Duff McKagan's Lighthouse Tour in SeattleShowbox Theatre Seattle, WAAs the bassist of Guns N’ Roses, one of the most iconic, rebellious rock bands in recent memory, Duff McKagan has toured the world countless times amassing a multitude of unforgettable and sometimes unfathomable experiences. While his early, megawatt journey in the limelight - marked by the Latin Phrase per aspera ad astra (suffering to the stars) - took a toll on his mental and physical well-being, it ultimately helped him discover his true north: being an astute societal observer and, in turn, a talented songwriter and storyteller. This skill not only helped Duff craft material for his solo musical career, but also led him toward becoming a New York Times bestselling author, business columnist, wealth management founder, and mentor to musicians across all genres.Having fully embraced a Sensei-like role, Duff is continuing to tour the world regularly, but on his terms. Most recently, the Jedi-wise rocker returned to his hometown of Seattle to play the final show of the Lighthouse tour, supporting his third solo release. Knowing longtime fans were eagerly awaiting his presence, the seasoned pro emerged from the shadows of the historic Showbox Theatre at precisely 9 pm. His on-point rockstar styling - fitted suit, sleek black sneakers, and mirrored aviators - perfectly represented his present day rockstar-meets-professor persona. Taking a moment to nod a hello to the audience, his glasses mirroring their excited state, Duff grabbed his gorgeous acoustic Guild guitar and strummed the dreamy alt-country chords of “Forgiveness” from Lighthouse (2023).This first song served as a jumping-off point, drawing the packed audience into his Hero’s Journey – lyrical voyages mirroring the epic story arcs of the historical novels he is known to devour. Duff’s top-shelf musicianship – blending country and punk chord progressions with catchy, rock-driven choruses – complemented his narratives, providing the perfect soundtrack to the vignettes of his stories.A few standout songs from the evening were comprised of powerful compositions that explore a wide range of themes, from micro (finding hope through adversity) to macro (how societies can often crumble under the guise of altruism). The sweet and soulful “Tenderness,” the titular track from Duff’s 2019 release, and the wonderfully atmospheric “Holy Water” from Lighthouse were among several tracks tackling these leitmotifs that resonated with the concertgoers, made evident by the loud whistles and shouts of approval heard from the elevated open bar areas. Additionally, Duff interspersed tracks that reflect both the simple struggles of everyday life, such as “My Name is Bob,” featuring show opener Joe Keithly of D.O.A., and songs delving into more complex historical themes.  One of Duff’s reflections, “Longfeather,” examines the malevolent underpinnings of colonial manifest destiny and how the “West was won.” Fittingly, the show’s denouement featured a rendition of David Bowie’s “Heroes,” which saw Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols joining the rocker on stage to deliver the timeless anthem. Celebrated for its portrayal of star-crossed lovers living in an era before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the song poignantly underscores the brutality of a world on the brink of further division. This formidable track seamlessly segued into the show’s finale: the beautiful ballad “Don’t Look Behind You” from Tenderness. With its Bowie-esque intonations and hopeful message of embracing togetherness in times of turmoil, it offered a perfect uplifting conclusion to the night.McKagan’s remarkable ability to address universal themes, some laced with controversy, without overt judgment, underscores his strength as a modern-day troubadour. Hopefully, his storytelling will continue to inspire songs that might offer the ultimate Hero’s Journey elixir: compassion for one another.SETLIST:ForgivenessChip Away This is the SongI Saw God on 10thTendernessFeelHoly Water  I Wanna Be Your Dog – The StoogesMy Name is Bob I Just Don’t Know Fallen OnesFallenWasted Heart LongfeatherJust Another Shakedown True to the Death Rock n’ Roll Ballad I Fought The Law- The Crickets and The ClashYou’re Crazy – Guns N’ RosesLighthouseYou Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory- Johnny ThundersHeroes – David BowieDon’t Look Behind YouThe post Duff McKagan's Lighthouse Tour in Seattle first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Unique 3D Printer Has a Print Head With a TwistIf you’re used to thinking about 3D printing in Cartesian terms, prepare your brain for a bit of a twist with [Joshua Bird]’s 4-axis 3D printer that’s not quite like anything we’ve ever seen before.
