Fix The Tix Day of Action this TuesdayThe Fix The Tix coalition's Day Of Action is tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9th. The day will harness artists and fans to push Congress to pass comprehensive ticketing reform.
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YouTube’s revamped eraser tool uses AI to remove copyrighted music without impacting other audioYouTube has launched an updated eraser tool which allows its creators to remove copyrighted music from their videos, without affecting speech, sound effects or other audio.
Previously, videos flagged for copyrighted audio were muted or taken down entirely. The updated tool is in its early stages however, and YouTube does warn that the “edit might not work if the song is hard to remove”.

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As first reported by TechCrunch, the updated eraser tool was launched on 4 July. It utilises an AI-powered algorithm to cut just the song used, and leave the rest of the video intact. YouTube chief Neal Mohan shared the news of the launch to X along with a video.
In the footage, it is explained that the company had been testing the eraser tool for a while, but it wasn’t as accurate in removing copyrighted tracks as they wanted it to be. Now, the use of an AI-powered algorithm brings a “big improvement”, and users have the choice to mute all sound or simply erase just the music within their videos.
Find out more below:

Good news creators: our updated Erase Song tool helps you easily remove copyright-claimed music from your video (while leaving the rest of your audio intact). Learn more… https://t.co/KeWIw3RFeH
— Neal Mohan (@nealmohan) July 3, 2024

YouTube is attempting to make big strides with AI right now – last week it was reported that the company had been offering lump sums of money to the “big three” major labels in hopes of rolling out AI music licensing deals with them.
The move follows the launch of its AI tool Dream Track last year. The feature allowed users to create music using AI voice imitations of famous artists. The platform has allegedly been in talks with Sony, Warner and Universal to try to convince more artists to allow their music to be used in training AI software.
To find out more about YouTube’s eraser tool, including step-by-step instructions for its use, visit YouTube Support.
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“Everything is f**king shit” Hardwell rages at SAGA Festival organisers after equipment failureDutch DJ Hardwell recently halted his set at the SAGA Festival to rage against the event’s “shit” equipment and alleged non-payment.
Addressing the crowd in the middle of his set, Hardwell blasted: “This fucking festival didn’t pay me any fucking money to be here tonight, but I’m still here! I’m still here.”

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The DJ then expressed his frustration with production issues, blasting: “I’m fucking here. And their equipment, everything is fucking shit. Nothing is working.”
“Listen SAGA, if I’m here for you guys, I want to perform for you guys. The whole equipment, everything is letting me down. I can’t perform. It’s impossible for me to perform.”
“The whole fucking DJ booth is shit. Fucking shit. I’m so sorry I have to cancel the show. Fuck SAGA Festival!”
In the video, multiple festival staff could be seen behind the DJ deck, presumably to fix the technical issues as Hardwell goes on his tirade.

HARDWELL canceled his show at SAGA Festival right now due to the festival's terrible production team. pic.twitter.com/e2DrIRFoRK
— A L E 𝕏 (@_alexvdcorput) July 6, 2024

SAGA Festival has since issued a statement refuting Hardwell’s claims. The organisers asserted that had they been informed about the equipment issues, they would have acted promptly to resolve them. The team also noted that all the equipment was transported to Romania from the Netherlands along with the DJ and that Hardwell was indeed paid for his appearance.
“Well, Hardwell, we’re sorry that Rita Ora, Sickick, Loreen, and all the DJs on five other stages got to play on the first day of SAGA and you didn’t,” the post read. “The equipment travelled all the way from the Netherlands, just like you. The same set seems to be working perfectly fine for Will Sparks right now.”
Read the full statement below.

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Sonicware reveal LIVEN Ambient Ø The eighth release in Sonicware's LIVEN series has been designed specifically for creating atmospheric soundscapes.

RELEASE DETAILS
Release title:
ULTRAAVX (deluxe)
Main artist name:
Plexine
Release date:
19th Jul, 2024
https://publme.lnk.to/ULTRAAVXdeluxe
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Behringer is exploring “direct-to-customer shipping” with delivery from its factoryTired of lengthy wait times, shipping delays, and the disappointment of dealers not stocking the gear you crave? Music gear enthusiasts may soon have reason to celebrate as German audio equipment manufacturer Behringer says it is exploring a “direct-to-customer shipping” option with delivery straight from the factory.

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The move would “help ensure faster delivery and access to all our products, especially those not carried by our retailers,” says Behringer in the Facebook post.
“We do cherish our super partner relationships and would consider this as an additional channel to ensure we can reach customers in areas currently under-served,” the company adds.

