AIAIAI’s UNIT-4 Wireless+ is the world’s first wireless studio monitorAIAIAI has just revealed the UNIT-4 Wireless+ studio monitor, heralding it as the world’s first wireless professional studio monitor aimed at producers and musicians.

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The Danish brand, usually known for its headphones, is set to officially launch the speaker in October, but we’ve now been given a sneak peek at this groundbreaking new product.
The UNIT-4 Wireless+ is extremely portable, with a weight of just 2.5kg, and battery-powered, offering over twenty hours of playback time. The aim of this, say AIAIAI, is to let producers make music from anywhere, offering “complete wireless freedom”.

Aside from portability, the 2-way active monitors provide a precise soundstage and neutral frequency response, ensuring tonal accuracy with a flat +/-2dB frequency response from 50Hz to 20kHz.
They also provide clean bass extension down to 40Hz through a bespoke acoustic design, featuring a 4-inch woofer and 1-inch silk-dome tweeter with a crossover at 3kHz. These are housed in a bass reflex enclosure made from recycled plastic to minimise sound resonance and colouration. It looks to be sturdy too, alongside portable, with a magnetic steel grille guarding the woofer and tweeter.
You can use the AIAIAI app to adjust the EQ levels of the speaker via a five-band EQ feature.
The UNIT-4 supports ultra-low latency wireless connections via the X02 transmitter or Bluetooth 5.2, and it also offers cabled connections with 3.5mm mini-jack and 6.3mm balanced TRS inputs.
As with many of AIAIAI’s products, it’s good for the environment, boasting a design that caters for disassembly. It also is made from 100 per cent recycled plastics, and is future-proof, allowing users to upgrade and replace components.
AIAIAI’s UNIT-4 Wireless+ monitor speakers will be available to buy in October. They will cost $700. You can pre-order and read more via aiaiai.audio.
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DJ and producer Commix accused of “defrauding dozens of people” who signed up to his music production workshopsDJ and producer Commix has been accused of “defrauding” multiple people who signed up to his music production workshops via his tuition company Bear Music.
25 people out of a Bear Music WhatsApp group consisting of 110 members have come forward claiming that Levings owes a total of £9,299. Some of the people within this group of 25 have allegedly been “let down for as long as three years.”
A post shared on drum and bass forum Dogs On Acid on 25 June provides a chart which breaks down how much is reportedly owed to each individual, which totals at £9,299 for 237 hours. “There may be more people that are also owed money and lessons who have simply given up any hope of receiving the lessons or a refund,” the post reads.
Conrad Whittle and Guy Brewer (also known as Shifted) left Commix in 2004 and 2011 respectively, meaning Levings has represented the Commix name solo since then. Students of Levings say, “We have been told multiple times how the booking system is being improved, how his sister is now helping, and how he will be clearing the lessons owed. Yet he continues to not show up to lessons and the same issues persist.”
RA has now spoken to Spencer Lievens, the person who started the Dogs On Acid post, and a number of other students from the Bear Music workshops following the allegations. One of the students, who has remained anonymous, told the publication that Levings became “abusive” towards them when they requested a refund for unfulfilled classes. They said that this negatively impacted their mental health.
In an email that RA says it has seen between Levings and the student, Levings suggested that the student was “suffering from debilitating paranoia,” had “lost his grip on reality” and should seek professional help.
MusicTech has reached out to George Levings for comment and is awaiting reply.
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PreSonus and Bitwig introduce new file format which lets users share sessions across different DAWsYou may have already caught the news that PreSonus has launched its 6.5 update for Studio One, and as part of the launch the brand is introducing a new file format which allows for the sharing of sessions across multiple DAWs.
The new file format, which reads as .DAWproject, is currently being provided across Bitwig Studio 5.09 as well as Studio One 6.5.

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The new .DAWproject files should contain the crucial data from your session, and bring it all over to a different DAW from another manufacturer. Information such as time, tracks, and channels, as well as note and automation data should be transferred just as they are.
Both audio and MIDI data is supported, and even plugin data used in your session can also be carried across, providing whoever you are sharing the file to has the necessary instrument and effects installed on their device too.
Bitwig has released an FAQ post on its website which answers all the important questions about the new file format. It can be used right now, and to export a project this way, Studio One users will need to go to the menu, select File, click Convert To, and then select DAWproject File. For Bitwig Studio users, go to the menu and select File, then simply choose Export DAWproject.
The process is also super straightforward to import. Just open your menu and go to File, select Open, or just drag and drop a DAWproject file onto your DAW window.
“The DAWproject format is a container that includes audio, notes and plugin data along with the project and metadata structure represented as XML data,” explains Bitwig.
“In other words, it includes all information related to time, tracks, and channels, plus all audio, note and automation data and the states of the plugins used in a file. It is designed to be adaptive to future needs and to remain compatible regardless of differences in feature-sets between various programmes.”
Find out more via this explanatory article from Bitwig.
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Travis Scott claims his phone is at the bottom of the ocean amid Astroworld trialRapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld trial has just become slightly more complicated after his lawyer claims that his phone, which contains sensitive information relevant to the lawsuit, is at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

