Vlad Masslove's Liked content
Analog vs. digital synthesizers: What’s the difference and which should you choose?
Learn about the strengths and limitations of analog vs. digital synthesizers, and when you'd want to reach for each.iZotope RX 12 is here RX 12 introduces two entirely new modules, Stems View and Scene Rebalance, and boasts a number of improvements to its existing tools thanks to some behind-the-scenes tweaks.
LALAL.AI now detects six different stem types from audio or video sources – and works entirely offlineAI-powered stem extractor LALAL.AI has had a glow up. Now, the multi-stem separation plugin can detect up to six different types of stems from any audio or video you load into it – and it works entirely offline.
While the original version only offered vocal and ‘instrumental’ stems, the latest update allows users to pick out specific instrument stems and vocal tracks. The selection includes: vocals, bass, drums, and piano stems, as well as distinctive acoustic and electric guitar stem extraction. And this is ontop of the plugin’s noise cancellation, intelligent removal of background music and vocal cleaning abilities.READ MORE: I’ve finally found a pair of closed-back headphones I don’t want to EQ straight away
In order to extract your stems, users simply need to drop an audio file into their DAW, load up the plugin and select which stems are desired. Then, the plugin is able to instantly provide you with high-quality stems, with no limit on how many stem extractions you can perform – and it’s all done locally without the need for an internet connection, to help minimise on latency.
Last year, LALAL.AI made it on to MusicTech’s round-up of best stem separation tools. While we particularly took a shining to the plugin’s vocal separation, the new, more specific selection of instrumental stem extraction options is a game changer. It’s also upgraded to operate on Lyra, another marker of the plugin’s nifty evolution.
“Local stem separation is the future of audio production,” Nik Pogorsky, Product Owner & Co-Founder of Lalal.ai, explains, “With the launch of our six-stem VST, we are proving that the calibre of our algorithms can now live entirely on the user’s machine. We specifically engineered the Lyra model to provide professionals with the perfect equilibrium between processing speed and isolation precision. This release reflects the mission of making sophisticated AI invisible and seamlessly integrated into the daily lives of engineers and producers.”
LALAL.AI is compatible with Ableton, FL Studio, Reaper, or any other VST3-compatible DAW, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The plugin costs £15.99 a month, or £144 for a full year.
For more information, head to Lalal.ai.
The post LALAL.AI now detects six different stem types from audio or video sources – and works entirely offline appeared first on MusicTech.Alience with Sol8music
ALIENCE may speak in a novel dialect, yet its' core is still perceived as the universal language, which is music.
Chris Slanton's ideas about the World around.
Chris Slanton is the electronic pop artist and producer. Around 7 years ago his official music video "That Was Never The Way..." was released at VEVO. We hope that wasn't a prediction.
https://explore.publme.com/post/52/chris-slantons-ideas-about-the-world-around
Alice MassLove invites you to dance.
Childish fantasy and a catchy beat: Alice MassLove invites you to dance with her kitten in her new song.
Imagine uncontrollable children's laughter and the patter of feet accompanied by a cat's purr! Young Alice gives the world the pure magic of childhood in her dance single "Miliy Kotik (Sweet Kitten)."
https://explore.publme.com/post/51/alice-masslove-invites-you-to-dance
Plugin Boutique is offering “the lowest price ever” on iZotope’s Ozone 12 mastering suitePlugin Boutique is currently offering some huge deals across iZotope plugins, with huge savings on its Ozone 12 mastering suite tiers.
Right now, you can get up to 52 percent off a range of iZotope mixing and mastering tools, but offers end on 15 April so you’ll need to act fast. All three tiers of Ozone 12 – Elements, Standard and Advanced – are currently reduced, as well as there being huge savings on bundle deals and other iZotope plugins.
[deals ids=”6wBAV3J8k58MDnRDqQWFyl”]
iZotope Ozone 12 was launched in September 2025 and introduced new modules and an update to its AI-powered assistant. The previous version of Ozone landed in 2023, and scored a 9/10 in our review. Though a near perfect score, we did note that the AI assistant needed some tweaks.READ MORE: The best new plugins this week, free and paid
At the launch of Ozone 12, iZotope said that the AI assistant in this new iteration had “intelligent tech that guides, not decides”, and reiterated that the implementation of AI within its products is intended solely to help and inspire.
MusicTech also reviewed Ozone 12, and scored it 8/10. We noted that its Stem EQ could be a game-changer for those mastering other people’s music, and that its AI features “are assistive and not prescriptive”. We did note that the Advanced edition is quite expensive, but thanks to Plugin Boutique it’s now down to £383 with 20 percent off.
Ozone 12 Standard also has 20 percent off (now £167), but the streamlined Elements version offers the biggest saving with 47 percent off, making it just £29. You can also save on upgrades and crossgrades.
iZotope’s Music Production Suite 8.5 is also on sale, again with savings on upgrades and crossgrades, or you can purchase it individually for £615 with 20 percent off.
Find out more and view all iZotope deals at Plugin Boutique.
The post Plugin Boutique is offering “the lowest price ever” on iZotope’s Ozone 12 mastering suite appeared first on MusicTech.Upgrading a MacBook Neo Using a 1 TB iPhone NAND FlashThe nekkid Flash footprint with unused pads perimeter. (Credit: dosdude1, YouTube)
For some reason the newly introduced MacBook Neo appears to be the subject of a lot of modding, though a recent mod by [dosdude1] leans into the fact that this laptop has been assembled using what are effectively iPhone 16 parts inside a laptop case. This consequently means that there’s an overlap with certain iPhone 16 components, such as the NAND Flash. Incidentally storage on the Neo is limited to 512 GB when you purchase it from Apple, which is weird since the same SoC in the iPhone 16 Pro happily uses 1 TB.
