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UDO Audio unveil the DMNO UDO Audio’s latest instrument aims to merge the company’s signature hybrid sound with a new playful and performative control architecture.

TY DOLLA $IGN LINKS WITH KODAK BLACK & YG FOR "SMILE BODY PRETTY FACE"L.A.-based singer and rapper Ty Dolla $ign has released new single “SMILE BODY PRETTY FACE” featuring Kodak Black and YG, available now through Atlantic Records. LISTEN HERE"Ty’s fourth solo album and first full-length project in five years, TYCOON includes the summer smash, 'ALL IN,' available now alongside an official visualizer streaming HERE," reads a prepared statement. "Ty celebrated 'ALL IN In' with a spectacular monochromatic live performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, streaming HERE. This spring saw the world premiere of Ty’s powerfully emotional full-length feature documentary, Still Free TC, at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The film follows the influential producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist over two years of creativity and self-discovery as he pursues clemency for his brother Gabriel, currently serving a 67-year murder sentence. This November marks the 10-year anniversary of his critically acclaimed debut studio album Free TC."

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Detecting Surveillance Cameras With The ESP32These days, surveillance cameras are all around us, and they’re smarter than ever. In particular, many of them are running advanced algorithms to recognize faces and scan license plates, compiling ever-greater databases on the movements and lives of individuals. Flock You is a project that aims to, at the very least, catalogue this part of the surveillance state, by detecting these cameras out in the wild.
The system is most specifically set up to detect surveillance cameras from Flock Safety, though it’s worth noting a wide range of companies produce plate-reading cameras and associated surveillance systems these days. The device uses an ESP32 microcontroller to detect these devices, relying on the in-built wireless hardware to do the job. The project can be built on a Oui-Spy device from Colonel Panic, or just by using a standard Xiao ESP32 S3 if so desired. By looking at Wi-Fi probe requests and beacon frames, as well as Bluetooth advertisements, it’s possible for the device to pick up telltale transmissions from a range of these cameras, with various pattern-matching techniques and MAC addresses used to filter results in this regard. When the device finds a camera, it sounds a buzzer notifying the user of this fact.
Meanwhile, if you’re interested in just how prevalent plate-reading cameras really are, you might also find deflock.me interesting. It’s a map of ALPR camera locations all over the world,  and you can submit your own findings if so desired. The techniques used by in the Flock You project are based on learnings from the DeFlock project. Meanwhile, if you want to join the surveillance state on your own terms, you can always build your own license plate reader instead!
[Thanks to Eric for the tip!]

Vibe coding: Hype or new reality? Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025Lauri Moore (Bessemer), David Cramer (Sentry), and Zach Lloyd (Warp) join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to debate what founders really need from their first engineering hires — and how AI tooling fits into the equation.

Register a new Korg ID account for a 75% discount on the M1 Music Workstation plugin
If you register a new Korg ID account, you’ll receive a 75% discount on the M1 Music Workstation plugin. Korg’s M1 Music Workstation plugin retails for $99, but if you sign up for a new account, you can buy it for just $25. I know that’s not precisely 75%, but, you know, close enough. If [...]
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Is the TikTok deal really done?President Trump has signed an Executive Order formalizing government approval of the acquisition of U.S, TikYok from China-based ByteDance. But important questions remain about the $14 billion deal, including whether it actually has China's approval.
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The Crow Hill Company Prehistoric StringsA totally unique string library built from one-of-a-kind bespoke instruments to give your string collections horns, teeth and a few ancient bones thrown in for good measure. As part of our ongoing relationship with our friends at Bleeding Fingers, we're delighted to bring to you Prehistoric Strings. It's a string library like no other made from totally unique inventions; hybrid monstrosities to create tones that are primordial, haunting, and staggeringly beautiful in their truly primitive nature. Typical to the sonic ambitions of Bleeding Fingers we're proud to present an audacious project: a unique selection of stringed instruments built with bones, horns, skulls and cannibalised classical instruments including a cello, frame drum, resonating dulcimer and many others. Their generosity led to them kindly agreeing to share their unique inventions with the rest of the composing world. The Crow Hill team flew over to Remote Control studios in Santa Monica to create a totally new set of recordings for a tailor-made plugin with a simple brief in mind: imagine approaching this like we would any of our successful strings libraries. Give everyone the tools of the trade to incorporate these incredible instruments into their standard workflow and expand their palette with horns, teeth, and ancient fossilised bones. Designed To Fit Seamlessly Into Your Existing Workflow We approached Prehistoric Strings as we would any other strings library. We applied our AAA-grade sampling techniques and attention to detail to create a totally unique library that fits and integrates perfectly with all your others. A broad selection of articulations, dynamic layers, round robins and onboard processing to offer you the shallowest possible learning curve and immediate transformation of your compositional work. Product Specs 5 Custom-built solo string instruments. Select & play each instrument independently. Blended "ensemble mix" to create an otherworldly quintet. Carefully crafted effects signals to add motion & texture to your sound. 3 mix-ready stereo signals (Close, Wide, Ambient). Intimate & dry studio recording. 4 unique reverb algorithms. Master processing tools incl. Room Tone, Stereo Imaging, Mono Filter & authentically captured "Room Tone". Included presets. Made in collaboration with Bleeding Fingers. Recorded at Remote Control Productions. Read More

UJAM offers Finisher RETRO multi-effect plugin FREE for a limited time
UJAM has made Finisher RETRO, its vintage-themed multi-effect plugin, available for free—but only for a limited time. While Finisher RETRO isn’t a new release, this is a rare chance to grab it for free, directly from the UJAM website or Plugin Boutique. Just add it to your cart and complete the free checkout to claim your [...]
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