Twitch to launch official DJ categoryAfter earlier this year announcing that DJs would soon have to share streaming revenue with record labels, Twitch is launching an official DJ category to further facilitate DJs who wish to stream and perform on the platform.
Arriving tomorrow (Thursday, 8 August), the new DJ category will sit beside Twitch’s existing categories including Just Chatting, Fortnite, Counter-Strike, League of Legends and more, per Mashable. The platform already has a Music category, but DJ will sit as a category on its own.

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Twitch DJs are able to use a catalogue of approved music in their livestreams, and also have access to promo and sponsorship opportunities via the Twitch homepage.
In celebration of its landmark DJ category, Twitch is hosting a 24-hour livestream on 8 August from 8AM BST/3AM ET, featuring sets from Zedd, Sofi Tukker, BAYNK, Sam Feldt, Aluna and more.
“Today’s DJ category launch is a major moment for Twitch, the music industry, and our creators,” says Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. “There is something special in the way DJs on Twitch introduce music to their listeners. It’s personal and it’s community-oriented, so we’ve built a stable, long-term home where they can invest in building their brand and community.”
In a blog post announcing its new DJ programme in June, Twitch said the number of DJs streaming on its platform “has more than quadrupled” since 2020 and the pandemic lockdowns.
But until now, DJs have often seen their sets tampered with in some way, with muted sections and takedowns for using copyrighted music. With its DJ programme designed in partnership with major labels UMG, Warner and Sony, Twitch is aiming to ensure both fair compensation for DJs and copyright holders alike, and that streams stay unmuted on the platform.
To learn more about its new DJ category, head to Twitch.
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Twitch to launch official DJ categoryAfter earlier this year announcing that DJs would soon have to share streaming revenue with record labels, Twitch is launching an official DJ category to further facilitate DJs who wish to stream and perform on the platform.
Arriving tomorrow (Thursday, 8 August), the new DJ category will sit beside Twitch’s existing categories including Just Chatting, Fortnite, Counter-Strike, League of Legends and more, per Mashable. The platform already has a Music category, but DJ will sit as a category on its own.

READ MORE: Universal Music deepens its partnership with Twitch for exclusive artist experiences

Twitch DJs are able to use a catalogue of approved music in their livestreams, and also have access to promo and sponsorship opportunities via the Twitch homepage.
In celebration of its landmark DJ category, Twitch is hosting a 24-hour livestream on 8 August from 8AM BST/3AM ET, featuring sets from Zedd, Sofi Tukker, BAYNK, Sam Feldt, Aluna and more.
“Today’s DJ category launch is a major moment for Twitch, the music industry, and our creators,” says Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. “There is something special in the way DJs on Twitch introduce music to their listeners. It’s personal and it’s community-oriented, so we’ve built a stable, long-term home where they can invest in building their brand and community.”
In a blog post announcing its new DJ programme in June, Twitch said the number of DJs streaming on its platform “has more than quadrupled” since 2020 and the pandemic lockdowns.
But until now, DJs have often seen their sets tampered with in some way, with muted sections and takedowns for using copyrighted music. With its DJ programme designed in partnership with major labels UMG, Warner and Sony, Twitch is aiming to ensure both fair compensation for DJs and copyright holders alike, and that streams stay unmuted on the platform.
To learn more about its new DJ category, head to Twitch.
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Electro-Harmonix unveil POG3 The latest version of the POG boasts an additional voice, 100 user presets, enhanced effects and routing, a wealth of expressive control capabilities and more. 

R&B Artist Jaylon Ashaun on World Building and the HustleAri sits down with LA-based artist, Jaylon Ashaun, to discuss building a superfan community online, and how to capitalize on viral success.

BandLab partners with London’s Strongroom Studios for “treasure trove” of royalty-free sample packsBandLab has partnered with Strongroom Studios for a “treasure trove” of exclusive royalty-free sample packs recorded by producers, engineers and artists who have worked at the Shoreditch, London recording facility.
Available both free within Studio, BandLab’s online DAW, and directly through BandLab Sounds, the Strongroom packs add to BandLab’s existing library currently comprising over 100,000 samples.

