Tyler Winklevoss donates $500K to John Deaton's campaignThe tech entrepreneur characterized incumbent Elizabeth Warren's regulatory power over the Biden administration as a "Faustian bargain."

Apple Vision Pro debuts immersive content featuring NBA players, The Weeknd and moreApple on Thursday announced its upcoming lineup of immersive video content for the Vision Pro. The list includes behind-the-scenes footage of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, an immersive performance by The Weeknd, new series, films, concerts and more. The headset launched in February with more than 150 3D movies and immersive titles. Apple is adding […]
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Single-Stepping the 6502 ProcessorAlthough marketing folk and laypeople may credit [Steve Jobs] as the man behind the success of Apple, those in the tech world know the real truth that without [Steve Wozniak] nothing would have ever gotten off the ground during the early days of the computer company. As an exhibit of his deep knowledge of the machines he was building, take a look at this recreation of a circuit by [Anders] which allows the 6502 processor to step through instructions one at a time, originally designed by [Woz] himself, even though there are still myths floating around the Internet that this type of circuit can’t work.
Like a lot of Internet myths, though, there’s a kernel of truth at the middle. The original 6502 from the mid-70s had dynamic registers, meaning they would lose their values if the chip was run below a critical clock speed. Since single-stepping the processor is much lower than this speed, it seems logical that this might corrupt the data in the registers. But if the clock is maintained to the registers the processor can be halted after each instruction, allowing even the original 6502 to go through its instructions one at a time.
[Anders]’s project sets up this circuit originally laid out by [Steve Wozniak] but updates it a bit for the modern times. Since the technology of the era would have been TTL, modern CMOS logic requires pull-up resistors to keep any inputs from floating. The key design of the original circuit is a set of flip-flops which latch the information on the data bus, and a switch that can be pressed to let the processor grab its next instruction, as well as a set of LEDs that allow the user to see the value on the data bus directly.
Of course, a computer processor of this era would be at a major handicap without a way to debug code that it was running, so there are even dedicated pins that allow this functionality to occur. Perhaps the Internet myth is a bit overblown for that reason alone, but [Anders] is no stranger to the 6502 and has developed many other projects that demonstrate his mastery of the platform.

Moon Landing Anniversary / Astronaut Rock Star AwardsOn Saturday, July 20th - the 55th anniversary of the 1st moon landing - multi-platinum selling band O.A.R. will be honoring Astronaut Jack D. Fischer & “Odie,” the 1st private lunar lander on the Moon earlier this year, with an award.

O.A.R. will be presenting the Astronaut Rock Star Award to Astronaut Fischer at their Leader Bank Pavilion Boston show.

Women-owned + led uniphi space agency will also honor the band with their own award that same day. 

Astronaut Jack D. Fischer will be presenting awards to the upcoming aerospace generation - STEM/STEAM high school student Yuridia Sanchez & 18-year-old STEMflights aviation scholar Sophia Crowder.

He will also be honoring The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, celebrating 40 years - which 1st American in space Alan Shepard helped found.

The Astronaut Rock Star Awards honor the intersection of space exploration, STEM/STEAM education, and the enduring connection between Astronauts and music, taking inspiration from Earth & Space collaborations of artists like Eddie Vedder, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Post Malone, Coldplay, Garth Brooks, Kraftwerk, BLKBOK, Peter Gabriel, and exemplified by the iconic Voyager Golden Record, the Chandra X-Ray “Sonification” Project & beyond.

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Shamrock buys rights portfolio from Vine Alternative Investments – including 150+ Calvin Harris songsVine acquired a catalog of more than 150 songs from Grammy award-winning producer, songwriter, and DJ Calvin Harris in 2020
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A Nostalgic Look at a Kid’s Shortwave Receiver[Mikrowave1] had a Unelco shortwave receiver as a kid. This was a typical simple radio for the 1960s using germanium and silicon transistors. It also had plug-in coils you had to insert into sockets depending on the frequency band you wanted to receive.
While simple AM radios were all the rage, they didn’t have to operate at higher frequencies. [Mikrowave1] shows some of the design tricks used to allow the radio to operate in the upper part of the spectrum. Otherwise, the radio is the usual superhet design using lower frequency germanium PNP transistors in the IF stage. You get a look inside the radio and a peek at a similar schematic along with notes on where the radio is different.
But how does it work? For an old single-conversion receiver, it works well enough. Of course, when the radio was new, there were many more interesting stations on shortwave. Today, he had to settle for some ham radio stations and CHU, the Canadian time and frequency station.
There were six pairs of coils built on top of tube sockets. The coil was actually more than a coil. There were other components in the case that adjusted other radio parameters based on the frequency.
[Mikrowave1] has been on a toy kick lately, and we’ve enjoyed it. This radio looks simple compared to the Radio Shack one that every kid wanted in the 1970s. Well. Every hacker kid, at least.

