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#Meta has launched #Opensource AudioCraft #AI #Music #tool. Is it good or bad please decide by yourself đ¤
Metaâs AudioCraft AI music tool could cut multiple revenue streams for musiciansMeta has launched AdudioCraft, a free generative AI text-to-audio and music tool, and announced that it is open-sourcing it for research purposes âto help advance the field of AI-generated audio.â.... ...Major investor of Native Instruments and iZotope bids to acquire AVIDUS firm Francisco Partners, a major investor of Native Instruments and iZotope, is among private equity firms competing to acquire AVID, otherwise known as Avid Technology Inc.
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Earlier this year, Francisco Partners backed up the new partnership with iZotope and Native Instruments, which saw the two manufacturers team up to âshape the future of music making and audio productionâ.
Another company that is currently bidding for acquisition of AVID is Symphony Technology Group, a private-equity firm focused on technology investments. Earlier in the year, STG made a deal to take Momentive Global Inc, the parent company of SurveyMonkey.
AVID provides valuable software for the music industry, owning both digital audio workstation Pro Tools and music notation software Sibelius. Its products are widely considered to be industry standard, with Pro Tools likely the most used digital audio workstation in the world.
Sibelius is also one of the most commonly used scoring softwares in the composition world, and counts the likes of Hans Zimmer among its users.
Therefore, the potential purchase is a monumental move, especially considering that AVID has a current value of $1.2 billion.
According to Reuters, AVID started exploring options, including the sale of the company with the help of investment bank Goldman Sachs, earlier this year. Anonymous sources have since told Reuters that a deal could be signed as early as this month.
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#AI #Music #Musicians #Producers #musicproduction #CreatorsWhat does AI mean for music producers? Music technology journalist Declan McGlynn discusses the potential implications of AI in music, how creators can apply it to their creative processes, and more. ...Best free plugins and freeware of the month: August 2023Itâs always nice when you uncover some useful or creative tools online â and itâs even nicer when they turn out to be free.
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Weâve rounded up a handful of this monthâs free releases for you to check out, including a chord-based ROMpler, a transparent limiter, a fully-featured spatial 3D instrument, an epic, endless reverb, and a fun sample chopping sequencer.
Monster DAW â MONSTER OctaChord v1
MONSTER OctaChord v1. Image: Monster DAWmacOS and Windows
64-bit VST/VST3/AU
Download OctaChordIf youâre looking for some inspiration to get you started, then Monster DAWâs chord plugin with built in sounds could be just the ticket. There are 18 presets for different styles including lo-fi, techno, cinematic, RânâB, pop and more.
Each preset includes a full set of 12 scales, plus an Ornament set of fill-ins, melodic lines and sound effects that match the chords. Additional features include master volume, pan, reverb and delay controls, plus separate volume controls for the chord and ornament sections. Itâs easy to build up progressions, but with so many different sounds and chord samples, note that the full plugin library size is over 6GB.
Press Play â Wave Breaker
Wave Breaker. Image: Press PlaymacOS and Windows
64-bit VST/VST3/AU
Download Wave BreakerPress Play is best known for its excellent free oscilloscope plugin, Wave Observer. Its new release uses the same waveform display engine, but this time puts it to use as instant visual feedback within a true-peak stereo limiter plugin.
Wave Breaker offers a transparent sound with precise true-peak detection, look-ahead audio analysis and 4x oversampling. You can use the Drive control to push volume into the limiter at a desired threshold and choose from manual output compensation, or target peak-level normalisation. You can also add a touch of saturation, choose from a range of colour schemes and resize the GUI.
SpatStrument SM24
SpatStrument SM24. Image: AcousmodulesmacOS and Windows
64-bit VST3
Download SpatStrument SM24SpatStrument SM24 is a beast. Itâs an effect, a synth, a sampler, a 3D panner and a controller all in one. Itâs designed to offer a fun and playful approach to audio-spatial sculpting, especially if you have an MPE controller.
Its whopping feature set includes up to 24 output channels with free arrangement in 2D or 3D space, Periphonic and Volumetric Spatial modes, Spatial Shaper and Animator, live input processing, an eight-voice sampler, a three-oscillator synth with FM, cross modulation and ring modulation between the sampler and synth, eight-channel delay/resonator and hall reverb, lockTrigger and VeloPad for granular effects and more.