READ MORE: BandLab mobile users can now experiment with beats for free before buying

The new Strongroom packs series includes “breathtaking and inventive” piano sounds by Fi Roberts, “blissful and twinkling” pop elements by TATYANA, Jelly Cleaver’s smooth soul guitar and piano textures, Alex O’Donovan’s warping synth tones and gritty drums, and much more.
Strongroom Studios has, during its 40-year history, hosted the likes of Lorde, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Radiohead, but this new partnership with BandLab marks its first foray into the world of sample packs.
In other BandLab news, the platform last month rolled out advanced features for mobile users including automation, an expanded library of vocal effects and improved filters.
It later introduced BandLab users the ability to experiment with beats on the platform for free before buying, even allowing them to add additional tracks and apply effects to a beat with no up-front financial commitment.
“This is the latest among many updates that demonstrate BandLab’s commitment to eliminating any barriers to creativity and making music creation accessible,” said BandLab. “This feature encourages users to try Beats in real-time, experiment freely, and immediately put their inspiration to work without upfront costs.”
You can learn more about the BandLab x Strongroom collaboration and have a listen to some of the sounds over at BandLab.
Editor’s note: BandLab and MusicTech are both part of the Caldecott Music Group.
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Nasdaq asks to list options on spot Ethereum ETFs — FilingExchanges are still waiting on permission to list options on spot Bitcoin ETFs, too.

ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient to Perform at DC Jazz FestThe ASCAP Foundation, under the leadership of President Paul Williams and Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton, continues its partnership in support of emerging jazz artists for a second year with the DC Jazz Festival, headed by President & CEO Sunny Sumter.

Celebrating 20 years, the 2024 DC JazzFest takes place August 28-September 1. The festival opens its stage to dozens of exceptional jazz artists and will feature a performance by Joe Block’s Open Heart Trio on August 31 at 2:30 PM on its Transit Stage at The Wharf, 1001 7th Street SW in Washington DC. Block is among the recipients of the 2024 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards.

"Jazz is a vital force in American music and one of our most treasured art forms," said ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams. "We congratulate DC Jazz Festival on their 20th anniversary and are excited to partner with them for a second year."

“The DC JazzFest is an incredible showcase for jazz, and we love working with them to provide this opportunity for one of our Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients,” said ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton.

Joe Block

Joe Block is a pianist, composer, arranger, and educator hailing from Philadelphia, PA. As a child prodigy who began his piano career at age 2, Block soon turned his interest towards jazz. He has since found success in New York City following his dual degree from Columbia-Juilliard where he studied among the likes of Geoffrey Keezer, Marc Cary, Ted Rosenthal, and Frank Kimbrough. Regarded as one of "jazz's most promising young composers" by Jazz at Lincoln Center, Block is in high demand as a regular arranger for the Lincoln Center Orchestra and serves as the musical director for the Future of Jazz Orchestra, while finding time to play with musicians across generations including Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Leslie Odom Jr. 

Block leads his own trio, quintet, and large ensembles. He has been recognized as a YoungArts Foundation Finalist, a Jazz at Lincoln Center J. Douglas White Award winner, and most recently, as a finalist in the 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. 

All About Jazz, the longest-running platform covering jazz music commented “Block generates excitement that emanates from something hidden within him that is ready to come into being. He could be compared with the young Herbie Hancock whose early risk taking and imagination would keep expanding throughout his legendary career.”

The Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards were established by The ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz composers up to the age of 30. The program carries the name of the great trumpeter and ASCAP member Herb Alpert in recognition of The Herb Alpert Foundation's multi-year financial commitment to support this unique program. The recipients, who receive cash awards, are selected through a juried national competition.

