“Music producers are rejecting AI”: Study reveals over 80% of producers are against AI-generated songsThere have been few topics at the forefront of producers’ minds in 2025 quite like artificial intelligence. Hell, it’s been the conversation of the entire world this year, pretty much. But for all its hype, how much are musicians and producers actually leaning on AI in their work?
According to a new global study conducted by sample clearing platform Tracklib, on the whole, music producers are “rejecting” AI, with only 6% using generative tools regularly in their work.

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The study – dubbed Music Producers & AI 2025 – examines “how producers think about, adopt, and pay for AI tools in their creative workflow”, and saw responses from 1,734 producers, representing the global producer market of “20 million” people, according to Tracklib.
The results show a pervading distrust or dislike of AI in music production, with only 17% actively in favour of the technology, 45% neutral and a massive 38% actively against it.
While AI music production tools are now widespread, the study notes that adoption of these tools remains somewhat limited; of the 32% of producers who say they use AI tools, most of these are with assistive use cases such as stem separation, EQ and mastering. 
Only 6% of producers admit to using fully generative tools like prompt-based song creation, and a massive 82% are against full song generation using text prompts.
Despite the increasing prevalence of AI artists on streaming platforms like Spotify – take the Velvet Sundown, for example, or Xania Monet – 78% of those surveyed said fully AI-generated music should not be allowed on streaming platforms. But if such tracks remain listed, 81% want these platforms to clearly label music that has been produced partially or wholly using AI. And 83% support mandatory disclosure of AI use by producers themselves.
“Producers clearly separate assistive AI from generative AI,” says Andreaas Liffgarden, Head of Catalog & Chairman of Tracklib. “Stem splitting, EQ, and workflow accelerators are widely accepted. But when it comes to full-song generation, the attitudes shift sharply towards scepticism, concerns about artistry and copyright.”
Despite the results of the study showing a lean towards AI scepticism, AI in music continues to boom. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Suno, one of the biggest AI song generation platforms, had secured $250 million in its latest funding round, meaning it’s now valued at 2.45 billion.
Read the full global study on AI usage in music production at Tracklib.
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Building an Acoustic Radiometer
A Crookes radiometer, despite what many explanations claim, does not work because of radiation pressure. When light strikes the vanes inside the near-vacuum chamber, it heats the vanes, which then impart some extra energy to gas molecules bouncing off of them, causing the vanes to be pushed in the opposite direction. On the other hand, however, it is possible to build a radiometer that spins because of radiation pressure differences, but it’s easier to use acoustic radiation than light.
[Ben Krasnow] built two sets of vanes out of laser-cut aluminium with sound-absorbing foam attached to one side, and mounted the vanes around a jewel bearing taken from an analog voltmeter. He positioned the rotor above four speakers in an acoustically well-sealed chamber, then played 130-decibel white noise on the speakers. The aluminium side of the vanes, which reflected more sound, experienced more pressure than the foam side, causing them to spin. [Ben] tested both sets of vanes, which had the foam mounted on opposite sides, and they spun in opposite directions, which suggests that the pressure difference really was causing them to spin, and not some acoustic streaming effect.
The process of creating such loud sounds burned out a number of speakers, so to prevent this, [Ben] monitored the temperature of a speaker coil at varying amounts of power. He realized that the resistance of the coil increased as it heated up, so by measuring its resistance, he could calculate the coil’s temperature and keep it from getting too hot. [Ben] also tested the radiometer’s performance when the chamber contained other gasses, including hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, and sulfur hexafluoride, but none worked as well as air did. It’s a bit counterintuitive that none of these widely-varying gasses worked better than air did, but it makes sense when one considers that speakers are designed to efficiently transfer energy to air.
It’s far from an efficient way to convert electrical power into motion, but we’ve also seen several engines powered by acoustic resonance. If you’d like to hear more about the original Crookes radiometers, [Ben]’s also explained those before.

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GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Rock AlbumThe 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Rock Album category.

Take a listen to the nominated albums below--who do you think will win?

See the full list of nominees in every category here.

private musicDeftones

I quitHAIM

From ZeroLinkin Park

NEVER ENOUGHTurnstile

IdolsYUNGBLUD

Linkin Park photo by Jimmy FontaineThe post GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Rock Album first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Music Expo 25 Round-Up With over 25 sessions, more than 40 speakers and 30 brand showcases, Music Expo 25 marked the organisation's most ambitious and best-attended event in years, cementing its role as a vital hub for the Bay Area’s creative music scene.