The printer uses a rotary platform as a build plate, and has a linear rail and lead screw just outside the rim of the platform that serves as the Z axis. Where things get really interesting is the assembly that rides on the Z-axis, which [Joshua] calls a “Core R-Theta” mechanism. It’s an apt description, since as in a CoreXY motion system, it uses a pair of stepper motors and a continuous timing belt to achieve two axes of movement. However, rather than two linear axes, the motors can team up to move the whole print arm in and out along the radius of the build platform while also rotating the print head through almost 90 degrees.
The kinematic possibilities with this setup are really interesting. With the print head rotated perpendicular to the bed, it acts like a simple polar printer. But tilting the head allows you to print steep overhangs with no supports. [Joshua] printed a simple propeller as a demo, with the hub printed more or less traditionally while the blades are added with the head at steeper and steeper angles. As you can imagine, slicing is a bit of a mind-bender, and there are some practical problems such as print cooling, which [Joshua] addresses by piping in compressed air. You’ll want to see this in action, so check out the video below.
This is a fantastic bit of work, and hats off to [Joshua] for working through all the complexities to bring us the first really new thing we’ve seen in 3D printing is a long time.

Thanks to [Keith Olson], [grythumn],  [Hari Wiguna], and [MrSVCD] for the near-simultaneous tips on this one.

A Free Speed Boost For Your Pi 5The world of the overclocker contains many arcane tweaks to squeeze the last drops of performance from a computer, many of which require expert knowledge to understand. Happily for Raspberry Pi 5 owners the Pi engineers have come up with a set of tweaks you don’t have to be an overclocker to benefit from, working on the DRAM timings to extract a healthy speed boost. Serial Pi hacker [Jeff Geerling] has tested them and thinks they should be good for as much as 20% boost on a stock board. When overclocked to 3.2 GHz, he found an unbelievable 32% increase in performance.
We’re not DRAM experts here at Hackaday, but as we understand it they have been using timings from the Micron data sheets designed to play it safe. In consultation with Micron engineers they were able to use settings designed to be much faster, we gather by monitoring RAM temperature to ensure the chips stay within their parameters. Best of all, there’s no need to get down and dirty with the settings, and they can be available to all with a firmware update. It’s claimed this will help Pi 4 owners to some extent as well as those with a Pi 5, so even slightly older boards get some love. So if you have a Pi 5, don’t wait for the Pi 6, upgrade today, for free!

“I didn’t want the album to be all bangers — life isn’t always about bangers:” Carlita on producing her debut album, ‘Sentimental’For buzzy Turkish-Italian DJ and producer Carlita, her debut album was a chance to show another side of herself, to allow her fans to hear a moodier, more instrumentally driven and less-dancefloor-centric side of her sound. The aptly named Sentimental dropped on November 14 on Ninja Tune and features 13 sonically rich and dreamy tracks that seamlessly dance between joy, longing, melancholy and transcendence.
“I feel amazing about it,” the artist born Carla Frayman says of the project being out. “I was a bit scared about people’s reactions because it’s so different than what I do normally. I’m very happy that people responded open-mindedly. I produced a lot of music for myself and I never released them; some of the [Sentimental] demos came from that.”
Photography by Sam Keeler
While the album doesn’t feel out of place with the groovy deep house-leaning singles in her catalogue, it offers a deeper look into her melody-driven musical taste. It also showcases her musicality and skills as an instrumentalist and composer. Although Kerri Chandler’s house classic You’re In My System got her into dance music and Four Tet made her want to produce it herself, making music has always been core to who she is.
“[On the album,] I played the guitar, I played the bass. I played some pianos and some cello,” she tells us. “I grew up playing cello and piano…that’s what I’m used to; that’s why I really like it.”