As it stands, the proposed direct-to-customer shipping model would represent a significant shift in Behringer’s distribution strategy. Currently, like most manufacturers, Behringer relies on a network of retailers and distributors (e.g. Sweetwater, Thomann, Amazon) to get their products into the hands of users.
By cutting out intermediaries and shipping directly from their production facilities in China, Behringer could significantly reduce delivery times and potentially reduce costs associated with traditional distribution channels. For fans, this means quicker and greater access to the company’s wide range of products and new releases.
And while the response to Behringer’s latest suggestion appears to be mostly positive judging by the comments section (“This is great for people who live in remote areas,” said one) several users have also raised questions about how the company would deal with issues like returns, gear repairs, and customer service.
“Great idea, but it should include the same kind of return policy/ guarantee that a dealer normally gives,” wrote user John Rasmussen, while another warned: “You’d have to be able to do a great job at it. Sweetwater is great. I get great service from them. I’d want Behringer to match or exceed the service I get from them.”
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Martinic AX Chorus is FREE for 24 hours (only A FEW hours left!)
Martinic is offering the AX Chorus plugin for FREE to celebrate the Holland soccer team’s success in the European Cup. The AX Chorus plugin emulates the MN3009 Bucket Brigade (BBD) chip, a key component in AKAI’s AX73 and AX60 synthesizers. While these analog keyboards may not have achieved the iconic status of classics like the [...]
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Seed VCs are turning to new ‘pro rata’ funds that help them compete with the big firmsThree companies with new funds deploy capital to support seed and Series A VCs looking to exercise their pro rata rights.
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China to ramp up brain chip program after teaching monkey to control robotThe country’s current progress appears to be on par with Elon Musk’s Neuralink.

New Battery Has no AnodeConventional batteries have anodes and cathodes, but a new design from the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego lacks an anode. While this has been done before, according to the University, this is the first time a solid-state sodium battery has successfully used this architecture.
Sodium is abundant compared to lithium, so batteries that use sodium are attractive. According to the University of Chicago’s news release:
Anode-free batteries remove the anode and store the ions on an electrochemical deposition of alkali metal directly on the current collector. This approach enables higher cell voltage, lower cell cost, and increased energy density…

Of course, there are also downsides. In particular, making anodeless batteries with liquid electrolytes can be easier to build, but the liquid forms solids that impede the battery’s performance over time.
The new battery uses an aluminum powder as a current collector. Interestingly, while this is a solid, it flows more like a liquid. Combined with a solid electrolyte, the battery flips the usual idea of a solid cathode and a liquid electrolyte.
We are always interested in new battery tech. However, we rarely see them out in the wild. Maybe AI will have better luck.

C Compiler Exists Entirely in Vim8cc.vim is a C compiler that exists as pure Vimscript. Is it small? It sure is! How about fast? Absolutely not! Efficient? Also no. But does it work and is it neat? You betcha!
Ever typed :wq to write the buffer and exit in Vim? When you do that, you’re using Vimscript. Whenever one enters command mode : in Vim, one is in fact using a live Vimscript interpreter. That’s the space in which this project exists and does its magic. Given enough time, anyway.
Vimscript itself was created by [Bram Moolenaar] in 1991. The idea was to execute batches of vim commands programmatically. It’s been used for a variety of purposes since then.
8cc is a lightweight C compiler that has been supplanted by chibicc, but that doesn’t matter much because as author [rhysd] admits, this is really just a fun concept project more than anything. It may take twenty minutes or more to compile “hello world”, but doing it entirely from within Vim is a trip.

ESI launch Xkey portable MIDI keyboards Boasting an ultra-compact, lightweight design, ESI’s latest Xkey models promises to provide users with the ultimate mobile MIDI keyboards.

Waymo robotaxi pulled over by Phoenix police after driving into the wrong laneA police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and pulled into a lane of oncoming traffic, according to dispatch records. The incident took place on June 19, but local media including Arizona Republic released bodycam footage of the traffic stop this week, showing the vehicle weaving […]
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Roaring Kitty fraud suit dropped, Ethereum Foundation hacked, and more: Hodler’s Digest, June 30 – July 6Roaring Kitty fraud lawsuit voluntarily dropped, Ethereum Foundation email server hacked, and Circle becomes first MiCA-compliant stablecoin issuer.

2024 Business Card Challenge: a Battery Tester with BlinkenlightsReaders of a certain vintage will no doubt remember that for a brief time, some alkaline batteries came with a built-in battery tester. Basically, you just pushed really hard with your fingernails on the two ends of the strip, and it either lit up the little strip (or didn’t if it was dead), or made the word ‘good’ appear if energized.
But those days are long gone. What you need now is to either grab the voltmeter, stick out your tongue, or build yourself a battery-testing business card. Even the normies will enjoy this one, mostly because LEDs. Forty-seven of them to be exact, which will come to life and demonstrate that [Greg] is capable of making working electronic gadgets. No way does this card end up at the bottom of a desk drawer.
As far as grasping the batteries goes, [Greg] had several ideas, but ultimately landed on pogo pins, which we think is a fabulous solution. Be sure to check out the neat interactive BOM, somewhere in the middle of which is the CH32v003 RISC-V microcontroller. In the video after the break, you can see [Greg] using a Flipper Zero to program it.