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Man drives car into Berlin nightclub after being denied entryA man denied entry into the Berlin nightclub Sisyphos appears to have taken rather drastic revenge by driving a car into the venue.
Not all the details are known yet, but Berliner Zeitung is reporting that the suspect is thought to have been rejected entry into the club at around 5:50am on Sunday morning (8 September). Two security guards, aged 26 and 41, are said to have turned him away, and he left peacefully thereafter.

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However, he’s then thought to have returned to the techno club in a rented Audi car before “deliberately” driving into the club’s gated entry. According to the newspaper, he attempted this twice.
It’s thought that both security guards were targeted as the suspect drove in the direction of both, but neither were injured as both were able to move out of the way. The man is then thought to have driven into the nightclub’s wall, reversed into the gate, and then driven off towards Ostkreuz, one of the city’s busiest train stations.
While no action has been taken at the time of writing, police have launched an investigation and are searching for the suspect.

Sisyphos is one of the most important clubs in Berlin, and is hosted inside a former dog biscuit factory near the River Spree in the borough of Treptow. It opens non-stop from Friday night to Monday morning for weekend-long parties, and like many clubs in the city, it can be difficult to get into.
Meanwhile, techno in Berlin was officially added to the UNESCO cultural heritage list in March. Clubcommission, a network of techno clubs and musicians in the city, called it “another milestone for Berlin techno producers, artists, club operators and event organisers”. And last year, Berlin announced a €947 million culture fund to support new clubs and cultural spaces.
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NIVA and Bandsintown partner to support ‘Live Independent’ venuesThe National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and leading live music discovery platform Bandsintown have partnered to launch Live Independent.
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Spotify Countdown Pages: A Quick Guide for Musicians & Music MarketersIf you’re an artist on the hunt for a new way to hype up your upcoming release, Spotify’s Countdown Page feature could be just the trick you’re looking for. Here’s how this. Continue reading
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Release Music on Vinyl: Why It’s Hard for ArtistsStruggling to press and release music on vinyl? Discover the key challenges artists face and why this classic format remains elusive for many in today’s industry.
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Meet Beyerdynamic’s new flagship headphones and earbudsBeyerdynamic has launched new wireless headphones and earbuds: AVENTHO 300 and AMIRON 300.
The flagship AVENTHO 300 headphones have an ergonomic design for comfort, swivel and foldable aluminium yokes, and the company’s STELLAR.45 drivers. They’re Apple MFi certified and come with Dolby Head Tracking technology for an immersive spatial audio experience.

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They also incorporate Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) powered by dual Sony chipsets either side of the headphones. There’s also a pal-controlled touchpad and buttons, and battery life of up to 50 hours. Charge via USB-C for two hours for a full battery charge, or opt for a 10-minute fast charge for up to five hours of listening.
Photo: Beyerdynamic
With the latest Bluetooth 5.4 technology, you can pair the headphones with multiple devices and transition seamlessly between the latest two connected devices. There’s a range of high-resolution audio codecs including AAC, LE Audio, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless, too.
The AMIRON 300 earbuds, meanwhile, come with 10mm dynamic drivers and deep bass, precise mids, and clear highs, as well as six built-in microphones complete with complex algorithms to filter out noise.
The customisable ANC adapts to your surroundings, while Bluetooth 5.3 allows you to connect to multiple devices easily, and switch between your laptop, phone, and tablet. The automatic pause and play functions allow you to avoid missing anything when you remove your earbuds, too.
Photo: Beyerdynamic
They have a secure fit designed to be comfortable for the whole day, no matter where you are, and a battery life of up to 38 hours with up to 10 hours of continuous playtime. Charge for 10 minutes for an extra two hours of playtime, while the Qi-compatible charging case will give you another 28 hours of battery life.
Both the AVENTHO 300 and AMIRON 300 are compatible with the new Beyerdynamic app for iOS and Android, which offers easy sound customisation and OTA updates, as well as a 5-band equaliser for personalised sound profiles and genre-specific presets.
The company showcased the new products at the 100th year of IFA in Berlin last week. “There aren’t many companies today that can celebrate 100 years of innovation,” said Beyerdynamic CEO Andreas Rapp. “We’re incredibly honoured to be sharing our centennial year together with IFA, another historic and innovative German organisation. There’s no better way to introduce our latest and greatest true wireless products than at IFA 2024, as it showcases a century of the latest and greatest innovations.”
You’ll be able to get both products in the US from the beyerdynamic e-shop and Amazon later this year. The AVENTHO 300 is priced at $399.99 and the AMIRON 300 costs $279.99.
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VCV unveils VCV+ subscription plan – but it’s not rent-to-own, and fans are disappointedVCV+ is a new subscription plan that gives users unlimited access to digital modular synth environment, VCV Rack Pro, and its comprehensive library of modules.
The subscription comes in at $29 a month, or $19 per month for a yearly subscription, amounting to $228 a year. Online fans of the brand have so far shown that they aren’t best pleased with the non-rent-to-own subscription model.

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For many, VCV Rack is an accessible, free way to toy with a digital modular synth. The open-source, cross-platform software has a VCV Rack Pro upgrade – however, the premium version of the software still costs less than the yearly cost of VCV+.
It costs $149 to buy VCV Rack 2 Pro outright, which also includes access to a library of high-quality modules. Crucially, VCV+’s FAQ page notes: “If you cancel your VCV+ subscription, you’ll no longer be able to use premium modules from VCV+.”
With this in mind, users could pay a full yearly subscription of $228, cancel, and have nothing to show for it, when they could have just bought it outright in the first place and owned it forever for $149.