Sentimental by Carlita
During her youth in Istanbul, Carlita played cello at Istanbul University State Conservatory and studied classical musical theory. As a student attending Boston College in Massachusetts, she played bass in rock bands and fell in love with dance music, sneaking into clubs to get her fix. She befriended a fellow Turk, who owned a club called BIJOU, who gave her DJ lessons and, soon after, her first residency.
Photography by Sam Keeler
After beginning her DJ career in Boston and New York, Carlita’s first music release came in 2017; a hypnotic organic house EP called Narayana on Chile’s Lump Records. By mid-2021, as life and parties in the US and Europe began to open back up after COVID lockdowns, Carlita became one to watch far outside of NYC. In that truncated party year, she played on bills with her mentor DJ Tennis in Los Angeles, Berlin and Miami, the latter at his beloved Art Basel extravaganza, Rakastella.
2022 saw her drop two EPs on DJ Tennis’ Life and Death Records, deliver buzzy remixes for Chloé Caillet and BLOND:ISH x Francis Mercier, debut the transcendent Cinecittà at Cercle, and begin work on Sentimental.
These core experiences in collaborating and creating were crucial during the making of Sentimental. Although much of modern electronic music is made with laptops and computers, Carlita’s musician roots led her to more tactile and organic studio techniques.
“I’m a very big fan of recording. Some of the tracks [in Sentimental], especially Trouble Symphony, Falling, and even Planet Blue, came out of recording instruments and me playing a lot of them, including the piano. This album is produced by me, [DJ] Tennis and Joseph Ashworth, and some artist collaborations, of course. In the studio, I always use a Sequential Prophet and Moog Sub 37 — I use the Sub 37 a lot for bass sounds. For drums, I used some Roland products and some TR-909 sounds in Ableton Live,” Carlita says.
Photography by Sam Keeler
“We used a Fender Rhodes for some of the keys, which is my favourite piano ever. Most of the synths were [samples], but we also recorded some synths and pads. For instance, the last track Little Things, has so many synths [we recorded] on it.”
The synth in question is the iconic Sequential Prophet-6, which was at the W1 studio in London where much of the album was recorded. As for plug-ins, she used some of Arturia’s software and a lot of Xfer Records‘ Serum. While live instrumentation was such an important part of the sonic landscape and creative process of Sentimental, it all began, as every track she’s made does, on Carlita’s laptop.
“I start everything on my computer and go to the studio and sometimes after I record some things,” she explains. She usually begins a track with a sample she finds or records herself, or a melodic idea. “Groove is everything, but I’m more musical than rhythmic,” she notes, sharing that she never starts with drums, as it’s not enough for her to get into the feeling of a track.
Photography by Sam Keeler
“I didn’t want the album to be all bangers because life is not always about bangers,” she says with a laugh.“I love producing a bit more melancholic or chill stuff too. So, I didn’t put so many bangers on the album, only two and the rest of them are more [for] listening, and when you’re [feeling] down and just more emotional.”
The bangers in question are the upbeat piano house bop Planet Blue featuring London-based singer/songwriter Cleo Simone’s soulful vocals and the deliciously euphoric and buoyant Forever Baby with Janet Planet of playful Aussie dance-pop duo Confidence Man. Both tracks have become staples in her sets, as they work well for pumping the energy up.
Forever Baby was originally supposed to feature another singer, but she kept rescheduling until time was out. Carlita was having drinks with Confidence Man in Hackney and mentioned it to them, who revealed that, ironically, that same singer was supposed to feature on DJ Seinfeld’s Now You Do—although it’s hard to imagine that not being a Confidence Man track. (Carlita got linked up with them after delivering a bubbling remix of the tune.) They saved the day by inviting Carlita to their studio, which happened to be a 10-minute walk from the pub. The instrumental was already done and, in minutes, the trio wrote the playful lyrics [“Take me on tonight / Bodies on the line / Keep me on forever, baby / I can blow your mind”] and Janet Planet sang them.