More information on this year’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards recipients can be found at https://www.ascap.com/press/2024/03/03-11-herb-alpert-recipients. The post ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipient to Perform at DC Jazz Fest first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Rivian lost $1.46B in Q2 as it drives toward a VW-linked futureRivian’s financial losses have crept up as it pushed out the last of its first-generation R1 trucks and SUVs in favor of newer, more cost-efficient versions — a sign of just how much the company could use the $5 billion it could get as part of a recently announced deal with Volkswagen Group. The company […]
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RC Car Gets Force Feedback SteeringRemote-controlled cars can get incredibly fast and complex (and expensive) the farther into the hobby you get. So much so that a lot of things that are missing from the experience of driving a real car start to make a meaningful impact. [Indeterminate Design] has a few cars like this which are so fast that it becomes difficult to react to their behavior fast enough through sight alone. To help solve this problem and bridge the gap between the experience of driving a real car and an RC one, he’s added force feedback steering to the car’s remote control.
The first thing to tackle is the data throughput required to get a system like this working wirelessly. Relying heavily on the two cores in each of a pair of ESP32s, along with a long-range, high-speed wireless communications protocol called ESP-NOW, enough data from the car can be sent to make this possible but it does rely on precise timing to avoid jitter in the steering wheel. Some filtering is required as well, but with the small size of everything in this build it’s also a challenge not to filter out all of the important high-frequency forces. With the code written, [Indeterminate Design] turned to the 3D printer to build the prototype controller with built-in motors to provide the haptic feedback.
The other half of the project involves sensing the forces in the RC car which will then get sent back to the remote. After experimenting with a mathematical model to avoid having to source expensive parts and finding himself at a deadend with that method, eventually a bi-directional load cell was placed inside the steering mechanism which solved this problem. With all of these pieces working together, [Indeterminate Design] has a working force feedback steering mechanism which allows him to feel bumps, understeer, and other sensations, especially while doing things like drifting or driving through grass, that would be otherwise unavailable to drivers of RC cars. The only thing we could think of to bring this even more into realistic simulation territory would be to add something like a first-person view like high-speed drones often have.

The MLC partners with Beatdapp for streaming fraud detection servicesBeatdapp announced a $17m funding round in January
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Believe fully acquires Doğan Music Company, claimed to be Turkey’s largest independent label, after buying remaining 40% stake for $42mBelieve struck an initial deal with DMC in 2020 to acquire a 60% stake in the label
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Tickets for Supercon 2024 Go On Sale Now!Tickets for the 2024 Hackaday Supercon are on sale now! Go and get yours while they’re still hot. True-Believer Tickets are half-price at $148 (plus fees), and when that pile of 100 is gone, regular admission is $296 (plus fees).
Come join us on November 1st-3rd in sunny Pasadena, CA, for three days of talks, demos, badge hacking, workshops, and the sort of miscellaneous hardware shenanigans that make Hackaday Hackaday! If you’ve never been to a Supercon, now is the best time to check that off your bucket list. And if you’re a seven-time veteran, we’re stoked to see you again. Supercon is like a year’s worth of posts in one weekend. You don’t want to miss it.
Friday, November 1st, is our chill-out day. You can roll in as soon as the doors open in the morning, get your badge and some bagels, and get down to hacking. Or you can start socializing early. Or, as it almost always happens, both at once. We’ll have food and music and even a few workshops, but for the most part, Fridays are what you all make of them. And we love it that way.
Talks start up on Saturday on both stages, along with the soldering contest and an alley full of hackers. We’ll close out the evening with a special celebration, but more on that in a minute.
On Sunday, in addition to the usual slate of talks, we’ve set aside a big block of time for Lightning Talks. These are seven-minute quickies where you get to tell the bigger Hackaday community what you’re up to. A short talk like this forces you to condense the story down to its essence while giving tons of people their fifteen minutes of fame in half the time! If you’ve got a Lightning Talk that you’d like to present, let us know! We’ll try to fit in everyone we can.
Wrapping up Sunday evening, we’ll give you a chance to show off whatever badge hacks you’ve been working on over the weekend. We love the badge hacking demo because it allows us to see a wide (and wild) range of projects, all of which were put together in record time. Whether funny, flashy, or phenomenal, we want to see what you’ve been up to.
Supercon Add-Ons
It’s still way too early to let the badge cat out of the bag, but we’ll give you a clue. This year centers around the shitty Supercon Add-On. We want you to make your own fun badgelets to show off and share, so we’re offering three special prizes and much limited-edition schwag for honorable mentions.
DeLorean, by [realanimationxp]But more than a contest, designing your own Supercon Add-On is an invitation to get creative, get clever, or even just to get your first-ever PCB project made. There’s nothing simpler than an SAO – you’re talking six pins, a small board, and the rest is up to you. With a snazzy board outline and some good artwork, even a couple of LEDs can make a weekend’s work look like a million dollars.
Or, if you want to make it more interesting, the six-pin SAO standard has both I2C lines and a pair of GPIO pins, and we don’t see those taken advantage of nearly enough in the wild. If you’re already onto your second or third SAO design, why don’t you pay attention to the connectivity in this design?
Next week, we’ll release the full specs, rules, and regulations. Until then, start brainstorming up six-pin SAO designs. Again, we’re not saying that you’ll need to make use of the I2C pins, but we’re saying that we’ll be running some tutorial articles about SAO design in the very near future. Here’s [Arya]’s SAO design primer from two Supercons past if you want to get a head start.
Come Join Us!
If you are Hackaday, you really want to make it to Supercon if you can, and we want to see you there. You’re all a great crowd, and the small size and relaxed venue makes for about the highest signal-to-noise ratio around! We’ll be releasing the schedule as it firms up over the next couple weeks, and until then, you have a chance to get a discount ticket if you move quickly. Stay tuned, and act fast!

