Logitech buys editing console maker LoupedeckOne day after competitor Corsair announced that it acquired mechanical keyboard maker Drop, Logitech has revealed a big purchase of its own. The accessory giant just bought Loupedeck, a Helsinki-based manufacturer of consoles for creative pros. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal comes as Logitech looks to expand its appeal to creative pros.
Loupedeck is among the more notable Stream Deck competitors. That product is currently a part of the Corsair portfolio after it acquired the Elgato brand in 2018.
“Empowering streamers, creators and gamers is a joint passion of Loupedeck and Logitech. Together we are focused on removing all barriers so they can create, edit and stream without limits,” Logitech GM Ujesh Desai said in a release. “This acquisition augments Logitech’s product portfolio today and accelerates our software ambitions of enabling keyboards, mice and more to become smarter and contextually aware, creating a better experience for audiences across Logitech.”
Logitech G is the company’s gaming portfolio. The umbrella includes microphones like Yeti, formerly produced by Blue, which it acquired in 2018. The Blue branding was recently dropped for the hardware, in favor of streamlining things under the Logitech brand, a fate that seems likely for the Loupedeck name, as well, though the company tells The Verge, “Loupedeck will operate as usual for the foreseeable future.” Read into that what you will.
Loupedeck was founded in 2016 by former Nokia/Microsoft employees (hence Helsinki). The company launched a successful Indiegogo campaign that same year, for an Adobe Lightroom editing console that brought in $411,000 — nearly five times its initial goal. The company currently produces four high-end editing consoles ranging in price from $189 to $559.
The product line could prove a nice pairing for Logitech’s 2019 acquisition of livestreaming software developer Streamlabs.

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Jermaine Dupri to be honored by Redding FoundationThe Otis Redding Foundation is proud to announce that songwriter, award-winning producer, DJ, CEO of So So Def, and entrepreneur Jermaine Dupri will be honored with the Otis & Zelma Redding Award of Respect at the highly anticipated 2nd Annual King of Soul Music Festival. Taking place in Macon, GA on September 8-9, the festival serves as a vibrant celebration of the incomparable legacy of Otis Redding, coinciding with what would have been his 82ND birthday on September 9. The event is a fundraiser for the new Otis Redding Center for The Arts. https://otisreddingfoundation.org/center-for-the-arts/the-new-center/ "We are thrilled to honor Jermaine Dupri at this year's King of Soul Music Festival," said Karla Redding-Andrews, Vice President and Executive Director of the Otis Redding Foundation. “We have known JD since he was a young man visiting the Big ‘O’ Ranch with his Dad and are so proud of his remarkable contributions to the music industry as a songwriter, award-winning producer, DJ, CEO of So So Def and entrepreneur. He was very close to my brother, Otis III, who passed away in April, and credits him with teaching him to make beats. JD aligns with Otis Redding’s spirit and the Foundation’s mission to inspire and empower young artists.”“The Reddings and Otis III became my musical family before the world knew of Jermaine Dupri,” stated Jermaine. “While I understand the family is honoring me, in my mind, I am also honoring them for all they have allowed me to do, see and be a part of at a time when they didn't have to."The festivities will kick off on Friday, September 8, with "An Evening of Respect" concert featuring the renowned Orchestra Noir at the historic Macon City Auditorium. Founded in 2016, Orchestra Noir has captivated audiences nationwide with its spectacular performances that pay homage to the cultural achievements of African American music pioneers across various genres, including classical, jazz, blues, hip-hop, and R&B.The festivities will continue Saturday, September 9th with The Big "O" Homecoming Show & Dance at the magnificent Capitol Theatre. A star-studded lineup of renowned artists and musicians will perform on both nights to honor Otis Redding’s enduring musical legacy. For inquiries regarding sponsorships, please contact https://otisreddingfoundation.org. In addition to being a joyous occasion for music enthusiasts, the 2nd Annual King of Soul Music Festival is also a vital fundraiser for the Otis Redding Foundation and the Otis Redding Center for the Arts, which broke ground during the inaugural King of Soul Music Festival last year. The foundation, established in 2007, remains dedicated to empowering, enriching, and motivating youth through education programs that focus on music, writing, and instrumentation.Over the years, the Otis Redding Foundation has positively impacted the lives of thousands of students, supporting them in their pursuit of music and arts education. Notable programs include the annual Otis Music Camp for ages 12-18, Camp DREAM for ages 5-11, music education workshops, private and group lessons, and opportunities to perform on iconic stages such as the Ryman Theater in Nashville.Join us in paying homage to the timeless legacy of Otis Redding while supporting a worthy cause at the 2nd Annual King of Soul Music Festival. For more information about the festival, ticket sales, and the Otis Redding Foundation, please visit www.otisreddingfoundation.org. 