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In 2021 the Astroworld tragedy took the lives of 10 people and injured hundreds after crowds at Travis Scott’s music festival were crushed.
Scott has finally faced his long-awaited deposition, which took place last Monday (18 September), relating to the many thousands of lawsuits that have been filed since the catastrophic event.
Rolling Stone reports that attorneys representing the plaintiffs (the victims and their families) had requested information from Scott’s phone. However, the eight-time GRAMMY nominee’s lawyer, Steve Brody, has told the court that no information can be obtained from Scott’s phone as it is sitting at the bottom of the ocean. He added that he didn’t back up his phone over “significant hacking concerns.”
In addition, the plaintiffs’ lawyers also claim that Scott and XX Global had previously “objected to produce those records, citing several different grounds including that the request was ‘seeking confidential and/or sensitive information’”.
In the transcript which has been obtained by Rolling Stone, this lack of information was questioned by Judge Kristen Hawkins:
“There does not seem to have been any action, from what I am hearing right now, taken on the part of Mr Scott’s legal team to either, A, secure and download anything from his phone immediately following an event in which 10 people died, or, B, trying to recover text messages from alternate sources when Mr Scott would have the ability to go and get that information, possibly from the carrier, or from other sources.”
However, Scott’s team remain adamant that Scott has nothing to hide, despite the loss of all evidence and communication before, after and during the event.
“His actions during and after the festival demonstrate that he has done nothing wrong,” says Ted Anastasiou, a representative for Scott. “As does the fact that he and his team were cleared following the investigation by the Houston Police Department.”
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Updated Roland Juno-60 v2 sports new high-def interface, new sounds and moreRoland has updated its Juno-60 digital synth plugin, introducing a more refined interface, new browsing functions, a Circuit Mod function and new sounds.

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The update is part of Roland Cloud’s Legendary Series v2 rollout. The Legendary Series is a bundle of plugin emulations of classic synths, such as, of course, the Juno-60 alongside the Jupiter-8, the SH-101, the JX-8P, and the Roland JV-1080.
The most visually striking update to the Juno-60 plugin is its interface. It’s now high-resolution, which is perfect for big-screen setups in professional studios on modern DAWs, and makes it feel as though the real hardware synth is there in the room. In terms of interface additions, there’s also a new universal header.
On the Juno-60 v2 there’s an all-new universal browser, allowing you to search and rate sounds across every installed patch bank, including a fresh bank of tones. You can also now customise your sounds effortlessly by adjusting vital parameters directly from the integrated Tweak Panel, eliminating the need to switch views.
Talking of tweaking, Roland has introduced a new Circuit Mod function, which draws inspiration from vintage Roland synths. You can now adjust multiple trims effortlessly using a single macro control and replicate the effects of ageing with its Condition parameter. This can turn the Juno-60 v2 into anything from a “factory-primed instrument” to a “road-worn synth that hasn’t seen a tech bench in decades”, says Roland.
The Roland Juno-60 v2 is far from the only software version of the Juno-60 to be available today. MusicTech recently rounded up some of the best Roland Juno-60 and Juno-106 emulation plugins, coming from brands such as Arturia, TAL, u-He and UVI Audio.
Head to roland.com to learn more about how you can get your hands on these revised versions of classic synth emulations.
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PreSonus announces Studio One 6.5 update with Dolby Atmos integration for “immersive audio editing, mixing, and recording”US-based manufacturing brand PreSonus has announced the launch of Studio One 6.5, its most recent update for its music production software, now with Dolby Atmos integration.
The free update is described as a “milestone” for the popular DAW, and features new workflow innovations and enhancements.

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The addition of Dolby Atmos along with other upgraded features will allow users to “transform their creations into full fledged immersive experiences.” Content creation should be fast and easy, with everything users need to record, produce, mix, master and perform.
Key features of the 6.5 update include:

Dolby Atmos native integration with monitoring up to 9.1.6 channels and 96 kHz.
Support for Dolby Atmos Binaural Headphone Monitoring – A dedicated headphone channel allows for simultaneous Binaural monitoring, eliminating the need for switching configurations.
Updated spatial audio compatible plugin set – Studio One’s plugin set has been upgraded to support processing of multichannel signals or of any individual channel or pair of channels per plugin.
OpenAir2 convolution reverb with true 7.1.4 HDIRs – Open Air2 has a new look and a brand-new library of true 7.1.4 impulse responses for immersive 3D spaces.
New Multi-Tap Surround Delay plugin.
Tablature and lead sheet enhancements – Scoring and Note Editing capabilities have been streamlined and further optimised for tablature, lead sheets, and drum maps.
ARA support on Project Page – ARA-enabled plugins are now available as audio editors on the Project Page.
Studio One Remote update for spatial audio mixing.
Support for DAWproject file format – An open-source file exchange format has been designed to let users share sessions across multiple digital audio workstations. For the first time, users of DAWs from different manufacturers can exchange sessions in a format that includes all vital data. Starting with PreSonus and Bitwig, .dawproject will be provided as a universal import and export format.

“As the technology and culture that surrounds music and home audio changes, so do the needs of our consumers,” says Arnd Kaiser, General Manager of Software at PreSonus. “The appeal and demand for immersive audio continues to grow, but the software needed has been historically expensive and difficult to decipher.
“Our decision to make Studio One 6.5 completely integrated with Dolby Atmos at no additional cost will support both casual users who are eager to enter this new and exciting realm of audio creation, and the many audiophiles who are just as eager to consume the content that this software will help create,” Kaiser concludes.
Find out more about the Studio One 6.5 update via the PreSonus website.
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