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Photographer fined after Fatboy Slim nearly hit by droneAt a recent Fatboy Slim set on Brighton Beach, it seems one photographer’s Weapon of Choice was a nifty drone, after he nearly mistakenly hit the DJ with it as it came crashing down onto the stage.

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Speaking to Brighton Magistrates Court on 4th January, 39-year-old Giles Dalby claimed that there was no malicious intent, only a desire to capture some “cinematic” shots of Fatboy Slim’s set.
“I did not intend to put anyone in danger,” he pleaded. “I wanted to create a slow, cinematic appearance.”
However, the amateur photographer got his controls mixed up, resulting in him steering the drone directly on stage, nearly crashing into DJ Norman Cook mid-set.
“I crashed trying to leave the area, looking to back out for an overview of the scene and finish with a wide view. It was an honest mistake that I will ensure will never repeat itself,” he continued. “There was no malicious intent. I switched it into sport mode which deactivates the downward sensor so I could come quickly up and out, but I accidentally went forward and down.”
The act was a breach of the Air Navigation Order 2016. Dalby was served a fine of £891, charged with negligently allowing a mini drone put Cook and the 8,500 punters attending Brighton’s Big Beach Boutique at risk.
Prosecutor Megan Attree said: “At quarter to ten, the security were alerted that a drone had crashed into the stage, narrowly missing the crowd and the headline act. There was flight recording data on the drone, and it identified that the defendant had ignored multiple warnings.”
“The defendant had placed the drone into sport mode, in which obstacle avoiding doesn’t work, which increases the dangers. The footage shows a near-miss collision with the crowd and performer. There was no damage or injury, but the risk was very real and very present,” she concluded.
The unharmed Fatboy Slim is set to embark on his Fatboy Slim Loves Summer Tour this June, starting out at Dublin’s Fairview Park on the 14th before hitting Cornwall’s Eden Sessions, Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl, and Glasgow’s SWG3 Outdoors, and a handful of other outdoor venues.
Find tickets for Fatboy Slim gigs (watch for drones) at Fatboy Slim’s website.
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Home Bake’s Drum Mint 83 micro rhythm machine’s inspired by the 80sHome Bake Instruments has launched a new miniature drum machine called the DRUM MINT 83.

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Making a fine addition to the Japanese brand’s catalogue of compact samplers and synths, the DRUM MINT 83 is an evolution of its original Drum Mint, launched in August 2023, with a keener inspiration from 80s drum machines. Unlike the original, this drum machine evokes feelings of classic TR-909 drums, for example.

The Drum Mint 83 is a micro rhythm machine featuring seven rhythm components, merging analogue modelling and PCM for versatile sounds. It has a sequencer with 16 steps and 8 patterns, alongside functions like pattern chain playback, flam, and pattern muting, giving you control over your pattern.
It has an improved CPU, which ensures not just improved sound quality but also optimised settings that work well for acid house music creators especially.
Credit: Home Bake Instruments
The micro drum machine also has an in-built stereo delay that, as showcased in the above demo video, makes the Drum Mint 83 an ideal performance partner. According to Home Bake, there’s also an AI Phrase Generator, overdrive, pattern chain, ACC, a part mute function, swing controls, and more.
This is not the only miniature machine built by Home Bake Instruments. Since 2021, the one-man-brand has been releasing a vast range of products, such as Chips, a chip-tune synth, a metallic synthesizer called Iron, a number of acid synths, and a wavetable synth called Breakfast. Also included in Home Bake’s catalogue is a drone synth called Drones, a six-track groove synth called Grooves, a percussive synth called Percuss, a lo-fi granular synth simply called Granular, and many, many more.
The Drum Mint 83 can be purchased at ¥13800 or approximately $95, excluding shipping and import fees. Customers outside Japan need to arrange their shipping.
Find it at Home Bake Instruments.
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Redditor unveils tattoo of Teenage Engineering OP-Z on his forearm and the Internet has very strong feelings about itSurely, nothing screams love for the Teenage Engineering OP-Z more than a giant honking tattoo of the device on one’s forearm?

