Rigid Audio offers Synferno, a FREE cinematic sound module for Kontakt
Synferno is a free loop-based Kontakt instrument that requires the full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher. Rigid Audio has packed Synferno with 3GB of cinematic and electronic 24-bit WAV loop content. The 3GB of content accounts for 350 preset kits and 1200 individual loops in four categories: Bass, Synth, Ambient, and Groove. If you [...]
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Last Day for Music Tectonics early bird tickets: Save $100Music Tectonics' Early Bird ticket availability ends today, Monday, August 20. Grab your ticket now before the price jumps $100.
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Buso Audio launch workstation for Avid S4 The latest addition to Buso Audio's Console range has been designed to neatly house Avid's S4 control surface.

Kavinsky’s Nightcall breaks record for the most Shazam’d song in a single dayNightcall, the 2010 track by French electronic artist Kavinsky, has broken the record for the most Shazam’d song in a single day.
Kavinsky broke the record following his performance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France earlier this month. Joined by Belgian singer Angèle, Kavinsky’s performance fitted among sets from Phoenix, Air and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.

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Currently, the track sits at number eight on the Top 200 Shazam chart, though it sat right in first place just after the ceremony. It has now been searched on the platform for a grand total of 7,012,484 Shazams at the time of writing.
The most Shazam’d song of all time still remains as Tones And I’s 2019 track Dance Monkey, though other artists who also performed at the event saw their tracks soar on Shazam too, with Phoenix’s Lisztomania and Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather also having climbed the chart.
You can watch Kavinsky’s performance below:

Nightcall first gained popularity when it was featured on the soundtrack to the 2011 film, Drive. It was produced with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and originally featured singer Lovefoxxx. The track was also covered by London Grammar in 2013, and is certified Silver in the United Kingdom.

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Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars opened up about the supergroup following the ceremony, where he also shared that he was originally asked to sing on Nightcall. “Kavinsky has a song called Nightcall, which was produced by Daft Punk, and he asked me to sing it at the time. I never do things outside of Phoenix, so I said no and didn’t regret it,” he told Vulture.
“I thought the song was perfect and didn’t need my voice. It’s such a classic and fits so well in this condensed mix of songs, so I really wanted to incorporate it. For French people, there’s something that happened about ten years ago that proved to be an influence.”
As for the Daft Punk reunion hopefuls, Mars said, “Daft Punk doesn’t exist anymore. That was never an option. People expect them to come back to life, but they’re gone.”
Kavinsky’s most recent album, Reborn, landed in 2022. You can buy or stream it now. 
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“A lot of producers don’t know how to do it properly”: Slash on the “dying art” of guitar recordingThe rise of amp modellers in modern music production has left many producers incapable of recording live guitar tones, according to Guns N’ Roses legend Slash.
The guitarist, whose new blues album Orgy of the Damned was recorded using live instruments, tells Goldmine that the technique is pretty much a “dying art” these days as more and more artists embrace the convenience of digital solutions.
He adds that Mike Clink – the producer who worked on GNR’s Appetite for Destruction (1987), Use Your Illusion I and II (1991), and his recent album – is one of the few up to the task.

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“Mike Clink is a great producer, but more importantly… he’s one of the most fantastic, real-deal engineers,” says Slash. “He knows how to get a great sound out of a guitar or drums or a bass or whatever. He knows what he’s doing.”
“He’s almost one of the last of the Mohicans because it’s a dying art to be able to record a guitar through a cabinet. A lot of producers don’t even know how to do it properly anymore.”
He continues: “Mike was the guy that I knew could get these analogue sounds that we were producing and get them on tape properly and make it sound really good, which is exactly what he did. He’s also a great guy to work with, too.”
And while Slash himself has previously dabbled in digital gear — even praising the AmpliTube 5 for its ease of use, he maintains that amp sims only have a place in his writing process, and not his recording process.
At his core, the guitarist is very much still an “analogue” guy: “I love working with an amplifier because there’s something… Maybe it’s old school, but there’s something pure about the way the speakers react, the sound of the cabinet and all that kind of stuff,” he said.

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Watch Aphex Twin DJ at his friend’s weddingImagine celebrating one of the most important days of your life with one of the greatest electronic musicians of the 21st century spinning tracks just for you.
Last weekend, Aphex Twin – real name – Richard David James – was spotted DJing at a private wedding in what’s probably one of the most overqualified wedding gigs ever.