Airwindows â Galactic 2
Galactic 2. Image: AirwindowsmacOS, Windows, Linux, Pi
32/64-bit VST/AU/VCV Rack
Download Galactic 2Airwindows has built up a massive library of excellent free plugins over the years, with an emphasis on sound rather than snazzy GUIs. Its latest release is a massive-sounding reverb that gives a different twist on Airwindowsâ first Galactic reverb plugin.
You get simple controls for drive, sustain, Darken and wet, which can all be manipulated to craft epic-sounding, infinite drones and pads. With sustain on full, it will even start to feedback on itself. You can also put in mono signals and get a wider-sounding stereo reverb out.
HY-Plugins â HY-Slicer2 free
HY Slicer2. Image: HY-Plugins
This cut-down version of HY-Slicer2 can be used as a fun and creative way to re-invigorate your loop library. You get 3 slicer units where you can load three different samples that get chopped into smaller pieces. These can then be sequenced in the Sampler Track where you can rearrange up to 16 slices.
Things get a little more interesting when you start using the additional lanes that let you sequence things like chance, reverse, tune, pan, filter, effect sends and more. You also get built-in effects and master effects to refine your new loops, and a Pattern chainer to help develop longer ideas.macOS, Windows, Linux
64-bit VST/VST3/AU
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Songwriters are using AI Generated voices for song pitches.
#AI #Music #Production #Creators #Singer #artistsSongwriters are using AI Generated voices for song pitchesSome may see it as cheating while others find it genius, however no matter what you think AI will not be stopped by creating new strides for music professionals. by. Continue reading The post Songwriters are using AI... ...iZotope Nectar Elements Plugin Is FREE At Plugin Boutique.
#free #plugin #musicproductioniZotope Nectar Elements Plugin Is FREE At Plugin Boutique Plugin Boutique offers the Nectar Elements ($129 list price) vocal processing plugin by iZotope as a free download for a limited time. Nectar Elements is a streamlined tool for correcting your vocalâs pitch, dynamics,... ...Why songs are getting shorter?
#Music #Songs #artists #musicproduction #AuthorsWhy songs are getting shorterThis weekâs Hypebot Flashback Friday post digs into a trend that is showing no signs of abating. Bobby Oswinki shares why. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Songs today are shorter. Continue reading The post Why songs are getting shorter... ...Bandsintown launches free Release pagesBandsintown, already the go-to platform for live show marketing, has added free Release pages to help artists announce new music, merch drops, contests. tours, presales, and more. Artists keep the. Continue reading
The post Bandsintown launches free Release pages appeared first on Hypebot.For a limited time only we are currently doing a deal when you buy 1 single play on any network, you get 1 play on any network of your choice for free.
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#Promotion #Video #MusicVideo #artists #MTV #MTV2 #BETJamsFitzmaurice Relies on Amphion Atmos SetupAward-winning Irish mixer, engineer and producer Steve Fitzmaurice couldnât have foreseen that his sessions with Dublin-based rock band, The Frames, in the mid-1990s would eventually lead to him buying a pair of Amphion reference monitors. Now, over twenty years into his career, Fitzmaurice is inspired by Apple Musicâs launch of Spatial Audio, in mid-2021, he has since expanded his stereo monitor setup with additional speakers from Finnish manufacturer Amphion to enable him to also mix in Dolby Atmos.
Born in Dublin, Fitzmaurice knew by his early teens that he wanted to work in the record industry. But there were few studio job opportunities in Ireland, so after finishing school he went to London and started knocking on the doors of some of the cityâs best known recording facilities. His early career began on the nightshift answering the phones at producer Trevor Hornâs Sarm West Studios. It wasnât long before he was assisting on sessions with Horn and longtime Sarm West producer, engineer and mixer Julian Mendelsohn. After five years at Sarm, Fitzmaurice moved to New York and got a job at the Hit Factory and after a year went freelance.
Freelancer with new primary speakers
Over the years Fitzmaurice, who is based at Pierce Entertainmentâs London studios, has worked with a long list of artists including Seal, Tina Turner, Tasmin Archer, Jodeci, Ian Brown, U2, Depeche Mode, Hikaru Utada, Sam Smith and many others. He has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards, winning five for projects with Sam Smith, Seal and U2, also working on various Oscar, Golden Globe and Brit Award-winning productions.