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In a post (aptly, might we say) titled “I did something kinda crazy”, user Acrobatic-Weekend-17 unveils his latest synth-inspired ink to the Teenage Engineering subreddit, along with the knowledge that the tattoo had “cost more than the real thing”.
I did something kinda crazy byu/Acrobatic-Weekend-17 inteenageengineering

Reactions to the tattoo — which we now know costs more than $499 — have been a bit of a mixed bag to say the least, with comments ranging from “Yikes” to “You even avoided the better looking OP-1, you’RE crazy” to “I love it. I love that you love it.”
And if the tat has, for some reason, unlocked some deep childhood memory of yours, it might be because of how much it “looks like a scantron test sheet”, according to one user.
For those unfamiliar with the OP-Z, the device hails from the same Swedish team behind the famed all-in-one OP-1 synth.
Billed as an “advanced fully portable 16-track sequencer and synthesizer”, the OP-Z comes with 12 synthesis-based sound engines, with more promised. On the sampling side, we have 16 category packs, each with 24 samples. Sequencer tracks run completely independently from one another and at different speeds and, if that isn’t enough, the sequencer also includes what Teenage Engineering calls Step Components which help break out of the more rigid side of sequencing.
Unlike the OP-1 though, the OP-Z does not come with a screen, though you can use it with the free OP-Z companion app on your mobile devices.
Check out our full review of the OP-Z at MusicTech.
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Focal’s Trio6 monitors are $3,499 each but worth every penny£2,599 / $3,499.00 each, focal.com
Focal’s Trio6 studio monitor is a dual heavyweight monitor with a price tag of $7,000 per-pair and a combined mass of 50kg. It certainly doesn’t come cheap but this isn’t an unusual price in the world of pro studio monitoring, where performance gains require ever-increasing investments in materials, R&D and ingenuity; gains which are expected by highly demanding professionals and manufacturers alike.

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Those who’ve experienced the older Trio6 Be, or either of the ST6 stablemates will expect a high level of accuracy and finesse from this new 3-way monitor.
Such an expectation is met in full as the Trio6 immediately delivers supreme fidelity.

