“Greta Gerwig was in love with the sound of ‘70s and ‘80s analogue synthesisers”: How Mark Ronson took to Reverb to track down a Yamaha CS-80 for the Barbie soundtrackMark Ronson soundtracked the 2023 Barbie movie with a little help from Reverb, having tracked down a Yamaha CS-80 from the site that he managed to pick up within an hour and a half.
The synth went on to become a core part of the film’s score, with Ronson originally tracking it down due to director Greta Gerwig’s love of classic analogue synth sounds. Ronson’s anecdote was originally shared at an Industry Insights talk at NAMM last year, but has resurfaced as Reverb has relaunched in the UK.

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Reverb UK’s relaunch is being celebrated with lower seller fees – an “all-in” five percent on every sale, down three percent from before – and new tools for sellers. The platform is the largest online marketplace dedicated to music gear; in addition to private sellers, many UK-based music shops and businesses also utilise the platform to sell stock.
As well as the fee drop, sellers will now also have access to UK-specific market trend data, which they can use to price their gear more effectively, as well as discounted postage labels via popular couriers.
Ronson said at the 2024 panel, “We were working on the score for Barbie, and we realised that Director Greta Gerwig was in love with the sound of ‘70s and ‘80s analogue synthesisers. I looked on Reverb for a Yamaha CS-80, and I saw that there was one about an hour and a half away, so we drove out to get it and its sound became a key part of the movie’s soundtrack.”

The soundtrack, which featured Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and many more, made UK chart history as the first soundtrack to have three songs all feature in the Top Five, as well as breaking the record for most songs (six in total) in the Top 40.
Following the film’s release in 2023, Ronson told NME, “I wanted to get the job, but I also didn’t want to just give them some generic dance shit. I wanted to do something I’ve never done before… The thing I learned very quickly doing the score for Barbie is that you’re always serving the picture. You’re always serving the emotion.
“You have to turn off all the things you know about making pop and rock and soul music for the last 30 years. Yes, it needs to be beautiful, but sometimes you just need to get the fuck out the way,” he explained.
Barbie: The Album is out now, and the film is also available to buy or stream. If you fancy bagging a bargain synth, head over to the newly relaunched Reverb UK. 
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Supertramp162 Oscilloscope 1.5Oscilloscope is a Max for Live device designed for Ableton Live by Stephen Black, to visualise and analyse audio signals. It provides visual feedback of audio waveforms, allowing users to observe the shape and dynamics of their sound signals in real-time. Updates include a phase correlation meter and a Lissajousas to further display visual representations of audio with the Oscilloscope, Sonogram and Spectroscope modes. Please note to use Max for Live devices, you must have either Ableton Live Suite (as it comes pre-installed) or a version of Ableton Live Standard with the Max for Live add-on purchased separately. Read More

IK Multimedia ARC Studio is effective for acoustic correction — so why am I frustrated?€349 (currently on sale for €249), ikmultimedia.com
Room correction EQ is becoming a powerful way to remedy frequency imbalances and unwanted resonances in your studio space. Leading the way at the affordable end are Sonarworks’ SoundID and IK Multimedia’s ARC software. At the opposite end, Trinnov has hardware-hosted systems that start at around £4,000, which are more likely found in commercial studios.