Crocus Soundware Motiif: Expedition BrassIntroducing MOTIIF: EXPEDITION BRASS, a powerful creative instrument built from intimately recorded Trumpet, Trombone, and Euphonium performances, designed for the full version of Kontakt 6.7+. At its core is our novel Polyrhythms Engine, which leverages Kontakt's Time Machine Pro feature and allows you to generate endlessly evolving, tempo-synced musical motifs simply by layering MIDI notes. Whether performed live on a keyboard or composed in your DAW, each MIDI note can trigger its own unique tempo-synced pattern. The result combines the immediacy and flexibility of a traditional multi-sampled Kontakt instrument with the beauty and compositional complexity of a phrase library. MOTIIF is an effortless engine for crafting infinite ostinatos. The source audio was captured with large-diaphragm condenser microphones positioned just centimeters from each instrument's bell, revealing hyper-intimate detail and nuance. Every pattern is uniquely recorded performance, rich with humanistic variation baked directly into the samples. The user interface enables deep layering and mixing of the motifs. A dedicated crossfade control provides intuitive, color-coded blending between sound layers, while LFO modulation syncs to your DAW's tempo to animate each layer's volume for evolving texture. MOTIIF also introduces new randomization tools, offering instant idea generation and expanding your creative possibilities. Features: Made for the full version of Kontakt 6.7 or higher (Not intended for Kontakt Player). VST3, VST2, AU and AAX compatible host. 7.1 GB samples Uncompressed (5.3 GB Compressed. Over 9 hours of combined audio). 2,790 Samples. 90 Selectable Patterns (45 Solo and 45 Ensemble). Dozens of Snapshot Presets. https://youtu.be/STsTKR06A-c Read More

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Live Review of Kiss The TigerMercury Lounge New York, NY

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Players: Meghan Kreidler, vocals; Michael Anderson, guitar, vocals; Alex Sandberg, lead guitar; Isabella Dawis, keys, vocals; Paul DeLong, bass; Alyse Emanuel, drums, vocals

Amidst the chaos on the Lower East Side, Minnesota’s Kiss the Tiger curated a memorable night at the Mercury Lounge. Celebrating the release of their newest album, Infinite Love, Kiss the Tiger embarked on a 10 date United States tour this September. Fronted by fierce vocalist Meghan Kreidler, the group has spent the better part of a decade sculpting themselves into the band they are today. From start to finish, they delivered a spirited and entertaining show, captivating the audience. 

Kiss the Tiger pulls influence from a wide breadth of music genres. Audience members could find strings of indie, rock, ska, math rock, ‘90s pop country, funk, and blues weaved in through guitar riffs and keyboard lines. In the Minneapolis scene, Kreidler earned her stripes as an actor. This shone through as she expertly flitted between tempos, genres, and intensity. A vocal powerhouse, big swings in “We Don’t Fight Anymore” sounded just as natural as the light and breezy melody in “I Wanna Love Ya.” She would go above and beyond, conveying emotions that were larger than life through screams, jumps, kicks, and high energy. It was impossible to take your eyes off of her. 

The variety in Kreidler’s vocal dynamics was echoed by the rest of the band. For a moment, they would lull the audience with a dreamy start, and in the next sudden heavy drums would kick off a visceral instrumental break. Despite occasionally changing on a dime, the music never got away from them. They moved through the tracks together as a unit, every member fitting seamlessly into the puzzle that is Kiss the Tiger. 

On stage, the band’s charisma won over the (albeit already eager) audience. Every member danced, jumped around, or engaged with the crowd from start to finish. Never once did the audience doubt that the band was having just as much fun as they were. Capitalizing on the intimacy of Mercury Lounge, Kreidler drew the audience in with personal anecdotes and behind the scenes stories about the songs. She would look out lovingly at the crowd during romantic tracks, as if she wrote it about each person there. Call and response was highly encouraged, with the group taking time to shout out some of their lyrics between tracks. 

Although they have wrapped on their 2025 tour, Infinite Love is now available for streaming. Hopefully they will continue to bring the energy in 2026, so be sure to check them out now. The post Live Review of Kiss The Tiger first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

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Wiring Up The Railway, All The Live-Long DayFor those of you who haven’t spent time in North America around this time of year, you may be unaware of two things: one, the obligatory non-stop loop of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” retail workers are subjected to starting November first, and two: there is a strong cultural association between Christmastime and model railroading that may not exist elsewhere. That may down to childhood memories of when we got our first trainsets, or an excellent postwar marketing campaign by Lionel. Either way, now that Mariah Carey is blaring, we’re thinking about our holiday track layouts. Which makes this long presentation on Wiring for Small Layouts by [Chicago Crossing Model Railroad] quite timely.
There are actually three videos in this little course; the first focuses mostly on the tools and hardware used for DCC wiring (that’s Digital Command Control), which will be of less interest to our readers– most of you are well aware how to perform a lineman’s splice, crimp connectors onto a wire, and use terminal blocks.
The second two videos are actually about wiring, in the sense of routing all the wires needed for a modern layout– which is a lot more than “plug the rheostat into the tracks in one spot” that our first Lionel boxed set needed. No, for the different accessories there are multiple busses at 5V, 12V and 24V along with DCC that need to be considered. Unsurprisingly enough given those voltages, he starts with an ATX power supply and breaks out from there.
Even if you’re not into model railroading, you might learn something from these videos if you haven’t done many projects with multiple busses and wire runs before. It’s far, far too easy to end up with a rats nest of wires, be they DCC, I2C or otherwise. A little planning can save some big headaches down the line, and if this is a new skill for you [Chicago Crossing Model Railroad] provides a good starting point for that planning. Just skip ahead a couple minutes for him to actually start talking if you don’t want the musical cliff notes montage at the start of the videos.
If you don’t have any model trains, don’t worry, you can 3D print them.  Lack of room isn’t really an excuse.

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