Sentimental‘s ultra-dreamy lead single Time has become one of Carlita’s favourite closing tracks, even though, like most of the other tunes on the album, she didn’t envision playing it in her sets. The emotive “Time” is in the same spiritual sonic canon of the transcendent 2012 Pachanga Boys classic it shares a title with. She debuted it during her and DJ Tennis’ 2023 Coachella Astra Club set at the fest’s clubby Yuma tent, where she realized its power as a closer. Its meaning has only grown as she’s continued witnessing crowds around the world vibe with it. “It’s very emotional because I hear a lot of people singing it when I’m playing. It’s like, wow, people know the track. It’s a very beautiful feeling,” she reflects.
Photography by Sam Keeler
She began constructing Sentimental two years ago and wrapped it up this past May, although the seeds for it were planted back when she first started producing music. A lot of the tracks were born from the demos she made over the years that she hadn’t found a home for, since they weren’t dancefloor-oriented. There was a lot to work with, and many tunes were cut from the album to make it flow. The track that became The Moment with SG Lewis actually came from the first demo she ever made eight years ago, which evolved into something completely different over the production process. The newest song she made was Wait For You with deep house crooner Elderbrook; Forever Baby was another one of the most recent demos.
All of the collaborations came together organically and in the moment, and there were people she wanted to work with where the timing just didn’t work out. “I’m very open to ideas. If I’m using someone else’s studio and there’s someone [there], I’m like, ‘Hey, do you want to try [working on something]?’ ‘Time’ came out like that, I had no idea who the person [British singer/songwriter Tom Havelock] was in the studio with another session.” Carlita says.”I just let life guide me on that…I’ve been collaborating for a long time because I love collaborations and I love working with people.”
The album fittingly opens with Trouble Symphony, the collab with her mentor DJ Tennis. While they’ve been linked up for four years and regularly DJ together as Astra Club, this is their first original track together as a duo. Their friend and fellow Italian Orofino also worked with them on the tune, which came together through a studio jam session. Both Carlita and Tennis cite vibey Norwegian folk duo Kings of Convenience as inspiration for the tune, and Orofino has toured with Erlend Øye of the group.
Photography by Sam Keeler
The connection between Carlita and DJ Tennis was instantaneous. The duo first met for lunch in 2020 after she reached out to him to work together. She invited him to her birthday party and told him to bring USBs, and they ended up B2Bing for 10 hours. “I was always into house, but I got so influenced by the really ravey music he’s been playing. And I think he also got influenced by my style that’s more melodic. We were exchanging songs for a very long time. We’re always very synced to each other.” He started out as her manager and creative director and remains a close friend, important collaborator, oft B2B-er, and advisor.
“Everything,” she answers when asked what DJ Tennis’ support means to her. “He made everything faster. He made my process faster, and I learned so much from him over the years. Now, finally, I can say that I am there as a producer, that I feel comfortable producing anything I want to produce. It took me time and he really helped me with this process.”
The biggest thing she’s learned from him in their four years of friendship and creative collaboration is not a production technique or a career hack, it’s a simple yet vital life lesson: being patient. “He’s very, very patient. I’m still not patient. But I think I learned to be a bit better,” Carlita says. “In this career, you have to be really patient.”
Photography by Sam Keeler
DJ Tennis, meanwhile, says what he admires most about Carlita’s approach to production and DJing is simple: “Curiosity. Period. That’s one of the secrets of growth and success. Curiosity, not taking anything for granted, being happy to discover new things,” he tells us over the phone.
“Carlita is such a hard worker and such an inspiring person because she’s always ready to do things, never lazy,” he adds. “I need to feed myself with things to do and Carlita definitely helps me with that.”
Photography by Sam Keeler
Naturally, Carlita’s openness, curiosity and musicality also come through when she’s behind the decks. As a DJ, she loves playing a wide range of rave tunes. She’s a regular at Ibiza’s famed left-field Circoloco parties (and their offshoots around the globe) and debuted on their label earlier this year with the Italo-sampling percussive house tune Cash For Love. The track is her biggest original tune on Beatport, underscoring its potency as a dance floor heater.