Apex mids
The critical mid-range detail that is a consistent hallmark of Focal monitors appears at its apex with this three-way design.
The two crossover areas between the mid and high-/low-end drivers have been expertly managed to appear seamless with no audible losses or phase shifts, just wrinkle-free audio that brings the source to the room with stunning precision.
High end
Up top, there are no hyped brightness bumps or presence losses; transients fire out untamed and complex high-frequency overlaps are as easy to identify as you’ll find anywhere.
Some monitors initially appear crystal clear but eventually, after hours of use, result in ear fatigue. After many hours with a pair of Trio6, we experience no such weariness. Getting into the nitty-gritty with high-frequency EQs is as easy as it gets and small differences are quick to perceive.
Focal Trio6 studio monitor (vertical)
Mass and lows
The sheer mass of the front-ported Trio6 is explained at the other end of the spectrum where, again, there is so much to love.
These monitors have a rated -3dB range cutoff of 35Hz, though there’s still some juice down at 30 Hz. In use, this makes them capable of handling most of the sub-bass found in many musical as well as post-production contexts.
For those wanting to get their rumble on down to 20 Hz, a sub unit will slot right in (such as Focal’s Sub12 or the more affordable Sub One), with the aid of the onboard three-position high-pass filter.
In reality, there is little need for extending the Trio6 any further as they are effortless in rendering 808-style booms, film/gaming explosions and all the unwanted crud mastering engineers need to identify and neutralise.
Of course, it’s not just about how low they go. The Trio6s project an immaculate sound from the low mids down, revealing lumps, bumps and resonances without blurring overlapped sources. As it’s across the audio range, you’re offered an unexaggerated sonic window that allows big-picture analysis and microscopic examination simultaneously.
When it comes to mixing bass and kick drums, there is a true sense of being able to reach in and detangle sounds, quickly hearing subtle changes as they take effect. It’s not just about subtlety either; with the confidence the highly sensitive Trio6s bring, you can be more radical with a mix.
Focal Trio6 studio monitor (horizontal)
Sweet dynamics
The Trio6s bring you all the punch without losing the delicate transient details, as well as highlighting when they’re missing in action. Compression effects, too, are easy to pick out.
Coupled with the dynamic delivery is the reproduction of sustained sounds, from instrument tones to reverb tails. Reverb decays of any length can be singled out from dense mixes, as can problem hums and resonances, both of which are essential for effective mixing and mastering.
The stereo imaging is also in the same league, which not only makes lush mixes a pleasure to behold but their creation a far easier and more creative process. The soundstage remains stable off-axis – as should be expected of monitors in this price range – and for those who prefer a horizontal orientation, the mid and high-frequency driver section can be rotated 90 degrees to keep them vertically aligned.
There are many opinions on the efficacy of horizontal or vertical positioning but, in practice, a pair of Trio6 monitors can create a wide listening sweet spot either way. The phase shift that comes with moving off-axis horizontally with monitors on their sides does come into play a little in the low mids, as physics dictates, but the sweet spot is well worth it. In their vertical position, they are hard to beat.
A couple of Focal Trio6 studio monitors
Room power
The Trio6s require either heavy-duty speaker stands or a substantial platform to bear their 25kg weight and, due to their mass, low-frequency extension and power handling, they will also benefit from high-quality isolation, such as the ISO-200s from IsoAcoustics.
Their imposing size suggests they are best suited to medium to large rooms, and they pack enough power to drive highly absorptive rooms.
During testing, we cannot find their point of maximum undistorted output – it gets way too loud to discern. Even for those who work loud, the efficient Class G mid and low-driver amplifiers will keep these high-powered monitors from killing your electricity budget, even if they kill your hearing in the process.
Focal Trio6 studio monitor in use horizontally
Simple, focused
They may work beautifully right out of the box, but there are also simple, detented EQ controls on the rear panels for gently shelving the high and low-frequency ranges and allowing a cut/boost around 160 Hz to counter the effects of surfaces such as mixing consoles and work desks. These are all effective without bamboozling you, and frankly little adjustment will be needed; if they don’t sound right it’ll be the room, not the Trio6s.
For added flexibility is the Focus Mode which allows, via a footswitch (not supplied), the sole use of either the mid or the mid and high drivers, effectively soloing the mid-range during mixing/mastering. It may not be fancy but it’s a very useful addition.
Focal Trio6 studio monitors on top of mixing console
Three-way quality
If you are looking to invest in top-quality monitoring for a non-small room, the Trio6 should always be among your top choices. When executed at this level, three-way monitors are unbeatable for everyday professional audio work and, across a variety of disciplines, Trio6s will eventually pay for themselves. Yes, they are expensive, but they are undoubtedly worth every pound they cost. Quality tools in experienced hands (ears?) make quality work.
References
Beck’s Waking Light is a sonic feast of a track that challenges most playback mediums due to the sheer weight of instrumentation and those enormous toms, and yet the effortless representation of the Trio6s make it clear how the mix was assembled to cram in so many elements. Everything can be picked out, from the bite of compressors to reverb decays to Beck’s tonsils.
In The Opposite from The Smile every detail of Tom Skinner’s deliciously bone dry opening groove committed to tape is laid bare by the Trio6s. The addition of in-your-face stereo spread guitar, chonky bass and Thom Yorke’s pitch-delayed vocal produces a thick mid-rich mix that is rendered all the more pleasurable, thanks to the sheer clarity of the Trio6s.
Focal Trio6 studio monitors on mixing desk in recording studio
Key features