It was David Odlum, guitarist with The Frames, who first brought Amphion monitors to Fitzmauriceâs attention. Now Odlum is also a successful producer and engineer, currently musical director for Sam Smith, with whom Fitzmaurice has worked since their debut album in 2013. âDuring lockdown we did a live stream from Abbey Road Studios for Sam,â Fitzmaurice recalls. âI was mixing, and Dave was going on about the Amphions, so I got a pair of One18s to try,â as an alternative to his usual monitors. âAt first I found myself using them occasionally and then more and more.â
Fitzmaurice was happy with the results but still unsure, he says, so Odlum suggested that he try Amphionâs Two18 speakers. âI kept them for two or three weeks and the same thing happened â I was using my other monitors less and less. I ended up buying a pair of Two18s, and now theyâre my primary speakers.â
Full view of the 7.1.4 Atmos Setup in Fitzmaurice's studio
Dynamic clarity with subtle details
Fitzmaurice has a simple philosophy when it comes to mixing. âI like clarity, low-end and dynamics. I don't really like clutter. My most used piece of equipment is probably the mute button! â These days, itâs a constant battle to make loud competitive records â we're in a world where you have to EQ and compress everything â but I try and keep some sense of clarity, bottom end and dynamics while also trying to keep everything as natural as I can.â
His Amphion monitors have certainly helped him achieve those goals. âI think that theyâre pretty natural sounding, with clarity in the mid-range, especially, and the top end. But theyâre not bland and boring. When you turn them up for clients, theyâve still got a bit of vibe.â His previous speakers worked best when they were loud, he says. âBut with the Amphions I definitely mix quieter because they donât change tonally when I turn them down.â
Fitzmaurice has worked with some of the best singers in the business and has earned a reputation for the sound of the vocals on his projects. There, too, the Amphion monitors are proving their worth. âThe Amphions are very good for subtle details, smaller changes in volume and dynamics are easy to hear. â Because of this clarity I found them great for balancing vocals.â
Changing monitors is always challenging, but with three years of working with the Amphions behind him, he reports, âMixes seem to be translating to every other system quite well, which obviously was my main concern, so I'm totally sold. And now I've got an Atmos system which is all Amphion speakers.â The new 7.1.4 setup in Fitzmaurice's room at Pierce Entertainment is comprised of three Amphion Two18 monitors combined with the BaseTwo25 bass extension system, four One18s for the surrounds â and four One15 speakers positioned overhead.
Cohesion with immersive mixes
One reason to dive into immersive mixing was that Apple Musicâs default playback is the Spatial Audio mix of a song, if it exists, Fitzmaurice says. Having heard other peopleâs Atmos mixes of his stereo mixes, he says, âI started wanting to do it myself, being a bit of a control freak! Somebody asked me if there was a steep learning curve to mixing in Atmos, but I havenât really found this as I am simply trying to convey the same feeling of the stereo mix in the immersive world.â
One big advantage of an Atmos mix is being able to spread the tracks out spatially, he continues. âYou don't have to fit all this information into two speakers, and make tracks bright and aggressive. In fact, Iâm often taking a little top end off my stereo stems, as they don't need it any more to cut through.â
But having heard Dolby Atmos mixes where some of the elements are too spread out, the song loses its power as a result, Fitzmaurice says. He is careful to keep his immersive mixes cohesive. âPrimarily, the vocal and the drums are more in the front. Sometimes, with live drums that I've recorded, I might pull the room mics away from the main drum kit. I've mixed a few electronic things in Atmos, and there you've got a bit more freedom to play around. But I'm not a fan of stuff flying around and making myself feel seasick. Occasionally Iâll have something moving around slowly but it's more about placement.â
With the record labels, streamers and broadcasters all clamoring for immersive music mixes, the investment in an all-Amphion immersive speaker system is paying off. âNearly every time Iâm commissioned to do a stereo mix, as long as there's a budget, they want an Atmos mix as well.â
Fitzmaurice mixed eight tracks for the stereo version of Sam Smithâs current album, Gloria, released in January 2023 (Serban Ghenea mixed another three and David Odlum and Kevin âKDâ Davis mixed one each). âAll the songs that I mixed in stereo I mixed in Atmos as well,â he says. âThereâs one song, âPerfectâ, where I prefer the end section on the Atmos version because it feels like thereâs much more space.â
He also recorded and mixed Smithâs live orchestral performance at Abbey Road Studios in Dolby Atmos. âIt was Sam, a 16-piece choir and a 20-piece string section. I laid the studio out in a horseshoe and when I was mixing in Atmos I laid it out exactly like that. I had room mics as well and I put those exactly as they were in the room in the Atmos mix. You perceive it as if you are Sam, standing in the middle, so it envelops you. It sounds amazing in Atmos.â
About AmphionâAmphion Loudspeakers Ltd. was established in 1998. We design and build loudspeakers that are characterized by honest and accurate sound reproduction. Precise driver integration ensures world-class imaging and phase coherency. Controlled dispersion technology helps achieve more stable results in a variety of room acoustics. All products are handmade in Finland (and the Amphion amplifiers are assembled in Finland) to ensure enduring listening quality.