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The precious moment, which has since been immortalised on TikTok and Twitter/ X, sees the musician performing for a small crowd of under a 100 people at the wedding venue. One of the songs featured in James’s set was The Bells by drum and bass producer Jonny L. The DJ’s signature visuals were also projected on the screen behind him during the show.
According to an attendee on TikTok, Aphex Twin and the groom have been friends for years, and that the DJing gig was a wedding gift. The evening also featured British electronic musician Luke Vibert and a DJ from the London-based record label futureRetro behind the decks.
Check out the moment below.

aphex twin playing his friends wedding party yesterday. (luke vibert also played).
currently drowning in an endless sea of envy. pic.twitter.com/RjLZ0rLXI8
— babybera (@babyberafinance) August 18, 2024

Went to a friend's wedding reception last night and they had APHEX TWIN DJing! pic.twitter.com/nMHT14UaO3
— Heather (@_hthr_) August 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Aphex Twin is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his 1994 sophomore album Selected Ambient Works Volume II with a new box set arriving on 4 October. The collection will be available in digital, 3xCD, double-cassette, and 4xLP standard and box set editions.
This marks the first time that every track from the album will be universally accessible across all formats, bridging a gap that previously limited access to certain tracks, notably the vinyl-only release #19. The expanded edition also features two additional songs, th1 [evnslower] and Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev.
Fans can pre-order the record from Aphex Twin’s web store.
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SoundGhost introduce Cascade Cascade comes loaded with 100 acoustic sound sources and creates its unique sound using randomly overdubbed, arhythmic notes tuned to a single pitch. 

Clicker games and more: 6 projects growing on TON blockchainThe TON ecosystem has seen a significant influx of new users amid promising new projects appearing on the blockchain.

2024 Tiny Games Contest: Coming At Ya with Zero-Dimensional PONGA decade is a long time to carry around a project idea in your head. Fortunately, the Tiny Games Contest happens to coincide with [senily64dx]’s getting back into ATMega programming, so they can finally make their zero-dimensional PONG dreams come true (and have the chance at great prizes, too, of course).
If you don’t already get what’s going on here, zero-dimensional PONG takes 1D PONG and turns it on the short side. Imagine the light coming toward you, then moving away toward your opponent, and you have the basic idea. So, how is this done? Pulse-width modulation controls the brightness of the LED, and, well, you have to be pretty fast, although there is a small margin for the inevitable error.
In the video after the break, you can watch [senily64dx] play themselves using a red/green LED. Player one must press the button when red is fully lit and green is off, and player two goes when green is fully lit and red is off. The cool thing is that [senily64dx] used sockets, so they can plug in any LED they want. There are nine difficulty levels to control the PWM speed,  so one can really test one’s reaction time.
If you want to build one of these, you’ll need an ATtiny2313 or something similar, a couple of buttons, a display, and the optional but fun buzzer. The well-commented code is available through [senily64dx]’s site.

With the Polestar 3 now “weeks” away, its CEO looks to make company “self-sustaining”Thomas Ingenlath is having perhaps a little too much fun in his Polestar 3, silently rocketing away from stop signs and swinging through tightening bends, grinning like a man far younger than his 59 years of age. “You really can push this car,” the Polestar CEO says as he cruises the roads alongside other enthusiasts […]
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Meta Doesn’t Allow Camera Access on VR Headsets, So Here’s a WorkaroundThe cameras at the front of Meta’s Quest VR headsets are off-limits to developers, but developer [Michael Gschwandtner] created a workaround (Linkedin post) and shared implementation details with a VR news site.
The view isn’t a pure camera feed (it includes virtual and UI elements) but it’s a clever workaround.
The demo shows object detection via MobileNet V2, which we’ve seen used for machine vision on embedded systems like the Raspberry Pi. In this case it is running locally on the VR headset, automatically identifying objects even though the app cannot directly access the front-facing cameras to see what’s in front of it.
The workaround is conceptually simple, and leverages the headset’s ability to cast its video feed over Wi-Fi to other devices. This feature is normally used for people to share and spectate VR gameplay.
First, [Gschwandtner]’s app sets up passthrough video, which means that the camera feed from the front of the headset is used as background in VR, creating a mixed-reality environment. Then the app essentially spawns itself a Chromium browser, and casts its video feed to itself. It is this video that is used to — in a roundabout way — access what the cameras see.
The resulting view isn’t really direct from the cameras, it’s akin to snapshotting a through-the-headset view which means it contains virtual elements like the UI. Still, with passthrough turned on it is a pretty clever workaround that is contained entirely on-device.
Meta is hesitant to give developers direct access to camera views on their VR headset, and while John Carmack (former Meta consulting CTO) thinks it’s worth opening up and can be done safely, it’s not there yet.

Bedroom Producers Blog celebrates 15th Anniversary with a Design OverhaulDear BPB readers, I’m excited to announce that Bedroom Producers Blog has finally received its long-awaited facelift. I’ve been working on the new design behind the scenes for quite some time. The main goal was to make the website cleaner, easier to read, and faster, all while preserving the aspects of the old design that [...]
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Universal Audio Century Tube Channel Strip currently free Universal Audio have announced that they are offering their vintage-inspired Century Tube Channel Strip as a free download for a limited time.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp is ‘not going to apologize’ for military workData analytics company Palantir has faced criticism and even protests over its work with the military, police, and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, but co-founder and CEO Alex Karp isn’t interested in “the apology show.” In a lengthy New York Times profile, Karp told writer Maureen Dowd that the company has “a consistently pro-Western view” […]
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Swiss tech firm launches AI made of human brain cells rental serviceThe organoids only live about 100 days, then, ostensibly, the AI dies.