Sureel AI offers music AI protection and monetizationSureel AI offers music AI protection and monetization as creators battle unauthorized use in AI models.
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Beatport Streaming adds lossless audio ability to play FLAC filesThe audiophiles asked – and Beatport answered. Beatport Streaming now has an option to play lossless FLAC files to subscribers of both the Beatport Streaming Professional plan and the Beatsource Streaming Pro+ plan. That means Beatport’s entire 12-million+-track library – along with Beatsource’s 7-million-strong gold mine – is now at your disposal to stream in high-quality, uncompressed, crystal […]
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Musician’s Guide to LiveStreamingIn this Musician's Guide to LiveStreaming discover how to livestream with proven strategies used by successful musicians. Learn how to grow a fanbase, maximize revenue, increase visibility, and take full control of your virtual success.
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AlphaTheta’s new DJ controller hosts a new feature for freely manipulating drum parts and creating original groovesAlphaTheta has launched a new four-channel DJ controller, compatible with rekordbox and Serato DJ Pro.
The DDJ-GRV6 arrives this October, though no official date has yet been revealed. It hosts a new Groove Circuit feature, allowing DJs to freely manipulate drum parts and create original grooves.

READ MORE: AlphaTheta’s new HDJ-F10 wireless DJ headphones are designed with a “meticulous focus on sound quality”

To use the Groove Circuit feature, available in rekordbox, DJs can simply press one of the dedicated buttons to swap the drum part of any track with a beat or break in a completely different genre while it’s playing, and add effects to create unique sounds. Paired with Serato DJ Pro, the DDJ-GRV6 can also manipulate and separate Stems using the Stems FX feature.
The controller’s layout is “inherited” from the Pioneer DJ CDJ and DJM setups, so it gives users a feel for playing on club-standard equipment and in turn, prepares them for the booth. AlphaTheta is Pioneer’s parent company, and has been since 2020. As we reported back in January, the corporation affirmed that its new DJ-focused products will now come with the AlphaTheta name, reserving the Pioneer DJ name solely for old products released during the Pioneer DJ era only.

The controller also includes a Smart Rotary Selector and Discover function, to help make browsing and selecting tracks faster. The DDJ-GRV6 can be used with both PC/Mac and mobile devices, and has a matte black finish and ergonomic design.
Its display is described by the brand as minimalistic, with indicators to offer intuitive access to necessary functions. The Groove Circuit is cleanly laid out above the Performance Pads with a “step up” in between, ensuring DJs won’t accidentally touch a jog wheel when they’re using it.
Check out more in the video below:

The DDJ-GRV6 will be available in mid October for $829 (excluding tax). Find out more information over at AlphaTheta.
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Splice is now in Studio One Pro 7
Splice is now integrated into Studio One Pro 7—discover how to search, filter, and audition Splice sounds, all synced to your project’s key and tempo.

Softube introduce Layers plug-in Softube’s latest plug-in aims to offer the ultimate doubling and stereo-widening tool, and also packs in some helpful extras such as de-essing, multi-band compression and octave effects.

“We didn’t get anything good”: Ninajirachi on her disappointing experience with AI music generatorsElectronic producer and artist Ninajirachi has opened up about her disappointing encounter with AI music generators in the studio.

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Speaking to MusicTech, Nina says that the value of AI in music production lies in its ability to improve the “brain to page” flow, bridging the gap between abstract musical ideas and concrete expression.
And while AI music generators have become increasingly popular for their ability to create background tracks and assist in music composition, they often fall short in delivering the emotional depth that human musicians bring to their work.
“We were trying to give it the most obscure prompts, just to see what we could get out of it,” says Nina of her experience with the tool. “We didn’t get anything good.”
That said, like many other musicians, Ninajirachi hopes that AI will evolve into a tool that assists rather than replaces human creativity.
“My hope for AI is that it develops in a way that’s assistive for creators and is not replacing the creative work,” she says.
Elsewhere in the chat, Nina also shares her thoughts on the democratisation of music technology, noting the way artists can now make music that sound “fully professional” at a fraction of the cost.
“In the past, someone would have to spend 20 grand on a studio, an engineer and a mix person to create something that people would deem consumable,” she says. “When I was in high school, I was making songs on my laptop that sounded fully professional. With a computer, you can hypothetically make any sound. That’s so awesome.”
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10 free sample packs for future house soundsAd feature with BandLab Sounds
As more and more boundary-pushing dance music enters the mainstream, artists like Ninajirachi are seeing success for their futuristic soundscapes, intricate rhythms, and shimmering textures. In this week’s free sample pack round-up, we’ve collected a selection of sounds perfect for those who want to channel that same energetic and experimental vibe.