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The subscription model has become infamous amongst professional producers and budding synth fans in recent years. In 2023, Waves shifted from selling individual plugins to a subscription-only model, before quickly backtracking on its decision only days later following user backlash.
Minimal Audio also had similar plans, introducing its own subscription-only model for its Current soft synth. The company came under fire, and the backlash resulted in it shifting to a rent-to-own system.
While some users will no doubt welcome the option of gaining access to VCV Rack 2 Pro for a more manageable monthly cost, others have voiced their opposition to VCV’s new subscription-only model.
“At least make it a lease-to-own model,” one user says. “I would happily pay $300 for Pro 2 to own it before I paid $20 a month to rent it,” another user notes.

If you had to subscribe from the initial 2017 release, VCV Rack would have costed you $2,436 and you wouldn't own a single thing. pic.twitter.com/LlGPxHzvdp
— Benn Jordan (@bennjordan) September 7, 2024

"as low as $19/month." – at least make it a lease to own model. $240 per year and having nothing to show for it if you stop paying is wild.
— Tangent Moon (@TangentMoon) September 7, 2024

On Reddit, users are also disappointed by the news. “I’m all for people and artists making a profit for their work, but we’ve seen time and time again that subscription services are, in the long run, a rip-off and pretty anti-consumer,” one user writes.
Learn more about VCV+ and VCV Rack.
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Poseidon EQ from Pulsar Audio Poseidon promises to capture the sound and character of Trident's legendary console EQ, while making it more intuitive to use and packing in some helpful modern features. 

Apple’s new iPhones apparently have four “studio-quality” mics and multi-track recording in Voice MemosIt’s that time of the year again, as Apple unveils its latest generation of iPhones at Monday’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ keynote event.
Between the new A18 chip, an added Camera Control button, and the arrival of Apple Intelligence — the Cupertino giant’s very own artificial intelligence software, the iPhone 16 boasts a slew of exciting hardware and software upgrades for both serious and casual users alike.
For musicians and producers who rely on their iPhones for music-making and capturing song ideas, the new lineup introduces a range of audio enhancements designed to level-up your creative process.

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To start, the brand’s top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models are said to deliver a “big leap in audio performance” with not just one, but four “studio-quality” mics for higher-quality recording. The mics provide a lower noise floor so you get more true-to-life sounds without the need for extra gear.
Multi-track recording will also be coming to the Voice Memo app later this year. Users can now layer another track on top of existing recordings, which will come in handy for when you want to record your singing over guitar instrumentals, for example.
According to Apple, Voice Memos plays the guitar track through the iPhone speakers while simultaneously recording your voice. The system then uses “advanced processing” to isolate your new vocals and cancel the background audio for a professional result — without the need for headphones, or another app.

The iPhone 16 will hit the shelves officially on Friday, 20 September, with prices starting at $799 for the base model and $999 for the Pro model.
Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Tourist previously spoke about his love for Apple’s Voice Memos app, calling it an “absolute no-brainer” for music production.
“I mean there’s even a part of me that’s really happy with that built-in iPhone mic because it has such a character,” he said on MusicTech’s My Forever Studio podcast. “It sounds like the year that the phone was made. And the compression, whatever they do with that compression… I think people can hear an iPhone mic. I like that.”
Learn more at Apple.
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Variety of Sound releases FeenstaubTX, a FREE Transient Shaper for Windows
Variety of Sound releases FeenstaubTX, a FREE transient designer plugin for Windows. When news of a free plugin arrives, it’s always welcome, but few freebie announcements inspire the same excitement and expectancy as a Variety of Sound release. Variety of Sound has provided some of the best free plugins for a long time now, and [...]
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AudioScape launch MK-609 compressor AudioScape have announced the launch of the MK-609 Precision Stereo Diode Limiter/Compressor, which offers their take on the ‘Metal Knob’ version of Neve’s classic 33609.

FBI reports Americans lost $5.6B to cryptocurrency fraud in 2023The elderly were the most vulnerable, and crypto ATMs have a variety of illicit uses, the report found.

iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence, AirPods 4 and more: Live updates on everything revealed at Apple Event 2024Apple's lineup of announcements echoed many of the anticipated hardware reveals, including the new iPhone 16, AirPods 4, the Apple Watch Series 10 and more.
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This Tiny Steam Engine Takes a Watchmaker’s Skill to BuildWhen your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny.
All of the usual tiny superlatives and comparisons apply to [Chronova Engineering]’s latest effort — fits on a pencil eraser, don’t sneeze while you’re working on it or you’ll never find it. If we were to put the footprint of this engine into SMD context, we’d say it’s around a 2010 or so. As one would expect, the design is minimalistic, with no room for traditional bearings or valves. The piston and connecting rod are one piece, meaning the cylinder must pivot, which provides a clever way of switching between intake and exhaust. Tiny crankshaft, tiny flywheel. Everything you’d associate with a steam engine is there, but just barely.
The tooling needed to accomplish this feat is pretty impressive too. [Chronova] are no strangers to precision work, but this is a step beyond. Almost everything was done on a watchmaker’s lathe with a milling attachment and a microscope assist. For the main body of the engine, a pantograph engraving machine was enlisted to scale a 3D printed template down tenfold. Drill bits in the 0.3 mm range didn’t fare too well against annealed tool steel, which is where the scanning electron microscope came into play. It revealed brittle fractures in the carbide tool, which prompted a dive down the rabbit hole of micro-machining and a switch to high-speed steel tooling.
It all worked in the end, enough so that the engine managed 42,000 RPM on a test with compressed air. We eagerly await the equally tiny boiler for a live steam test.

Spain’s recorded music industry revenues reached $269m in H1, up 16.6% YoYMusic streaming revenues in Spain grew 19.1% YoY
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