Donner unveil Essential D1 Performance Beat Machine Following its initial preview at NAMM 2023, Donner have announced that their Essential D1 Performance Beat Machine is now shipping worldwide.

Musicians struggle to profit from live shows: Survey revealsRecord-breaking concert grosses and soaring ticket prices make headlines, but a new survey finds that the resulting profits are not trickling down as most musicians struggle to profit from live shows.
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‘I try and stay out of business conversations. I go on my instinct and my musical taste.’MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews super-producer James Ford about working with Arctic Monkeys, Blur and more
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Swedish House Mafia to perform at Will Ferrell’s house partySwedish House Mafia have found the time to squeeze a party in alongside their XS Las Vegas residency. But not just any party – the electronic trio will be attending comedian Will Ferrell’s Ultimate DJ House Party.
That’s right, the whacky Anchorman star will be hosting his very own house party on 26 October. And it’s for a vital cause; all proceeds from the Chicago affair will go towards Ferrell’s charity, Cancer for College.

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Founded 30 years ago, Cancer for College was formed by Ferrell alongside his college friend and three time cancer survivor, Craig Pollard. The charity supports cancer survivors by providing college scholarships and relieving medical debt. According to their website, Cancer for College has funded more than 1,700 scholarships to date, totaling $7 million.
In a suitably hilarious announcement video, Ferrell revealed the news that Swedish House Mafia will be performing at his Ultimate DJ House Party. ‘Mixing’ a track in a cool pair of shades, Ferrell says that “[his] band, Swedish House Mafia” will be performing – and warns that people should “be there… don’t piss these guys off.”

So, Ferrell has ‘joined’ Swedish House Mafia. And the gang have fully played into the joke too: Their Instagram profile picture is currently Ferrell’s face, confirming his role as the ‘fourth member’ of the group.
The Ultimate DJ House Party will be held at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. So far, tickets have raised over $75,000 for Cancer for College.
We’re sure that Ferrell’s party will be a LOT more exciting than a boring Catalina Wine Mixer. So grab yourself a ticket – VIP passes are also available.

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Native Instruments release Traktor Pro 4 Traktor Pro 4 now includes a stem-separation feature powered by iZotope’s RX technology, loudness processing courtesy of Ozone Maximizer, a new Pattern Player function and more. 

Traktor Pro 4 update packed with AI-powered stem separation and slick mastering toolsNative Instruments has launched Traktor Pro’s latest update – and it’s packed with innovative new features. From AI stem separation to iZotope-powered mastering, Traktor Pro 4 is here to make DJing that little bit smoother.

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First up, Traktor Pro 4’s new stem separation technology allows users to isolate instrumental and vocal tracks with ease. Powered by AI and iZotope’s cleanup software, RX, the tool can provide clean, clear stems from any given track. Whether it be drum, bass or vocals, there should be no problem grabbing the stem you require.
Elsewhere, iZotope technology has also played a key role in the Ozone Maximiser. Utilising technology from iZotope’s Ozone mastering software, the Ozone Maximiser is designed to prevent distortion when boosting your tracks. So there’s no limit on volume – you’re free to pump up the jams to ear-splitting levels without compromising clarity.
The Pattern Player is also offering a slick selection of built-in drum machines and percussion kits. Kit-wise, a slew of iconic drums are available, with percussion inspired by industry legends DJ Rebekah, Luke Slater, Dubfire and more.
Traktor Pro 4 also offers flexible beatgrids to allow users to flick between genres and changing tempos with ease. The beatgrids will allow a level of precision, making it so you can follow the tempo of a track and accurately align your tracks. Traktor Pro also comes with a nifty sync feature to aid with this – and, of course, there’s no impact on quality.
The new features come ontop of Traktor Pro’s pre-existing offerings, including the customary 40+ studio-grade Native Instruments effects and wide range of EQs.
Traktor Pro 4 is currently £129. Pre-existing Traktor Pro users can upgrade for just £64.50.

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Musician Email Marketing Tips: Expand Your Audience and Engage FansCheck out these five straightforward musician email marketing tips. By implementing these techniques, musicians can expand their audience, engage more fans, and enhance their
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Building a Record Label: Lessons from GroundUp Music’s Eric LenseEric Lense, founder of GroundUp Music, discusses his journey in building the record label from the ground up. He shares valuable insights and lessons for aspiring music entrepreneurs.
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