Ported 3-way active monitor
Focus Mode to switch to 1-/2-way for checking translation
Drivers: 8-inch (16.5cm) and 5-inch (12.7cm) low/mid cones; 1.5-inch (38mm) beryllium inverted cone tweeter
Contour controls: ±3dB LF & HF shelving; ±3dB LMF (160 Hz); 3-position high pass filter
Amplifiers: 100W RMS Class-G for low and mid drivers; 50W RMS Class-AB for tweeter
Frequency Response (-3dB): 35 Hz to 40 kHz
Max. SPL: 115dB
Input: Balanced XLR
Dimensions (H x W x D): 53.7cm x 29.2cm x 36.9cm
Weight: 25kg

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder On The Dancefloor to return to top 10 after use in SaltburnSophie Ellis-Bextor’s hit Murder On The Dancefloor is expected to return to the Top 10 of the UK’s Official Singles Chart today (January 5) after it appeared in the final scene of the recent film Saltburn.
The film had already been a success in cinemas but its addition to Amazon Prime over the Christmas period helped it to surge in popularity, and with it, the Ellis-Bextor song that was first released in 2001.

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Before Saltburn‘s release, Official Charts Company data confirms that Murder On The Dancefloor was being streamed an average of 292,000 times every week. Now, it’s clocked up 1.5 million streams since the beginning of the week, meaning it stands a solid chance of returning to the Top 10. The song peaked at Number 2 when it was first released 22 years ago.
Saltburn stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike and follows Oxford student Oliver Quick (Keoghan) who becomes enamoured with popular boy Felix Catton (Elordi). The two bond and Felix invites Oliver to stay at his family’s ancestral home, Saltburn, over the summer.
Murder On The Dancefloor appears in the film’s final scene, where Oliver is shown dancing naked around the Saltburn house to the song.

“Emerald [Fennell] is a director who uses music like another character [in her scripts]. Obviously, it takes people back to a certain era,” Ellis-Bextor tells Official Charts. “There’s a nostalgia and a mood. But there’s layers [to the song] and what it evokes in you. Some people have come up to me and said ‘Oh my God, I didn’t realise the song was literal! It’s about a murder!’
“I don’t think I would quite take it that far, but it’s a got a little twist. It’s not wholly pure [like the characters in Saltburn].”
She also describes the song’s renewed success as “magical” in an interview with BBC Newsbeat.
“If I’m honest, I don’t think I’ve completely processed it really,” she says. “It’s extraordinary. It’s a song I’ve been singing for over 20 years, I still love singing it. I love the way people react when I do it live.
“But for new people to be discovering it, for it to be making new memories with people is kind of beautiful.”
Meanwhile, Lauren Kreisler, director of Brand & Digital at Official Charts adds: “We love to see the British public rediscovering chart classics, or young audiences discovering them for the first time, even, as happened with Kate Bush topping the Official Chart thanks to Stranger Things.
“The Official Chart has always reflected British popular culture, 10 years ago we introduced streaming data into the Official Singles Chart, and in the streaming era we’ve seen that a memorable song paired with a ‘memorable’ scene can be dynamite for chart success.”
The song has also proved popular on TikTok, with over 38.5 million views of its hashtag and the song being included in a quarter of a million videos. Ellis-Bextor herself also joined the trend, recreating Keoghan’s dance in a TikTok video.

@sophieebtiktok
Heading into 2024 like… Happy Saltburn New Year! Xx #murderonthedancefloor #sophieellisbextor #saltburnmovie
♬ sophs awful edit thats gone viral – sophie

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Points are definitely an interesting idea...
"Songwriters today have it a lot tougher than previously, thanks to streaming. While artists aren’t making a whole lot per stream, songwriters only make about 20% of that, and chances are it’s split with a publisher. Now a number of small labels have pledged to offer songwriter points, or a royalty derived from the master streaming revenue."
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Getting It Done: The Week in D.I.Y. & Indie MusicLast week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered how to get better at social media, how musicians can utilize AI, and more…
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