Excite Audio’s new Bloom Drum Machine samples “iconic hardware units”, putting “chart-topping rhythms straight into your hands”Excite Audio has expanded its Bloom range of simplistically designed plugins with a brand new Drum Machine.
This new tool offers “vintage drum discovery” via its samples of “iconic hardware units” from across the ages. It contains an expansive collection of one-shot samples and loops to elevate tracks with distinctive analogue drums and experimental textures. There’s 250 presets crafted by professional sound designers, and 112 samples on board overall.

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The Drum Machine joins the Bloom family, which currently also includes the Palette Object, Vocal Edit, Bass Impulse, Drum Breaks and Vocal Aether plugins. All signature sounds for the Drum Machine were recorded by Excite Audio directly from a range of analogue drum synthesisers that soundtracked the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Inside the Bloom Drum Machine, you can access a sequencer that enables you to craft patterns and dial in modulating effects in sync with your track. A range of edit tools are also featured, so you can refine and make the library of samples your own by adjusting start and end points, and by manipulating playback speed, direction, and timbre.
There’s also three effects modules: Bitcrush for adding bit depth and sample rate reduction, Dynamics to control compression and gating, and Reverb to create space and depth using Hall, Plate and Spring algorithms from Excite Audio’s Lifeline Series.
Check it out in action below:

Bloom Drum Machine is available now for an introductory price of £39 via Plugin Boutique. You can alternatively get your hands on a streamlined Lite version for £19. It can also be purchased as part of an Excite Audio (£199) or Bloom (£109) bundle deal.
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Bandsintown empowers Artists to run their own Ticket Presales [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]The new Bandsintown ticket presales platform enables any artist to capture contact info from fans buying tickets and is compatible with any ticketing platform.
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Valhalla Supermassive adds NEW Pleiades mode
When Valhalla DSP released Supermassive, it quickly became a favorite of aspiring producers and professionals. It’s important to note the plugin’s appeal to music makers of all levels because Valhalla’s Supermassive isn’t one of those releases that’s pretty good for a freebie. It’s great regardless of price (although it’s awesome that it’s free). And of [...]
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Are Hashtags for Music Marketing losing their relevance?Are hashtags for music marketing losing their relevance on social media? Explore why this once essential tool might be fading and what it means for the future of online engagement.
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‘If streaming doesn’t disrupt itself, social will’ – Mark MulliganStreaming services are focusing on optimization, but is that enough to stay ahead? Mark Mulligan of MIDiA digs into why innovation in music streaming is crucial to avoid disruption.
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iZotope launch Cascadia delay plug-in Cascadia has been designed to provide engineers and producers with a wealth of echo and slapback effects without compromising the clarity of their mixes.

Anatres Black Friday Sale Anatres' Black Friday Sale, sees discounts of 50% applied to both perpetual and subscription-based licenses for the company's popular vocal-production tools. 

The best Black Friday deals on music tech gear at ReverbIf you’re looking to expand and enhance your studio setup, bringing new and exciting gear to your performances or workflow, we’ve gathered the best music technology deals at Reverb ahead of Black Friday, so you don’t have to. From top-quality microphones to hardware synthesizers, portable MIDI controllers to modelling guitar amps, there’s something here for producers and performers of all kinds. Read on to get the best seasonal deals on pro audio hardware for your studio.