Even if it was just a price point thing that Apple went for, there’s seemingly nothing standing between a Neo owner with a hot air gun and sheer determination. As long as you’re comfortable soldering a fine-pitched BGA NAND Flash package, natch.
Of course, there was always the possibility that Apple used a different NAND Flash package footprint, but the installed 256 GB model chip that comes installed matches the replacement 1 TB model K8A5 chip as hoped. This just left disassembly and preparing the PCB for a storage replacement. Removal of the BGA underfill and desoldering the old chip without taking out surrounding SMD parts is definitely the hardest part, but handled in the video with the equivalent of an IC spatula and a temporary removal of some capacitors.
Interestingly, the uncovered IC footprint shows a whole perimeter of unused pads that might target other NAND Flash packages. Regardless, the new chip installed fine, giving the Neo 1 TB of storage and a slightly faster read/write performance.Audiotool is hosting a “hackathon series” to teach people how to make virtual instruments, plugins and music education toolsAudiotool, a free multiplayer music studio, is launching a new initiative to get more people making virtual instruments, music-related games, and music education tools, without any need for coding skills.
The initiative, called Let’s Build!, partners with organisations and educational institutions around the world, and will run from 11 May – 6 July this year. This “hackathon series” will bring together students, musicians, music lovers, and developers to make apps and DAW extensions using AI-powered coding and NEXUS, Audiotool’s SDK.READ MORE: Reason 14 is coming, with a new track panel, sequencer upgrades, and more
Events will happen online on Audiotool’s Dev Discord, as well as in real life at partnering organisations. The resulting projects will go before a panel of judges, including Manon Dave, Head of Future World Design at BBC Research & Development and award-winning music producer who has worked on projects for will.i.am and Idris Elba.
Along with top music schools, such as Berklee and NYU, Audiotool will collaborate with some of its long-standing supporters, including the Esports World Cup, Esports Nations Cup, and the WHO Youth Council. Let’s Build! is also supported by OpenAI, Base44, and ElevenLabs, among others.
Audiotool says that Let’s Build! is “the first step in what promises to be the complete transformation of music into a flexible world where everyone can play thanks to AI code assistants”. Andreas Jacobi, its co-founder and CEO, says its core ethos is to be “community-first”.
Jacobi says, “We have worked for years to remove barriers to collaboration, creativity, and exploration, and now technology is allowing us to tear down yet another – the technical barrier between a cool idea and an amazing new piece of software. If you can describe it, you can now build it. We can’t wait to see what community members, music-loving developers, artists, really anyone who’s excited about coding, come up with.”
Manon Dave adds, “I’m super excited to be invited to judge the Let’s Build! hackathon. I started out making tunes in my bedroom and hacking away on software similar to Audiotool, trying to find a unique sound for my music, so I know how powerful it is when you’re given the chance to get under the hood and bring your ideas to life.
“What Audiotool is doing here is opening that up even further, bringing creativity and coding together so people can build entirely new ways of making music. I’m excited to see what people create when you have the space to experiment.”
Find out more or sign up for free via Audiotool.
The post Audiotool is hosting a “hackathon series” to teach people how to make virtual instruments, plugins and music education tools appeared first on MusicTech.Ethereum Foundation nearly reaches 70,000 staked ETH goalThe non-profit foundation has staked 69,500 ETH, nearly reaching the goal it unveiled at the end of February, less than two months ago.
Pulsar-23: 1984 from SOMA Laboratory SOMA Laboratories have revealed an upcoming special-edition version of their Pulsar-23 unit that’s been created in collaboration with The Midium and the SOMA US division.
SoundCloud now lets you share releases exclusively with followersSoundCloud has launched a new feature called Follower Exclusive Releases, letting Artist Pro users share tracks exclusively with their followers, either for a limited time only or indefinitely.
This new feature builds on its ethos of community, and is a way for artists to reward their most loyal listeners by deepening relationships. It means fans can hear tracks before others, DM artists directly, and even engage with music while it’s still in development. Artists can give their followers the first listen to early demos or something finalised as a surprise drop.READ MORE: Electro-Harmonix partners with MixWave to bring its classic pedals to plugin form
The feature launches with support from Dutch DJ and producer Chris Stussy, who will release his track What makes you feel exclusively to his SoundCloud followers ahead of the full release of his debut album Lost, Found & Forgotten…, arriving 3 April.
“I’ve been using SoundCloud since the start. During my early days I was uploading a lot of podcasts and recorded sets. I sometimes gave away a free download or posted snippets of upcoming tracks I was making.
“For this occasion I’d like to share What makes you feel… as a thank you for everyone who’s been listening to me on the platform all those years. It’s part of the Forgotten side of my album and I’m playing this track a lot as my intro the last couple of months. Enjoy this one, all the best,” he says.View this post on Instagram
Follower Exclusive Releases follows on from a number of other SoundCloud upgrades for artists, which launched in 2025. Back in July, it was announced that the platform had partnered with elasticStage, allowing musicians to release their work on vinyl.
In the same month, SoundCloud also rolled out a text feature allowing artists to connect with their fans on a more personal level, and announced the integration of Hook, an app that lets you legally remix songs for social media.
Find out more about Follower Exclusive Releases via SoundCloud.
The post SoundCloud now lets you share releases exclusively with followers appeared first on MusicTech.