READ MORE: Ninajirachi: “People love to ask artists how they’d describe their sound… I just want to surprise myself”

Whether you’re looking for glitchy percussion, glossy synths, or hyperpop-inspired vocal chops, these packs will help you freshen up classic noughties sounds and pave entirely new sonic pathways of your own.
Future Garage
Future Garage
Want to keep things strictly 130 BPM? This future garage pack features tons of dusty, foley-inspired loops to create off-kilter rhythms. You’ll also find deep and evolving bass sounds, ambient pads, and crunchy textures that strike a perfect balance between organic and synthetic.
Download Future Garage
Future Bass
Future Bass
Taking a cue from masterful sound designers such as Flume, these samples include ravey synth stabs, warped sonic texture, and attention-grabbing synths perfect for the festival stage. Alongside is a collection of hard-hitting drums and intense risers to get the energy flowing.
Download Future Bass
Future Glitch
Future Glitch
If you’re looking to get a bit weirder, the Future Glitch pack contains plenty of found sounds, synth phrases, and effects samples — all of which have been given a healthy dose of processing to turn them into something entirely new.
Download Future Glitch
Kawaii Future Bass
Kawaii Future Bass
From downsampled vocal chops to lush keys and whimsical lead lines, this future bass sample pack is heavily inspired by J-pop, video games, and anime. It’s perfect if you’re looking for a more upbeat and playful flavour.
Download Kawaii Future Bass
Kawaii Future Bass FX
Kawaii Future Bass FX
Building on the first Kawaii Future Bass sample pack, this collection provides all you need to transform your track into a detailed, release-ready production. Included are risers, foley-style percussion samples, and characterful ambience loops that deliver a nostalgic sound.
Download Kawaii Future Bass FX
Function Loops: Future Rave
Function Loops: Future Rave
It’s supersaw central with this Future Rave pack from Function Loops. Arpeggiated loops, dark textures, growling basslines, powerful 909 drum patterns — it’s all here, with a distinctly gritty, underground feel.
Download Function Loops: Future Rave
Cazzette
Cazzette
This high-energy sample pack from Swedish electronic producer Cazzette is brimming with aggressive sounds, featuring rumbling basslines, sharp metallic effects, and dynamic drum loops. Each sample is meticulously processed to bring out subtle details, ideal for crafting tracks to keep your listeners coming back for more.
Download Cazzette
Epic Stock Media: Fire Future Rave
Epic Stock Media: Fire Future Rave
Another pack that’s perfect for the main stage at an EDM festival, Fire Future Rave from Epic Stock Media offers up plenty of samples in the vein of tech and prog house. Want to get a bit heavier? There’s an abundance of low end here thanks to growling bass synths with a brostep flavour.
Download Epic Stock Media: Fire Future Rave
Tech House Vocals
Tech House Vocals
What floor-filling EDM anthem is complete without an earworm of a vocal hook? This pack features 105 samples, from spoken one-shots to longer melodic phrases — all of which have been run through distortion, autotune, and other characterful processing.
Download Tech House Vocals
Grimey Stutter House
Grimey Stutter House
This sample pack veers a little more leftfield, focusing mostly on synth loops that have been given a heavily percussive edge through liberal use of tremolo and rhythmic gating for a fluttering effect. You’ll also find minimal drums, analogue basslines, and eerie FX samples inside — perfect for that 3am warehouse set.
Download Grimey Stutter House
Driving Stutter House
Driving Stutter House
Serving up a more euphoric sound, this pack is inspired by the likes of Fred Again.. and Bunt, featuring highly rhythmic synths, pounding drums, and rolling basslines to keep the momentum going all night.
Download Driving Stutter House
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Palau introduces blockchain savings bonds with SoramitsuPalau Invest savings bonds will raise money for local infrastructure and provide a new means of saving.

Fei-Fei Li picks Google Cloud, where she led AI, as World Labs’ main compute providerCloud providers are chasing after AI unicorns, and the latest is Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs. The startup just tapped Google Cloud as its primary compute provider to train AI models, a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But Li’s tenure as chief scientist of AI at Google Cloud wasn’t a factor, […]
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Mechanical Tool Changing 3D Printing PrototypeTool changing 3D printers are hot. The idea is that instead of switching filament, you swap out hot ends or other tools. That isn’t a new idea. However, most tool changers are expensive. [Engineers Grow] has one that is simple and inexpensive, relying on the printer’s own motors and some clever mechanics.
The first step was to make a modified extruder that allowed the filament to load and unload. The first attempt didn’t work well, but that is the nice thing about 3D printing — it is easy to try again. There is only one extruder, which is good from the standpoint that you don’t need a control board with many outputs and you avoid the expense of multiple extruders.

