Moog Music MessengerMessenger is a new Moog monophonic analog keyboard synthesizer designed for the electronic musicians, producers, sound designers, sonic tinkerers, and analog dreamers of today and tomorrow. Engineered to open new portals of art and expression through sound, the instrument is ready to be a trusted creative companion for any musical genre or style—at any point in your synthesis journey. An Experimental Expression Engine If you're new to synthesis, welcome. You're exactly where you need to be. Messenger's intuitive layout with clearly labeled controls invites immediate hands-on exploration and encourages a deeper understanding of how to shape and sculpt sound. For experienced synthesists and sound designers, Messenger is packed full of innovative twists on beloved analog circuitry, blending the iconic, raw Moog sound with flexible, modern features designed for use on stage or in the studio. This synthesizer has two oscillators with wavefolding functionality, a sub-oscillator with continuously variable waveshapes, dual looping ADSR envelopes, 32 semi-weighted full-size keys with velocity and aftertouch, and the legendary Moog ladder filter augmented with resonance bass compensation, multiple filter slopes, and true multimode functionality. Messenger's 256 on-board presets allow for immediate saving and recall of your favorite sounds. An intuitive arpeggiator and expression/sustain pedal inputs make this an indispensable live tool, while its unique sequencer with probabilistic controls and Eurorack connectivity set Messenger up to be at the core of your studio or home setup. Craft soaring leads and deep, rumbling basses. Create delicately textured pads and flowing arpeggios. Build beats with custom kicks, snares, and toms. Explore dense drones and inharmonic metallics. Pay attention to how these sounds impact the way you hear the world around you. Endless Sonic Discoveries Await Timeless and Intuitive - Messenger builds on the DNA of Moog's most iconic and prolific monosynths—Minimoog Model D, Voyager, Grandmother, Subsequent 37—and puts a new spin on a familiar format with innovative circuits and timeless analog sound. A Legend Reborn - The legendary Moog transistor ladder filter gets some new tricks up its sleeve. A unique pole-mixing design allows the ladder filter to preserve bass frequencies as resonance is increased via the RES BASS switch while keeping its sonic legacy intact. Low-pass mode adds a 2-pole filter slope in addition to the classic Moog 4-pole low-pass filter slope. Inspiration at Your Fingertips - 32 full-size semi-weighted keys with velocity and aftertouch, a robust metal panel, 256 presets, and knob-per-function controls mean Messenger is endlessly playable and ready to bring to your next gig. Compositional Powerhouse - Effortlessly record sequences of up to 64 steps, integrate chance operations, and introduce random fluctuations and parameter recording. Experiment with a plethora of arpeggiator patterns and cascade notes into infinity. Sound Design and Modulation Playground - Two loopable ADSR envelopes, two LFOs, and expanded frequency and audio rate modulation options via Oscillator 2 provide a wealth of modulation options and deeper assignable possibilities. Comprehensive Connectivity - Messenger integrates seamlessly into any studio or live setup with six analog control voltage (CV) patch points, an external audio input to the filter, expression and sustain pedal inputs, and 5-pin DIN MIDI in/out as well as MIDI over USB-C. TYPE - Monophonic Analog Synthesizer SOUND ENGINE: Analog. NUMBER OF KEYS: 32. TYPE OF KEYS: Semi-Weighted with Velocity and Aftertouch. CONTROLLERS: Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, Velocity, Aftertouch. POLYPHONY: Monophonic. ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSORS: 1x Voltage-Controlled Multimode Moog Transistor Ladder Filter with Selectable Resonance Compensation, 1x Voltage-Controlled Amplifier. ENVELOPES: 2x ADSR Loopable Envelopes. LFOS: 1x Selectable Waveshape LFO (LFO 1), 1x Triangle Wave LFO (LFO 2). PRESETS: 256 patches - 16 banks, 16 patches per bank. ARPEGGIATOR / SEQUENCER: 64 step sequence saveable per-patch. Audio INPUT: 1x 6.5mm TS. Audio OUTPUT: 1x 6.5mm TS, 1x 6.5mm TRS Headphone. MIDI I/O: DIN In, DIN Out, USB-C. CV/GATE CONNECTIONS: 6x 3.5mm TS - CV/Gate In, CV/Gate Out, Analog Clock In/Out. PEDAL INPUTS: Sustain, Expression (6.5mm TRS). WEIGHT: 4.95 kg / 10.91 lbs. DIMENSIONS: 58.50 width x 32.16 depth x 9.65 height (cm) 23.03 width x 12.66 depth x 3.80 height (inches). POWER: Included 12V DC (Center Positive) Power Supply, 100-240V AC 50/60 Hz. YouTube/klcu9t-pYKk Read More