Still, her extensive experience behind the decks hasn’t left her numb to nerves — a realisation she felt when ticking off a bucket list item of performing a Cercle set, which was live-streamed to the world from a vintage film studio in Rome.
“When I did Cercle, I almost fainted. I got so nervous,” she says with a chuckle. She cites that, as well as opening for Dua Lipa during five international dates of her Radical Optimism tour this summer, as her biggest pinch-me moments. During those gigs, she got exactly 45 minutes with the New Rules singer’s arena-sized crowd. She prepared for these sets, making shorter versions of tunes to fit in the time constraints, but kept the sound authentic to what she’d play at a club or festival set. And they were into it.

Working with an orchestra tops her current DJ bucket list, and her 2025 goals are simple yet centred on continued growth: she wants it to be better than this year. How does Carlita plan on topping her banner year? By producing more tracks, of course.
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Thing: First soft synth from Acustica Acustica's most recent release marks their first step in a new direction, and sees them deliver their very first software synthesizer.

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Chaos Audio is offering seven pedal plugins for free in their Freebie Plugin Bundle, which includes reverb, drive, delay, and EQ. I don’t know about you, but I find it harder to find guitar pedal-style plugins. There have been lots of amp sims but not too many emulations of pedals. There are, of course, other [...]
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Jay Mehta talks Warner Music’s M&A strategy in South Asia and how India will produce ‘the next big global wave for music.’MBW’s World Leaders series meets Jay Mehta, Managing Director, Warner Music South Asia
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Sony Music sued by Patrick Moxey’s Ultra Music Publishing for alleged copyright infringement; publisher claims the major is committing ‘piracy’ of its IPThe lawsuit claims: 'Despite their lack of licenses, the Sony Defendants engage in knowing, willful, and utterly inexcusable copyright infringement of the Ultra Compositions.'
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What is the Glocalisation of Music? Why It MattersThe glocalization of music refers to global musical trends and influences are adapted and blended with local cultural traditions, sounds and languages. But what does that mean for music and the music industry that supports it?
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Cyber Monday 2024: Reverb’s best Cyber Monday deals on synths, outboard gear and samplersBlack Friday is over and Cyber Monday is here. Remember the exclusive deal on that synth that’s now your go-to instrument? Or what about that half-price plugin you now use on a daily basis? Well, Cyber Monday is the time to grab another delicious deal that could seriously amp up your music production.

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Reverb.com is an online marketplace for music gear, offering a massive range of new, used, and vintage musical instruments, equipment, and accessories. Founded in 2013, it serves as a platform connecting buyers and sellers globally, catering to musicians, collectors, and enthusiasts seeking various music tech products, including guitars, synthesizers, recording gear, and more. This Cyber Monday, it’s slashing prices of its gear and we’ve compiled our favourites.
$61,227 discount on a Yamaha CS-80
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OK…This one isn’t for everyone, but it’s worth a look, just for fun. This Yamaha CS-80 is now available with a 50% price drop, making it an eye-watering, tear-jerking $61,227. Someone’s gotta grab it, right?
Save $110 on a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4
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An ideal interface for producers and recording artists in any genre, the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 provides four inputs and outputs, making it perfect for recording several sources at the same time. Recording at up to 192kHz, it offers pristine audio quality, MIDI functionality and works over a USB connection which powers the interface. Portable yet powerful, this is a great system for recording and producing for just $150.
Shure SM7B — $60 off
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The SM7B has become the ultimate podcasting mic. Used by the greats and not-so-greats, this vocal mic has become a stalwart in recording studios around the world. It’s beloved for its flat and wide-range frequency response, which makes it primed for capturing vocals — speech and singing — in all styles. On Reverb this Cyber Monday, you can snag $60 off the mic, bringing the price down to $339.