The next step is a spring-loaded filament guide to load and unload the new extruder. That didn’t work at first, either. Worse, fixing the problems required yet another redesign of the extruder.
The hot end holds with magnets. This isn’t always as stable as you would like, but it should work, especially with the pin alignment scheme. The tool plate engages with the head and moves to the side to break the magnetic grip. A bracket works the levers to handle the filament changes.
Everything seemed to work when manually moving things around. Macro development eventually wound up with everything working with two heads after troubleshooting a few issues. Of primary concern is the hot ends are not rigidly held, and docking wasn’t always repeatable. However, this is just a prototype and it does work. It only needs more rigidity and repeatability.
Outside of the printer itself, the changer costs about $100, although that will change depending on the number of extruders. Since the whole thing is printer-specific and not fully functional, there are no models or code — and it sounds like [Engineers Grow] plans to make them available only if you have a membership. But the idea is sound, and there is enough information in the video for you to do your own experiments using this mechanical-only design. Let us know what you come up with.
We’ve seen passive changers on CNC before. Many of the others we’ve seen use electromagnets. Our own [Sonya Vasquez] did a take on this with Jubilee.

ADAM Audio to launch D3V compact monitors ADAM Audio have announced that a new compact monitoring system with a built-in USB Audio interface will soon be joining their loudspeaker range. 

Spotify slams ‘outdated bureaucracy’ in Sweden as it moves ‘parts’ of 250 jobs from its home market after court ruling over night shiftsCourt rejects Spotify's request to allow its engineers in the market to work shifts between midnight and 5am
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Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst sues Universal for $200m over alleged unpaid royalties (report)Durst's complaint alleges he was never paid royalties, despite the major commercial success of Limp Bizkit's early albums
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PRS Guitars Announces 2025 SE Series LineupPRS Guitars today announced the 2025 PRS SE Series lineup, bringing sophisticated new instruments, new colors, updated player-centric appointments, and new left-handed signature models to players.

NEW MODELS

2025 brings two stunning new electric models to the PRS SE Series with the PRS SE Custom 24-08 Quilt and the PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo. While the SE Custom 24-08 is an aesthetic update, the PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo is an all-new instrument for players seeking acoustic and electric tones in one instrument.

“Veneering is an artform our partners have mastered and branching out into more veneer materials like quilted maple, and further developing our staining operations, brings visual art to players while we also continue to advance the tactile elements of guitar making at PT Cort,” said PRS Guitars Chief Operating Officer, Jack Higginbotham. “Meanwhile, the SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo model represents our continued quest to bring innovation, sophisticated versatility, and value regardless of where a guitar sits inside of our lineup. The piezo system developed with Lloyd Baggs and his team truly shines in this guitar.”

Also debuting for 2025, the PRS SE T60E is the newest addition to the SE acoustic-electric family’s Tonare Grand body shape. Built to exude full, vintage tone, the SE T60E pairs ziricote back and sides with a solid spruce top, PRS hybrid “X”/Classical bracing and a PRS-voiced Fishman Presys VT pickup.

LEFT-HANDED SIGNATURE GUITARS

As teased earlier this year, three new left-handed signature models are also now available: PRS SE Silver Sky, PRS SE Silver Sky Maple, and the PRS SE Zach Myers.

“We put years into creating guitars that meet the exacting specifications from our Signature Artists. For them to attach their name to a model means it must be everything they need and everything other players, from beginner to pro, will need,” said PRS Guitars Director of Artist & Community Relations, Bev Fowler. “We are pleased to finally offer these two artist models for left-handed players.”

UPDATED APPOINTMENTS & NEW COLORS

Updated appointments and new colors across much of the lineup also continue to elevate the playing experience of the PRS SE Series. For 2025, many of the guitars in the SE Series will now feature lampshade knobs (replacing speed knobs), and guitars that sport a 5-way blade electronics switch will be upgraded to PRS’s proprietary flat-tip switch design. Both of these designs are modeled after appointments found on PRS’s Maryland-made electrics and give players a more ergonomic, player-friendly experience.

“We are happy to bring our latest efforts to the guitar-player community. It almost feels like we are presenting a song we wrote instead of a guitar we’ve designed. It’s a personal effort and our team has all the right kinds of pride around sharing these new instruments and enhancements. Paul can often be heard saying ‘this is our time,’ and I feel that across the spectrum of our instruments, from our Maryland-made guitars through our SE Series,” said PRS Guitars Chief Operating Officer, Jack Higginbotham.

Many models have also been updated with new colors, like Cobalt Blue and Fire Red acoustic models as well as new blue, gold, and silver satin metallics on the $499 USD PRS SE CE Standard, a model introduced earlier this year.The post PRS Guitars Announces 2025 SE Series Lineup first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.