Live Music News Roundup: Touring Costs, Ticket Resale & MoreThis live music news roundup includes topics like musicians turning down touring, a revealing NITO resale study, a UK solution to the indie venue struggle, and much more...
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Ticketing, Live Nation & TouringEpisode 251 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE:
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Consistent Interruption releases Tumult, a FREE noisemaker plugin for Windows and Linux
Developer Consistent Interruption has released Tumult, a free noisemaker plugin for Windows and Linux. Adding noise externally (outside the instrument in use, and not as a side-effect of a particular FX chain) is something that many composers might underutilize. I know I’ve been guilty of making drastic changes at times rather than focusing on textural [...]
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Hit the Decks! It's Gojnea76Braila, Romania-born DJ and producer Gojnea76 started going to electronic music parties around 2005."By 2008 I got curious about DJing but I kept it lowkey, just for myself at first," he says. "Production came around 2010, and I naturally gravitated more toward that than DJing. Things started to get serious around 2018. I had been active before that and played at big clubs and festivals but I never saw it as a full-time thing. It was just something I loved doing. Since 2018 though, it all shifted, now it’s my fulltime job and focus."The artist describes his sound as "powerhouse.""I like blending the best of techno and house, they’re totally different moods, but together they just hit right,” he says.His latest release is "I

Analog Obsession releases FREE EDComp compressor plugin for Windows and macOS
Analog Obsession has released EDComp, a free and beginner-friendly compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. EDComp is a streamlined compressor featuring a fixed-threshold design with a variable ratio that ranges from 1:1 to 10:1. I think this is a great option for new producers as well as experienced producers who want to speed up their [...]
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MeldaProduction releases Analog Empire: Plucks and Keys (FREE until June 8)
Analog Empire: Plucks and Keys is a brand-new instrument for MSoundFactory, and it’s free until June 8, 2025. Once the introductory offer ends, Analog Empire: Plucks and Keys will be available at a regular price of £58. Any version of MSoundFactory (Full, LE, Free) is required to run Analog Empire: Plucks and Keys, and current [...]
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Synchron Special Brass from VSL Following on from the recent release of Synchron Special Woodwinds, VSL have announced the launch of the library’s brass counterpart.

From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI termsWe thought it would be helpful to put together a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases that we use in our articles.

Cardone Capital launches 10X Miami River Bitcoin FundCardone Capital, a real estate investment firm with over $5 billion in assets under management, launched the 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund, a dual-asset fund consisting of a 346-unit multifamily commercial property located on the Miami River in Miami, Florida, and $15 million of Bitcoin (BTC).In an interview with Cointelegraph, Cardone Capital founder and CEO Grant Cardone said the Miami River Bitcoin Fund, which is the firm's fourth blended investment vehicle mixing BTC and commercial multifamily real estate, will convert a portion of its monthly cash flows to BTC.Cardone told Cointelegraph the impetus to start the fund followed a suggestion from his brother. The CEO said:"My brother said to me, you should look at if you would have converted all your cash flow from real estate to Bitcoin and what that would have done over the last 12 years. Well, it would have taken $160 million and turned it into around $3 billion.""So, when I saw that, I said I am going to create a fund where we buy real estate, add bitcoin, and then use the cash flow from the real estate purchase to buy more Bitcoin," the CEO continued.Projected growth of the real estate fund with BTC vs traditional real estate returns. Source: Cardone CapitalThe CEO also told Cointelegraph that the long-term goal of Cardone Capital is to accumulate $1 billion of real estate and $200 million in BTC, which will be held as a treasury asset, across the hybrid funds.The funds' unique approach of blending income-producing hard assets and Bitcoin as a store of value could disrupt the market for real estate investment trusts (REITs), market-traded funds giving investors access to baskets of income-producing properties, and other traditional commercial real estate investment vehicles.Related: US real estate asset manager launches $100M tokenized fund with institutional backingOnboarding users to Bitcoin by abstracting away the technical barrier to entryThe CEO added that he wants to onboard investors and tenants alike to Bitcoin and expose them to the digital asset, without them necessarily having to acquire the technical knowledge to understand how Bitcoin works.A rewards program, paid in Satoshis, to long-term tenants, who pay on time and exhibit good renter behavior, is one idea the real estate investment firm is mulling, Cardone told Cointelegraph.Grant Cardone, founder and CEO of Cardone Capital. Source: Cardone CapitalOne of the goals of the hybrid real estate BTC funds is to drive the adoption of Bitcoin and provide investors, who would otherwise avoid Bitcoin due to having to overcome the technical barrier to entry, with exposure to the digital asset, the CEO said."We are onboarding people into a real estate vehicle that they understand and buying Bitcoin for them," the CEO added.Cardone also told Cointelegraph that he is working with other financial firms to create a hybrid Bitcoin mortgage product giving clients the ability to borrow against their combined Bitcoin holdings and equity held in a real estate investment.Magazine: NBA star Tristan Thompson misses $32B in Bitcoin by taking $82M contract in cash

