Founder of music streaming service BlueBeat indicted over alleged $3.1m fraud schemeA federal grand jury has indicted Hank Risan, the 70-year-old founder of music streaming service BlueBeat, on four counts of wire fraud
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Revealed Recordings Revealed Serum 2 808 Vol. 1Revealed Serum 2 808 Vol. 1 is a collection of 80 presets, 320 samples, and 30 MIDI patterns covering the entire 808 spectrum. Inside, you'll discover a versatile palette of 808 sub sounds, ranging from punchy and precise to distorted and destructive. Every preset includes intuitive modwheel assignments and all eight macro controls, providing quick modulation options to shape tone, timbre, and intensity. The pack also includes 30 MIDI Pattern files, giving you a quick start to customize your own patterns and drops. Finally, each preset has been sampled multiple times with macro shaping expressions, sorted by key, and symmetrically in phase for instant, out of the box inspiration. Whether you are generating custom kick drums or searching for the perfect sub bass, Serum 2 808 Vol. 1 gives you a suite of source sounds to elevate your productions in House, Moombahton, DnB, Tech House, Hard Techno, Trap and more. Reveal Yourself. Revealed Serum 2 808 Vol. 1 - Details 808 (80). Revealed Serum 2 808 Vol. 1 (MIDI Patterns) - Details MIDI (30). Revealed Serum 2 808 Vol. 1 Samples - Details REV-SERUM28081 [320 samples]. 80 presets, 320 samples, 30 MIDI Core synthesizer patch mapping and programming All presets assigned intuitive modwheel parameters All samples labeled with exact key All samples symmetrically in phase. Preset format(s): .SerumPack (Full Bank) + .SerumPreset (Individual Presets) Note: Presets Require Full Retail Version of Xfer Record's Serum 2 version v2.0.20 or later Approx. 20MB compressed .zip download. Read More

Duolingo educational platform move to #music #education with their purchase and update. Imo can be good to teach

HY-Plugins releases HY-MBMFX3 Free multiband multi-effects plugin
HY-Plugins has released HY-MBMFX3 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, along with a free version that offers plenty of creative power for sound design enthusiasts. HY-MBMFX3 is a modular multiband multi-effects processor that can split your signal into up to three frequency bands, applying different effects to each band independently. This lets you sculpt everything from [...]
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Techivation unveil M-Exciter The latest addition to Techivation’s M-Series plug-in collection is said to act as a natural-sounding musical extension of users’ audio, and go beyond what is possible with simple saturation or EQ processing. 

Bo Hines, director of the White House Crypto Council, steps down.Hines said he is leaving the crypto advisory group to rejoin the private sector but will continue to support the cryptocurrency industry.

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Estimating Pi With An Arduino Nano R4Humanity pretty much has Pi figured out at this point. We’ve calculated it many times over and are confident about what it is down to many, many decimal places. However, if you fancy estimating it with some electronic assistance, you might find this project from [Roni Bandini] interesting.
[Roni] programmed an Arduino Nano R4 to estimate Pi using the Monte Carlo method. For this specific case, it involves drawing a circle inscribed inside a square. Points are then randomly scattered inside the square, and checked to see if they lie inside or outside the circle based on their position and distance of the circle’s outline from the center point of the square. By taking the ratio of the points inside the circle to the total number of points, you get an approximation of the ratio of the square and circle’s areas, which is equal to Pi/4. Thus, multiply the ratio by 4, and you’ve got your approximation of Pi.
[Roni] coded a program to run the Monte Carlo simulation on the Arduino Nano R4, taking advantage of the mathematical benefits of its onboard Floating Point Unit. It generates 100 new samples for the Monte Carlo approximation every second, improving the estimation of pi as it goes. It then displays the result on a 7-segment display, and beeps as it goes. [Roni] readily admits the project is a little too close in appearance to a classic Hollywood bomb.
We’ve seen some other neat Pi-calculating projects before, too.

Eventide Offers CrushStation Distortion Plugin FREE for a Limited Time
Eventide is giving away its CrushStation distortion plugin for free for a limited time (usually priced at $99, currently on sale for $19). CrushStation is Eventide’s all-in-one distortion workstation, capable of everything from subtle saturation to complete sonic destruction. It’s based on the distortion algorithms from the company’s H9 Harmonizer pedal, but with extra tone-shaping [...]
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UnplugRed ModManmodulation effect that produces organic and ever changing randomized movements, based on a perlin noise algorithm. allows modulating a tape drift, low pass and its resonance, saturation, and amplitude. with this effect you can add movement to a pad, widen the stereo field, create a tape style effect, or experiment with bizzare settings to create interesting textures. its cool. Free version includes a non-intrusive banner. Available for mac, windows and linux, in AU, CLAP and VST3 formats, 64-bit only. More info: https://vst.unplug.red/ Read More

Independent Musician News: Apple Music Album Motion, Music Meets Data, Super Listeners, More…Calling musicians everywhere to check out this week’s Independent Musician News with the top guides and tips to finding success in such a competitive industry… Independent Musician News
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Music Business News Last Week: Micro-Markets, The Value of a Stream, Amazon Music Insights, More…Check out the top music business news last week including new marketing trends, what streams are worth, and more… Music Business News Last Week
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Analog Obsession releases INDEQ, a FREE inductor-based EQ plugin
Analog Obsession releases INDEQ, a freeware equalizer plugin for Windows and macOS. Although we’ve already had EDComp, MythPre, and Attractor this year, news of another Analog Obsession release never fails to excite. This time, the treasured indie developer has released INDEQ, an inductor-based EQ plugin for macOS and Windows. INDEQ is available in AU, VST3, [...]
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UJAM launch PERRCS UJAM have just introduced the latest addition to their Hans Zimmer’s Symphonic Elements series, bringing together a collection of energetic percussion samples from the Oscar-winning composer’s sample library.

Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreachFraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for.

The jury’s journey to the Roman Storm verdictCourt documents showed there was at least one 90-year-old, and some people had “set in stone” their opinions about the Tornado Cash co-founder’s criminal charges.