Best podcasts list for music producers.
#musictech #musicproduction #Musicians #artists #ProducersThe best podcasts for music producers in 2023It feels like everyone has a podcast right now. For music producers, itâs fantastic â if you can sift through the noise of food, politics and comedy âcasts. Weâve done the hard work for you here and plundered into the podcasting... ...Volumio launches AI discovery tool in its music player to help users to find âhidden gemsâItalian audio company Volumio has launched Volumio AI, the latest version of its Music Player application. Now boasting a Supersearch feature, users can uncover musical âhidden gemsâ through the power of artificial intelligence.
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The Volumio Music Player ecosystem, which was launched back in 2013, allows users to access their local music files and stream from their favourite music services such as TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and more, via one unified interface. â
In its latest upgrade, Volumio says it is âone of the first music apps in the world to fully integrate an AI search functionâ. The new Supersearch feature utilises Open AIâs ChatGPT, to point listeners in the direction of âthe perfect soundtrack for every momentâ. By describing what you would like to hear in just a few words, Supersearch will give users an array of recommendations.
Other features of Volumio AI are:Related artists and albums: Suggestions for other artists and albums you might like are presented as you browse. If those related artists or albums are located in your library â whether in your favourite streaming service or local files â Volumio AIâs Supersearch will be able to access them.
Infinity Playback: When you reach the end of your playback queue, new related tracks will automatically load.
Redesigned user interface: Described as âclutter freeâ, its interface has been revamped to make navigating through artists and albums much more streamlined.View this post on Instagram
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Volumio can be installed on microcomputers such as Raspberry Pi, ASUS Tinkerboard or any PC, and can be controlled directly via your phone, computer or tablet.
Volumioâs Music Player is available now as a free version, or a paid premium version that includes the new Supersearch, and its other AI-powered features.
Premium pricing currently sits at ÂŁ51.99 annually, or ÂŁ5.99 per month ($69.99 annually or $7.49 per month / âŹ59,99 annually, or âŹ6.49 per month). Find out more at Volumio.
The post Volumio launches AI discovery tool in its music player to help users to find âhidden gemsâ appeared first on MusicTech.The music industry is at a tipping point [MIDiAâs Mark Mulligan]Artificial intelligence, underpaid artists, and tens of thousands of new tracks released daily are just a few of the major problems facing the music industry. âThere is still time for. Continue reading
The post The music industry is at a tipping point [MIDiAâs Mark Mulligan] appeared first on Hypebot.Spotify in talks to add full length videos, take on YouTube and TikTokFacing increasing competition from YouTube and TikTok, Spotify is in talks with record labels and music publishers about adding full-length music videos. Spotify already encourages creators to upload a âCanvasâ. Continue reading
The post Spotify in talks to add full length videos, take on YouTube and TikTok appeared first on Hypebot.Recent Classical Highlights for June 2023Epic listening is what you get with this month's classical reviews, in more than one sense. If only we all had the energy of Garrick Ohlsson (pictured), who, with conductor Donald Runnicles, performed the heroic feat of playing all of Beethoven's piano concertos over the course of one week.