Unreleased Amiga Hardware Plays MP3sThe MP3 file type has been around for so long, and is supported by essentially all modern media software and hardware, that it might be surprising to some to learn that it’s actually a proprietary format. Developed in the late 80s and early 90s, it rose to prominence during the Napster/Limewire era of the early 00s and became the de facto standard for digital music, but not all computers in these eras could play this filetype. This includes the Amigas of the early 90s, with one rare exception: this unreleased successor to the A3000 with a DSP chip, which now also has the software to play back these digital tunes.
The AA3000, developed as a prototype by Amiga, was never released to the general public. Unlike the original A3000 this one would have included a digital signal processing chip from AT&T called the DSP3210 which would have greatly enhanced its audio capabilities. A few prototype boards did make it out into the hands of the public, and the retrocomputing scene has used them to develop replicas of these rare machines. [Wrangler] used one to then develop the software needed for the MPEG layer 2 and 3 decoder using this extra hardware, since the original Amiga 3000 was not powerful enough on its own to play these files back.
If you want to follow along with the community still developing for this platform there’s a form post with some more detail for this specific build (although you may need to translate from German). [Wrangler] additionally points out that there are some limitations with this implementation as well, so you likely won’t get Winamp-level performance with this system, but for the Amiga fans out there it’s an excellent expansion of this computer’s capabilities nonetheless.
Thanks to [Andy] for the tip!

Soundspear SuperlimitPreview (YouTube): https://youtu.be/Pun_C7LAYdU Product Page & Demo download: https://soundspear.com/product/superlimit Superlimit redefines dynamic control by integrating classic analog warmth with modern precision. This limiter adds rich harmonic content, giving your tracks that sought-after glow and musical character. Its advanced lookahead architecture with signal ballistics ensures zero hard clipping and delivers remarkably smooth limiting transitions, preserving the natural dynamics of your audio. Read More

Get Unfiltered Audio’s TRIAD Multi-Band FX Plugin for only $10
Plugin Boutique is offering the powerful Unfiltered Audio TRIAD plugin for only $10 (90% OFF) until May 30, and it’s an absolute no-brainer if you’re into creative sound design or advanced mixing workflows. TRIAD is a three-band version of one of my favorite Plugin Alliance plugins, Unfiltered Audio’s BYOME (Build Your Own Modular Effect). It [...]
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Klaus Scheuermann releases FREE PodcastPlugins bundle for Speech Enhancement
Klaus Scheuermann has released PodcastPlugins, a free plugin bundle designed to simplify speech processing for podcasters on Windows, macOS, and Linux. As regular BPB readers might know, I’m always interested in plugins designed with a specific purpose in mind, or as I like to call them, specialty plugins. While all-purpose EQs, compressors, and limiters are [...]
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Arturia launch MiniFuse Champagne Edition Arturia have announced the launch of limited-edition versions of three of their...