ABOUT JERMAINE DUPRI:

Jermaine Dupri, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is one of the most successful producers in the music industry. He has established a prolific career as a hip-hop artist, award-winning producer, songwriter, author, DJ, and CEO of So So Def, which he founded in 1993.Rather than impacting only one lane, he has changed the course of R&B, hip-hop, and pop throughout an illustrious career earmarked by some of the most recognizable hits of all time. The GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic songwriter, producer, rapper, artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist has powered game-changing and chart-breaking smashes such as Mariah Carey’s 6x-platinum “We Belong Together,” Usher’s 3x-platinum “Nice & Slow,” Xscape’s platinum “Just Kickin’ It,” his own “Money Ain’t A Thang” [feat. JAY-Z], and countless others. “We Belong Together” not only toppled the Billboard Hot 100 for the year, but it also emerged as “the song of the decade” and “fifteenth most popular song of all-time,” according to Billboard. It took home “Best R&B Song” and “Best Female R&B Vocal Performance” at the 2006 GRAMMY® Awards. At the helm of So So Def Recordings as Founder, he has built a catalog of classic albums, including those of Da Brat, the first solo female rapper to go platinum, debut and historic Funkdafied; Bow Wow’s double-platinum Beware of Dog; Jagged Edge’s double-platinum J.E. Heartbreak; Anthony Hamilton’s platinum Comin’ From Where I’m From; and more. Simultaneously, he has launched JD’s Vegan as a mega-popular plant-based ice cream alternative available in major retailers such as Walmart. Plus, he notably stands out as the second rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame® following JAY-Z. Meanwhile, the GRAMMY® Museum paid homage to JD and So So Def with a dedicated exhibit entitled Jermaine Dupri & So So Def, 25 Years Of Elevating Culture. He has also appeared on-screen in the Aretha Franklin movie Respect, Hip-Hop Family Christmas, and Step Up. Speaking to his presence, Variety attested, “What isn’t recognized enough is his undeniable influence on the current cultural climate.” However, he never stops setting the pace for the entire game to follow.

About the Otis Redding Foundation:The Otis Redding Foundation’s mission is to empower, enrich, and motivate all young people through programs involving music, writing and instrumentation. Each partnership and program sponsored since its inception in 2007 supports the philanthropic commitment of Otis Redding to empower and enlighten all young people to fulfill their dreams.  The Otis Redding Center for the Arts:The Otis Redding Center for the Arts is a multipurpose space open to students ages 3-18 who have a desire to explore their interest in all elements of music and the arts. Planning is well underway with a proposed opening in 2024. The Center will be staffed with Macon’s finest musicians offering private music lessons in areas such as piano, audio engineering, strings, and more. Lessons will be complemented by the curricula of various year-round programs dedicated to musical literacy, musical instrumentation, mathematical components of music, etc. Students are encouraged to go beyond and tap into their best effort. The Center believes in the vitality of music and the arts and continues to develop those avenues for youth. Planning for the Otis Redding Center for the Arts has been made possible through the guidance and investments of organizations such as the Knight Foundation, United Way, Peyton Anderson Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Ga., Cox Communications, Mercer University School of Music Central Ga. Technical College, Middle Ga. State University Music School, Bibb County School District, and others who support the music and arts initiatives. The Otis Redding Foundation also has a number of regional and national partners such as GA Council for the Arts, Gretsch, Concord Music Group, Warner Music Group, South Arts and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). All of these partnerships align with the mission and goals of the Foundation.

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Waves unveils the Scheps Omni Channel 2 plugin for just $29.99Audio software developer Waves has released the Scheps Omni Channel 2 plugin, an expanded version of the original Scheps Omni Channel strip designed with Grammy-winning mixer Andrew Scheps.