$95 off the Arturia MiniFreak
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We love the Arturia MiniFreak. We gave it a 9/10 score when we reviewed it in 2022, saying: “It’s tough to believe the richness and character you can coax from such a compact, almost cute, instrument.” Today, you can save $95, bringing the price down to just over $500. Not bad if you’re looking for an affordable, versatile synth to cover all your bases.
$1,200 off Arturia’s PolyBrute Noir
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Want more power from Arturia? The Arturia PolyBrute is a powerhouse synth, which in our review we called “possibly the most powerful analogue synthesizer of the modern age”. The French brand has now released this synth titan in a cool, noir finish. It usually retails at $2,699 – but this Cyber Monday, you can get $1,200 off, meaning you pay $1,499.
When are Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Black Friday took place on 29 November 2024, and Cyber Monday is today, 2 December. Sales usually start at midnight on Friday but, as the event has expanded across the globe, many companies extend their Black Friday sales over the course of several weeks, starting as early as October. So, even if you think you might miss a Black Friday drop, you can still keep your eyes peeled throughout November to cop yourself a deal.
Typically, Black Friday and Cyber Monday fall annually on the final weekend of November, just a day after Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday marks the end of most of the price cuts, so you’ll want to head to the virtual checkout with those synths in your cart before midnight on Monday 27 November, or you might miss out.
Where can you get more Cyber Monday deals on music gear?
If you’re looking for hardware and other products that are discounted this Cyber Season, check out our Cyber Monday 2024 guide.
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FL Studio 2024.2 brings new plugins, and a 30% discount for Cyber MondayImage-Line has released FL Studio 2024.2, the latest edition of its flagship DAW. All FL Studio users can download the new version for free per Image-Line’s policy of offering free updates for life.
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FL’s new features include a looping effect plugin called Transporter, workflow improvements such as the ability to swap loops from FL Cloud in real-time, and plugins that are scalable to 8k resolution. Plus, you now use a low-latency monitoring mode.
Check out the overview of new features in Image-Line’s video below.

“At Image-Line, we’re all about helping music makers—whether they’re just starting out or seasoned pros,” said Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image-Line, in a press release. “With AI shaking up the music world, we see both exciting possibilities and new challenges but it doesn’t change our goal: making music production easier and more fun for everyone. We’re thrilled to see so many new producers choosing FL Studio, motivating us to keep innovating with updates like FL Studio 2024.2. This holiday season, we’re offering FL Studio at its best price yet, with pricing tailored to different markets to keep it accessible to everyone.”
The aforementioned “best price yet” is part of Image-Line’s Cyber Monday sale, during which new users can enjoy discounts on different versions of FL Studio. The more advanced the version, the greater the discount. The Producer Edition is down from $179 to $139, the Signature Edition has gone from $269 to $199, and the elite version, known as the All Plugins Edition is 30% off, dropping from $449 to $314.
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FL Cloud is also included in the Cyber Monday sales. Users can purchase the subscription — which includes access to a library of royalty-free samples, a series of plugins, AI mastering tools, and even music distribution services — for $49 or $99. The first is the Plus plan and the second is the Pro plan, which is down from $80 and $150, respectively.
In our recent review of FL Studio 2024, we gave the DAW an 8/10, marking it down for a lack of basic video and scoring support, among other workflow critiques. We said: “For programming and MIDI editing, FL Studio runs very deep. The developers have stuffed a huge number of tools in and for the most part kept it pretty approachable. There’s also the selection of plugins with the bigger versions, which outguns most other DAWs save perhaps for the Ableton Live Suite. Logic Pro’s selection is also excellent though Windows users need not apply, so it’s not quite a direct comparison.”
“For many users, FL Studio offers a fun and sensibly-priced package for everything from cooking up loops and simpler tracks all the way to more fully fledged recording and arrangement of songs.”
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How Digital DJ Pools Benefit Musicians: Insights & Tips [Brian Hazard]Learn how Digital DJ Pools help artists get their tracks to DJs worldwide before release day. Brian Hazard shares his experience, insights, and tips to maximize this platform’s potential.