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Perfect for producers working 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 also sends power to the interface. Portable yet powerful, this is a great system for recording and producing for just $150.
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This ultra-portable MIDI controller has MIDI, CV/Gate and sync features, as well as an onboard sequencer and flexible I/O. it’s equally at home controlling soft synths or analog or modular gear. Plus, it’s super portable to boot. Here’s your chance to grab one at a significant discount, for just $75.
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Putting incredible DJ power in your backpack, the Traktor Kontrol F1 is among the most compact controller units NI has ever made. Its 16 multicoloured backlit pads provide hands-on control of your performances, linking directly to the Traktor software’s Remix Sets and letting you capture loops and samples in real time. Grab one now for the bargain price of just $110.50.
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This refurbished Launchkey Mini Mk3 is the perfect way to control and perform with your DAW, integrating beautifully with all modern music software and even with external hardware as well. With 25 keys and 16 sensitive pads it also has eight encoders and multiple transport buttons for getting tactile, hands-on control of your projects. The bundled software is available on registration of the hardware.
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Korg’s Wavestate wave sequencing hardware synthesizer uses wave sequencing to transform raw samples into new sounds and textures. Containing multiple GBs of samples it also includes modelled filters from the MS-20 and Polysix synths among others, has 64 stereo voices and 14 effects. Get it now for $500.
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There’s 36% off this small but powerful fuzz stompbox that can create some seriously heavy doom, sludge and buzz tones. With its tiny size, it powers over the mains and has just three super simple controls. As well as using it in a live situation why not consider employing it as a live effect in your studio to dirty up all kinds of sounds other than guitars and basses.
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There’s 41% off this excellent digital mixer from Soundcraft, with a whole mixing system inside a rugged stage box perfect for taking on tour. In addition to onboard graphic EQ, noise gate compression, reverb and other effects it is controllable wirelessly from a computer or mobile device. As well as a bunch of XLR ins and outs it has a USB audio player and the ability to record performances.
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Get crystal clear recordings with Warm Audio’s high-end studio condenser mic, now on sale for $729. This refurbed mic uses a true reproduction of the K47-style capsule in the original 47 tube mic and features nine polar patterns – cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-8, and six intermediate patterns. It comes with accessories including a wooden box, power supply, shockmount and more.
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Line6 is legendary for its modelling amps that can give you a wealth of different effects, amps and cab simulations all inside a single unit. This 1×12 combo model provides 100 watts of power and features six original amp designs, dedicated boost and reverb secitons as well as a MIDI and USB input for device management. It even works as a four channel audio interface for your computer or mobile device. All for just $199.99.
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Drake accuses Universal Music and Spotify of artificially boosting streams of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against himDrake has taken legal action accusing Universal Music and Spotify of artificially boosting the streams of Not Like Us, the diss track made against him by Kendrick Lamar.
The track marked the fifth Drake diss song Lamar had released since their feud first escalated back in March. It reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release, and earned over 70 million streams in the first week alone.

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Drake has filed a petition, which according to the BBC is not a full lawsuit, but a so-called “pre-action petition”. Under this, Drake’s lawyers can ask the court to order Universal and Spotify to preserve all relevant documents and information, ahead of potential further legal action in the future.
In this filing, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, accuses the companies of engaging in an illegal “scheme” to promote Lamar’s song. His lawyers claim that Universal “conspired with and paid currently unknown parties” to “artificially” boost the prominence of Not Like Us, and also claim that the label cut its royalty rates for the song by 30 percent in exchange for Spotify recommending it to users.

The filing also cites alleged claims from a “whistleblower” on a podcast, who claims they were paid $2,500 to set up “bots” that would stream the song on repeat. It also further cites online reports which claim that fans who asked Apple’s voice assistant to play Drake’s album Certified Loverboy were instead played Not Like Us.
Lawyers claim that Drake tried to address these allegations in private but allege that the label had “no interest”. They even claim that Universal tried to “conceal its schemes”, including firing staff “perceived as having loyalty to Drake”.
A spokesperson from UMG told the BBC, “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”
Representatives of Spotify and Lamar have not yet responded to the outlet. MusicTech has also reached out for comment on these allegations.
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Polyverse Filterverse now available Polyverse have announced that the public beta of their new Filterverse plug-in has now been replaced by a full-release version. 

The 2024 AllMusic Gift GuideEach year, we share our hand-picked recommendations of books, accessories, gadgets, recordings, and more, sure to please even the most discerning audiophile.

Bitcoin price slips to $93K as liquidations soar and long-term BTC holders take profitLong liquidations and profit-taking from long-term Bitcoin holders are the primary factors in today’s sell-off. When will the dip buyers show up?

Save the Date: ASCAP Experience 2025ASCAP Experience is back in 2025. Save the date for Thursday, February 27 in Los Angeles. 

The ASCAP Experience conference has been inspiring and empowering music creators with the tools and connections to achieve their creative aspirations for almost 20 years. At the 2025 edition you’ll get:Candid advice from today’s most successful music makers

A deeper understanding of where the music industry is headed

Opportunities for face-to-face feedback on your music

Hundreds of talented creators to meet and collaborate with This is the only event that puts the needs of music creators at the center of every session. If making music is your life, you belong at the ASCAP Experience.ascapexperience.comThe post Save the Date: ASCAP Experience 2025 first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit’s $200m lawsuit over alleged unpaid royalties is ‘based on a fallacy’ says Universal Music, in motion to dismissUMG told the court that the lawsuit "should be dismissed with prejudice"
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Rocket Lab nails two missions within 24 hours – one in each hemisphereRocket Lab set a new speed record for launch turnaround time, successfully executing two Electron missions in 24 hours. The company added in a statement that this is also the first time any launch operator has completed a mission from each hemisphere within that time frame.  Rocket Lab, which was founded in New Zealand, maintains […]
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