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“The original Omni plugin was my dream for a plugin,” Schep says. “Everything I like to use in every mix – all my favourite compression, EQ and saturation flavours – in one window.”
The latest version of the plugin builds on the original, with the addition of several exciting new features for you to really get creative. They include: CRUSH mode, a fourth preamp saturation for aggressive distortion; a new 24dB-per-octave filter with resonance (RES) control; and SOFT, a new soft-knee compressor, in addition to the Omni’s VCA, FET, and OPT.
Furthermore, users can now host absolutely any VST3 plugin, by any manufacturer, in the Omni’s insert point, in order to add any effect to the Omni signal flow. The Omni Channel 2 also comes with new “Focus” presets designed by Andrew, which helps you focus on the controls you want to tweak to achieve the mix of your dreams.
“With these new additions, the Omni Channel 2 moves further into the realm of creative sound design. It’s a channel strip that gives you everything you need – all the classic functionality plus a new suite of tools for some seriously creative effects,” Scheps says.
The plugin is now available at a limited intro price of $29.99.
Watch the Omni Channel 2 in action below.

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New venue from Printworks organisers, Drumsheds, opening in LondonThe Printworks organisers are opening a new venue in London this autumn.
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Broadwick Live is behind the new plans to turn the disused 608,000 sq ft building into a venue that will hold up to 15,000 people. This makes it one of the largest indoor venues in London. It’s set to host “a carefully curated programme of music, arts, culture and community”.
Broadwick Live’s director of strategy Simeon Aldred says, “We want Drumsheds, like all the spaces we create, to be new centres of cultural gravity that provide the basis for human connection. A connection that people crave now more than ever”.
Like Printworks, it’s leaving industrial elements of the building in place. These include “old lift shafts, loading bays, sprawling floors and machinery as they transition through the impressive space”.
It follows the old Drumsheds, which closed last January after a farewell event hosted by The Hydra. It featured b2b sets from Ben UFO and Joy Orbison and Four Tet and Floating Points.
Printworks is closed as the area is being redeveloped, but Broadwick plans to reopen the venue in 2026. The final show until then took place on 1 May with the likes of Bicep, Peggy Gou, Róisín Murphy and Sherelle.
It also opened two venues in the London district of Silvertown last year. Silverworks Island is an open-air 20,000-capacity venue first known as Dockyards, and The Beams, a venue that recently played host to the visual art exhibition Thin Air.
Broadwick also redeveloped the Deport Mayfield space in Manchester. The venue hosts a range of events, including The Warehouse Project.
To learn more, visit the Drumsheds website.
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Roland launches AI-powered royalty-free sound library for Bridge Cast livestreamersRoland has unveiled BGM Cast, a service for finding background music and sound effects for live streams. It’s been created to be used with its Bridge Cast dual bus gaming mixer for premium live stream audio.

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BGM Cast is a new addition to Bridge Cast’s software companion app, made for Roland’s livestream gamer-focused four-channel mixer/audio interface unit which launched in January. It’s a curated music service offering a vast array of royalty-free music and sound effects that can be easily added to videos when making regular content on the fly.

The royalty-free sounds on offer are categorised into moods – Happy, Cool, Exciting, Dark, Epic, Relax – and can be filtered further by genres, such as electronic, pop, hip-hop and so on. Users can then highlight their favourite sounds or effects they’d like to come back to at a later date.
The soundtracks in the BGM Cast service have been created using a human-in-the-loop AI process, which generates sounds fitting into these moods. The AI-generated music has not solely produced by an AI algorithm but is enhanced or refined by human musicians and producers to achieve better results.
The companion app, alongside BGM Cast, features a main mixer tab reflecting the routed audio into the Bridge Cast mixer, along with mic setup, cleanup, and effects tabs, as well as a ‘Game’ section for adjusting game EQ levels. Users can also change volume levels in a group chat when streaming to platforms like Twitch.
This new ability to quickly access royalty-free music within the companion app is no doubt set to be a hit among livestreamers.
Roland Account holders have access to 36 background music tracks and 16 sound effects, but if you’re a Roland Cloud Core member, which is $3 per month, you can receive access to thousands of additional music tracks and hundreds of sound effects. More sounds are set to be added on a monthly basis.
Find out more about BGM Cast for Bridge Cast via roland.com.
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