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Kendrick Lamar Diss Track sparks Legal Drama: Read Full Court FilingsKendrick Lamar's diss track has sparked lawsuits and heated controversy. Find out how music and legal drama are clashing in this unfolding story.
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Cyber Monday 2024: Plugin Boutique’s best deals — 96% off UAD, Shadow Hills, iZotope and moreDidn’t catch a sweet deal on Black Friday? Or are you just hungry for more bargains? Lucky you — Cyber Monday is packing more price drops from major music tech brands and retailers.
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If you’re planning to power up your plugin folder, you’ll want to check out what /?a_aid=5a86bc628c110 has in store. The online store is offering up to 96 per cent off software this Cyber Monday and we’ve put together our standout deals. Check them out below.
96% off Universal Audio’s UAD plugin bundles
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Universal Audio’s UAD plugins are trusted by some of the best producers in the world, thanks to the meticulous emulations of coveted studio hardware. Usually, UA’s bundles will set you back by quite a bit of cash but this Cyber Monday, you’ll get the best deal all year. The UAD Studio Classics bundle gives you emulations of some incredible studio effects and discounted by 96 per cent, costing just $75 and saving you $1,956. Elsewhere, the Producer Edition is available for just $100 representing a staggering 80 per cent discount.
Plugin Boutique’s $69 Black Friday Bundle
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This one’s still available — a $2,374 saving on a bundle of 48 plugins and sample packs. This haul of creative effects and instruments will give you tons of inspiration, whether it’s from 510k’s SEQUND (which we reviewed and scored 8/10), or from the LunchTable pen-tapping sound plugin.
Save 60% on Melodyne 5 Assistant
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For many producers, Melodyne is the Holy Grail of pitch correction. The Assistant version will equip you with powerful tools for fine-tuning pitch, timing, vibrato, phrasing, formats and dynamics, all with Technical Grammy Award-winning tech. This will help you get creative with your vocal pitching or lock you in for a stellar-sounding performance
Save over $300 on Arturia’s V Collection X
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Plugin Boutique has knocked a cool 50% off Arturia’s powerful and comprehensive V Collection X of classic software instruments. There are 39 synths and effects in total, with over 10,000 presets. “Arturia’s V Collection keeps enticing us back,” we said in our 9/10 review; “not just for the expansion of its instrument range but for Arturia’s commitment to constantly improving them.” The V Collection X is currently $316 this Cyber Monday.
94% discounts on Brainworx plugins
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From an emulation of the beloved Shadow Hills compressor to Brainworx’s own modern saturation plugins, there’s a saving for all producers in the Brainworx sale. You can get some incredible plugins for as little as $30, with huge discounts across the brand’s products and plugin bundles
Up to 90% off IK Multimedia’s T-RackS plugin bundles
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Total Studio 4 MAX is IK Multimedia’s all-in-one production suite, with 170 of IK’s most powerful music creation titles, 66 plugins covering the entire creative process, over 19,000 authentic-sounding instruments, over 1,400 creative and studio effects and so much more. We gave it a rare 10/10 in our review, and there’s plenty more on offer from IK at Plugin Boutique this Cyber Monday.
When are Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Black Friday took place on 29 November 2024, and Cyber Monday is today, 2 December. Sales usually start at midnight on Friday but, as the event has expanded across the globe, many companies extend their Black Friday sales over the course of several weeks, starting as early as October. So, even if you think you might miss a Black Friday drop, you can still keep your eyes peeled throughout November to cop yourself a deal.
Typically, Black Friday and Cyber Monday fall annually on the final weekend of November, just a day after Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday marks the end of most of the price cuts, so you’ll want to head to the virtual checkout with those synths in your cart before midnight on Monday 27 November, or you might miss out.
Where can you get more Cyber Monday deals on music gear?
If you’re looking for hardware and other products that are discounted this Cyber Season, check out our Cyber Monday 2024 guide. 
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Amped Studio gains VST3 support The latest update to Amped Studio kits the browser-based DAW software out with support for VST3 plug-ins.