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Transpanner Is A FREE 3D Audio Panning Plugin By Artists In DSP
Artists in DSP released Transpanner, a freeware 3D audio panning tool for Windows and macOS in VST3 and AU plugin formats. Transpanner is a 3D audio panning effect optimized for use with stereo speakers. It features an intuitive user interface with two controls. The main knob controls the 3D position of your audio, the Rear [...]
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This article will cover the current free AI music generators. The new AI tools generate visual and textual content that took the world by storm. But first and foremost, it’s important to understand what AI is and why it’s not intelligent. Most AI tools are software that detects patterns and randomly generates content within these [...]
View post: FREE AI Music Generators For Music ProductionThe AI machines are coming for thought work, and other TC newsWelcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast, where we break down the biggest stories in tech with the people who covered them.
The internet is always changing, but something about generative AI feels different. With the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the machines are evolving beyond remix and delivery machines to become the content creators themselves. In this week’s episode, Darrell Etherington talks with Techcrunch senior reporter Devin Coldewey about how the AI hype is overshadowing some of its shadier possible cultural side effects.Use promo code TCPOD to get 40% off Founder and Investor passes to Early Stage on April 20 in Boston.
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Epic launches Unreal Editor for Fortnite, will give 40% of all revenue to creatorsEpic Games announced a new system for paying creators on Fortnite, the ultra-popular, free-to-download battle royale game.
Announced on Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference, Epic will now share 40% of Fortnite revenue with anyone who design “islands” in the game. This includes money that Epic earns from the purchase of V-Bucks (in-game currency), real money spent in Fortnite on items like starter packs, quest packs and cosmetics, and Fortnite Crew subscriptions.
On their personal island, creators can develop their own unique in-game experiences with custom rulesets and designs. A creator’s payout is determined by how popular the island is, and how many users keep returning to the island.
According to Epic’s wording, companies can also earn payouts in this program, which means that, like with Roblox, professional game developers can also publish their own content on Fortnite and get paid. However, the language makes it unclear whether Epic itself is eligible to earn back a portion of the allotted 40 percent, which would make the actual sum going to third-party creators far smaller.
Already, about half of play time in Fortnite takes place in user-created content, but these third-party maps are about to get a massive upgrade. Epic announced today that Fortnite is getting an Unreal Engine editor, which is now available in public beta. At least from the demo videos, this looks like it’ll be a game-changer (literally):Get ready to create.
Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) available now in Public Beta on PC. Download: https://t.co/64xBgpsT6X pic.twitter.com/rIA4TSgw1a
— Unreal Engine GDC (@UnrealEngine) March 22, 2023With the new editor, it only makes sense that Epic would switch up its creator system. Fortnite’s existing creator program offered relatively paltry incentives for would-be amateur game designers. Creators had a personal code, and if fans entered their code when buying an item in the Fortnite shop, they would get 5% of the revenue. To join the new program, which Epic is calling “Creator Economy 2.0,” users can sign up on Fortnite’s new creator portal. Any creator who joins before April 21 will be paid retroactively for any island engagement from March 1 onward. To be eligible for payment, users must be 18 or older and have an account that’s at least 90 days old.
The 40% figure is an interesting choice. For years at this point, Epic has been embroiled in a lawsuit with Apple, alleging that the iOS App Store maker is anti-competitive, since it takes 30% of all in-app purchases. Epic originally sued Apple in 2020, when the company removed Fortnite from the App Store; Epic had implemented a new payment mechanism that allowed it to bypass Apple’s in-app purchase framework.
The initial verdict on the case was mixed, prompting both companies to appeal. A judge ruled that Apple was not a monopoly, but that the company couldn’t prevent apps from routing customers to a different payment processor to get around the 30% cut. Epic appealed, pressing for Apple to support third-party payments. Apple also appealed, seeking to close up these workarounds and keep payments flowing through its own channels.
Comparing Apple’s app marketplace to Epic’s in-game creator earnings isn’t exactly straightforward, given the nuances of the new Fortnite payments model. Epic argues that app developers have no choice but to host their apps on Google and Apple stores, but Fortnite is just one ecosystem of many in which developers can earn an income stream. Depending on how the details shake out — and what light they cast the company in — we may see bits of Epic’s new creator payments program bubble up in the ongoing appeals process between the two companies.Why should you care about Unreal Engine 5?
Epic launches Unreal Editor for Fortnite, will give 40% of all revenue to creators by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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‘Not an agent of China,’ TikTok CEO to tell Congress [Read full testimony]The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has published the written testimony to be given Thursday by TikTolk CEO Shout Zi Chew. “Let me state this unequivocally: ByteDance is not an. Continue reading
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SkyNet Is A FREE Reverb Plugin Based On A Guitar Pedal
Shift Line offers SkyNet, a FREE reverb plugin for macOS and Windows. SkyNet is a reverb plugin based on algorithms of the same name (SkyNet-1/Skynet-2) from the Astronaut Space Reverb pedal. Shift Line has released the plugin on a pay-what-you-want basis, so anyone who wants to contribute something can do. SkyNet isn’t a subtle reverb, [...]
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#MusicBusiness #PublMe #Licensing #YouTubeYouTube launches its new commercial music licensing resource, Creator MusicYouTube today announced its new marketplace, Creator Music, is now fully open to all YouTube Partner Program participants in the U.S. First announced last September, the online destination offers a large... ...Where have all the fans gone? A visual breakdown of Music ConsumptionNever has music consumption been so divided across literally dozens of services. So to have any chance of success, musicians and the companies helping them need to understand how and. Continue reading
The post Where have all the fans gone? A visual breakdown of Music Consumption appeared first on Hypebot.This is a turn point in the history it seems. Now we can all start thinking that history is also going in circles...globally.