Ableton spotlights the best music production tips from its One Thing seriesAbleton has rounded up the best production tips shared throughout its One Thing video series, which has just reached its 100th episode.
The series launched back in 2017, and has since showcased a multitude of artists’ top tips for making music in short, bite-sized snippets. In a new blog post, you’ll find all the best tips shared from the series on topics such as sampling and sound design, to the more broader side of music making such as mindset and getting started.

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“Back in 2017, we started the One Thing video series with the idea of bringing you monthly snack-sized portions of music-making inspiration directly from the workspaces of amazing artists around the world,” says Ableton.
“Having now reached our 100th One Thing episode, we wanted to take a look back, thank the artists for their generosity and give you an overview of all the topics covered (there’s a bunch!). Check out the thematic breakdown below – we’re sure you’ll find a few things you can use in your own work right away.”
From the round up, here’s just a few of the top tips shared:
Catnapp on breaking habits
“One thing I do when I get stuck is try and shift my perspective a little bit by choosing the sound that I like least. It can be a kick, a loop, or a synth. Sometimes I just go through the presets and ask myself: Which one would I never use in my music? When I find it, I start a track based on that sound in order to begin somewhere different.”

Junichi Oguro on field recording
“One thing I like to do is compose with video clips… Simple things that have some kind of rhythm. Back home I import the videos and cut and combine them. I use Warp and other clip parameters to create sonic grooves. Once I’ve found a groove I like, I add in other instruments. Shooting these video clips and focusing on hearing as well as seeing, helps me kick-start inspiration.”

Sky Deep on making a start by taking inspo from outside
“First I explore places that sound interesting. I keep my phone handy, so I can record sonic notes. Sometimes I just mimic what I hear, other times something else happens and I just add it to my note. Sometimes I make a comment to remember what happened… Back home, I listen to my notes and then reimagine the rhythms and melodies with my instruments. Most of us spend too much time alone in the studio. Taking inspiration from the outside world triggers new ideas and connects me and my music to real life.”

Lyra Pramuk on recording vocals
“One thing I like to do is record my voice at a different pitch and speed from my song tempo. [For example,] the tempo of this song is 74 BPM, and the key is A minor. I use this free online tool to enter the tempo and how many semitones I’d like to transpose while recording, and I see that I have to record at 55.437 BPM. I set Live to this tempo, and switch all audio clips to re-pitch mode to handle the transposition to E minor automatically. When I get a feel for the new key and tempo I start recording.”

View more top tips at Ableton.
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