Free Shreddage 3 Stratus Now Available For Kontakt Player
Impact Sound Works updated the free Shreddage 3 Stratus guitar sample library for Kontakt, making it fully compatible with Kontakt Player. I’ll admit I’m not super hip to what the best virtual guitar instruments are. But I am quite deep in the delusion that I can tell you where a C is in three or [...]
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Ableton Live Lite: How to get started (free project file included)
From key commands to creative production techniques, this guide to Ableton Live Lite contains everything you need to know to get started with the DAW.

Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y & Indie MusicLast week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to create a one-stop promotion tool, what explicit music does to your streams, and more… Create. Continue reading
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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in reviewA busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception; with 2024 Grammy regulations released, YouTube caters to content with AI quizzes and more… 5 Movies that changed. Continue reading
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The Ionian mode: A comprehensive guide
Let’s discuss what the Ionian mode is, some songs and compositions that make use of it, and how to apply it to your own music.

Bobby Darin Estate Relaunches Direction RecordsBobby Darin was, by any definition, a superstar – a chart-topping, multimillion-selling, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, a Golden Globe-winning actor, visionary entrepreneur, and committed political activist.

In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his 1973 passing from heart disease at just 37 years old, the Bobby Darin Estatehas officially relaunched Direction Records, the groundbreaking label founded by Darin in 1968. Distributed by Secretly Distribution, the Direction Records collection kicks off with the release of five classic albums recorded between 1966 and 1967 and newly reverted to the Bobby Darin Estate, all available now on digital platforms for the first time ever.

The new releases include: Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow Of Your Smile (1966), In A Broadway Bag (1966), If I Were A Carpenter (1966), Inside Out (1967), and Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle (1967). 

“The purpose of Direction Records is to seek out statement-makers,” Bobby Darin said of the label’s foundation.

Direction Records heralded the two landmark albums in which Darin masterfully reinvented himself as a serious, socially conscious singer-songwriter equal to any of the era – 1968’s Born Walden Robert Cassotto and 1969’s Commitment. In addition, the Direction Records catalog will include Songs From Big Sur, a previously released anthology of non-LP singles, rare tracks, alternate takes, and music recorded live during Darin’s May 1969 residency at West Hollywood, CA’s venerable Troubadour.

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First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universitiesThrough a new lawsuit, a free speech group and research coalition that studies technology’s effect on society are pushing back against a ban on TikTok affecting government devices in the state of Texas.
In the lawsuit, filed by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, the allied plaintiffs argue that restrictions on TikTok in Texas violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit focuses on how the ban affects faculty members at public universities.
“Banning public university faculty from studying and teaching with TikTok is not a sensible or constitutional response to concerns about data-collection and disinformation,” Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute Jameel Jaffer said. “Texas must pursue its objectives with tools that don’t impose such a heavy burden on First Amendment rights. Privacy legislation would be a good place to start.”
Late last year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed Texas agencies to remove the app from government devices, citing security worries over from TikTok’s Chinese ownership. Abbott described concerns around TikTok as “growing threats,” issuing a mid-February deadline for government offices to implement the changes. Last month, the governor signed a law to firm up the ban, which initially took the form of an executive order.
That ban also applied to public universities in Texas, which moved to block TikTok from campus Wi-Fi networks and school-owned devices. Texas A&M and the University of Texas were among the colleges that complied with the ban, limiting access to the hit social video app across their campuses.
Public universities in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Dakota have also taken their own measures to restrict TikTok in light of other executive orders. If successful, the Texas lawsuit could serve as a precedent for how similar bans will hold up in those states.
“Like it or not, TikTok is an immensely popular communications platform, and its policies and practices are influencing culture and politics around the world,” Coalition for Independent Technology Research board member Dave Karpf said.
“It’s important that scholars and researchers be able to study the platform and illuminate the risks associated with it. Ironically, Texas’s misguided ban is impeding our members from studying the very risks that Texas says it wants to address.”

COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT T… by TechCrunch
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W.A. Production Introduces InstaComposer 2 A.I. MIDI Tool W.A. Production, producers crafting creative plug-ins to help anyone achieve studio-quality processing speedily and easily, introduces InstaComposer 2 as an advanced AI MIDI Tool taking its popular InstaComposer MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) creation station plug-in predecessor to another level — launching new features and improvements that enhance the user experience with more MIDI tracks, scenes, new scales, and new modes married with enhanced generative coding and superior performance to make practicable new ideas flow more quickly than ever before by producing a wide variety of musical elements, including melodies, phrases, riffs, and chord progressions to provide both beginners and professional musicians with endless possibilities for creating unique and engaging music in any genre or style while working with an intuitive interface and advanced algorithms allowing them to focus on the creative aspect of music production without having to think about composing every note.

14-day, fully-functional trial versions of all W.A. Production plug-ins — including InstaComposer 2 — are available by signing up for an account for free from here: waproduction.com/users/login

Watch W.A. Production’s informative introductory video for InstaComposer 2 here: youtu.be/sjx-KYMZip0 

The Very Loud Indeed Co. Summer Sale The Very Loud Indeed Co.'s Summer Sale is currently running, offering savings of 40% on individual products and 61% on bundles. 

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Spotify expands analytics to give ‘a 360-degree view of your audience’When Spotify For Artists deleted older historical data last month, they said they did it to make room for new features, and a just-launched Audience Segmentation feature makes good on. Continue reading
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Fred again.. reveals bass sound in Jungle came from a dodgy cableFred again.. has revealed that the bass sound in his 2022 track Jungle was recorded from the sound made when he plugged in a dodgy cable.

READ MORE: How Fred again.. stole the hearts of Glastonbury 2023

Sometimes innovation truly does prevail over high-spec gear – through simply recording the sound made when the dodgy cable was plugged in via a voice memos app on his iPhone, Fred again.. chopped it up into the main bassline for the song, which sits on his album, USB.
“I realised I’d never told anyone this,” writes the EDM giant on TikTok. Check out the video below to see how he made it happen:

@fredagainagain
i realised id never told anyone thisssss
♬ Jungle – Fred again..

Users on TikTok praised his creativity, with DJ Sistek commenting, “Omg that’s genius”, and others leaving replies such as “90s Daft Punk moves” and “Gettin [Benny Benassi] Satisfaction vibes and I’m lovin’ it”.
The Rumble producer isn’t one to overcomplicate things – he’s previously praised the endless possibilities of a simple laptop-based set up, having joked “if you’re bored of laptop, you’re bored of life.”
Earlier this year, Damon Albarn also surprised Gorillaz fans by revealing that the main looping melody heard on track Clint Eastwood came from a preset on the Suzuki Omnichord in an interview with Zane Lowe.
You can catch Fred again.. at a number of shows from August through November. To check out all of his upcoming live dates, go to his official website.
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