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Except for a few high-end monitors and audio interfaces that are able to host Sonarworks profiles on their DSP chip, room EQ is usually run as a plugin within a DAW, or a system-wide app on your computer. Sonarworks has the edge here, as it features system-wide routing and also handles headphone correction, but it’s slightly more expensive. Meanwhile, ARC is more cost-effective but doesn’t have headphone correction or a system-wide option.
Not being able to route the entire system audio stream through room EQ becomes a hassle, since you have to insert the room correction as a plugin at the end of the master bus chain, and remember to turn it off when bouncing on most DAWs. Neither can you use the room EQ for audio in other apps without a workaround. The limitations are especially annoying when hybrid mixing with analogue gear, which involves real-time bounces in the DAW. Essentially, you cannot hear your mix properly when doing the final bounce and check.
ARC Studio aims to do away with much of this frustration at an attractive cost.
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What is ARC Studio?
IK Multimedia’s ARC Studio is a box that sits between your main audio interface outputs and monitors, offering a complete package for measuring room correction profiles and then hosting them. Once you measure the room profile with the included microphone, you can load it up onto the Studio and work away with EQ-corrected monitors, with minimal latency. Just like competing products, there are also EQ profiles that allow you to audition your mix using virtual monitors, to see how it sounds on a car stereo, phone speakers and so on.
The hardware is simple and uncluttered. The front panel houses just two LEDs to indicate power and signal level, plus a single illuminated button to toggle the correction on and off. On the back, there are stereo XLR inputs and outputs, a USB-C port for loading and switching profiles from the computer, and a power socket. Unfortunately, there’s no digital input, so users are stuck with an extra round of (analogue-to-digital and then digital-to-analogue) conversion inside the box that might be lesser in quality than those in the audio interface being used. This might rule out users for whom specifications matter.I think it’s a little short-sighted to not include digital input, even if this might have added to the cost.
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How do you set up ARC Studio?
To get going with ARC Studio, you need an audio interface with a mic preamp and phantom power. The measurement software prompts you to plug the microphone in, turn phantom on and set an appropriate level, and then place the microphone at different positions (and different heights) in the listening position while short sine sweeps are played on the monitors. I opt for the more accurate, 21-position measurement and it is straightforward and relatively swift, at under 15 minutes.
If you’ve used Sonarworks before, the ARC measurement process seems more primitive since the monitors send no ‘clicky’ triangulation signals to calculate exact points for the various measurement positions in the room. With ARC, you need to remember where you’ve been and try to be consistent, which isn’t that easy. That all said, the final profile is based on an average of the room response in all these positions, so it probably doesn’t matter as much as you’d expect…
Room analysis. Image: Press
How well does ARC Studio work?
In use, the software side fares really well. My own room has a large desk, plus a window to one side, and both these aspects cannot easily be adequately fixed with the basic filters on my main monitors. ARC takes care of the frequency response (including the difference between left and right) and I can change the target curve to taste using the six available target curve EQ bands. For example, critical listening might use the standard target curve with a full mid range, while a general listening curve with a pleasing, gentle mid scoop could avoid fatigue. Emulations of other speaker systems are also handy, most notably for checking whether kicks and basslines can be distinguished on phone speakers.
Having hardware to host room EQ is a welcome addition to my home studio, especially as I insert hardware into my master bus. My interface is able to run room EQ in its DSP, but it doesn’t interface with either Sonarworks or ARC, so it would be complicated to set up. With ARC studio, there’s no more faffing with switching plugins on and off. I work with the low-latency Natural Phase mode (1.4 ms latency) with no issues when tracking, and then switching to the more accurate Linear Phase mode (42 ms) for playback.
There are frustrations, though. Firstly, the measurement mic is incredibly flimsy, its plastic build is nearly as hollow as a Kinder egg shell. While the controls are solid enough, there’s not quite enough weight in the metal case to stop it tipping up under the weight of the connected XLR cables when placed on top of other shallow outboard gear.
Once an EQ profile is loaded, you can disconnect the USB cable to the computer and use the ARC Studio in a standalone mode of sorts, but then there’s no way to store multiple profiles and switch between them on the hardware. Power-down seems to wipe the stored profile, so you have to scrabble to replug the USB cable every time you switch power back on – especially annoying if you use dongles to manage limited USB-C ports.
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Is ARC Studio right for you?
If you work primarily on a single set of studio monitors, then the ARC Studio is a winning option unrivalled at its price point. Load your correction profile up and happily work away on mixes that translate well to other systems, without noticeable latency or stress on your computer’s CPU.
But it’s when you need a little bit more that the cracks start to show. Adding alternate monitors? Not possible without introducing extra hardware or buying a second ARC Studio. Upgrading your interface or converters? I’m afraid you’re lumbered with the extra conversion stages onboard the Studio.
Commendably, ARC Studio is less than a tenth of the price of the Trinnov Nova, although the Trinnov has a far wider range of input and output options, acts as monitor controller and applies linear phase and time correction to each monitor rather than just EQ correction.
ARC Studio is an innovative, well-priced room EQ solution for bedroom studios, but it slightly misses the mark for professional users.

Key features

Hardware / software room EQ package
Stereo XLR inputs and outputs
Simple LED metering on hardware
Modes: Natural Phase (1.4 ms latency) ; Linear Phase (42 ms latency)
USB-C port for connection to computer
External DC power supply (included)
Measurement mic and ARC 4 software included

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IK Multimedia launch Brown Sound 82/84 for TONEX IK Multimedia have announced the release of the Brown Sound 82/84 Signature Collection for their TONEX platform, the third and final part of its limited Brown Sound series.

US court to hear arguments for Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal on Nov. 4Almost two years after Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the downfall of crypto exchange FTX, the former CEO's lawyers will return to court.

Songwriters Hall of Fame Posthumously Inducts Bern BernsPictured (L to R): Pete Ganbarg, SHOF Board Member and Chairman of SHOF Legacy Committee; Berns’ daughter Cassandra Berns; Charlie Feldman, SHOF Board Member; and SHOF inductee Steve Miller. (Photo Credit: Larry Busacca/SHOF)On Thursday, the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) announced the "induction of legendary songwriter and producer Bert Berns, whose legacy has influenced the world of music for decades. Berns, who tragically died in 1967 at age 38, was recognized posthumously for his remarkable contributions during an intimate ceremony held last night at 54 Below cabaret club in New York City.""Berns wrote some of the most enduring songs ever recorded, including standards like 'Twist and Shout,' 'Piece of My Heart,' 'Hang On, Sloopy,' 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,' 'Brown Eyed Girl,' 'Tell Him,' 'I Want Candy,' 'Cry to Me,' 'I’ll Be a Liar,' 'Cry Baby,' and 'Heart Be Still.' His songs were immortalized by some of the most influential recording artists of all time, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Otis Redding, David Bowie, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Isley Brothers, The Moody Blues, Wilson Pickett, Melissa Etheridge, Gene Pitney, the Animals, the Yardbirds, the Strangeloves, Erma Franklin, Dusty Springfield, The Exciters, Garnet Mimms, and more."PHOTO: Bert Berns (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Bert Berns Family)"In 1963, Berns’ work with Solomon Burke caught the attention of Atlantic Records’ chiefs Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler, and he joined the label as a producer, replacing Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. He flourished under the encouragement of Wexler. He was the first American to produce records in London during the British Invasion. In 1965, he started his own rock and roll label, BANG Records, whose roster included the likes of Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, and The McCoys. The following year he established R&B and soul music label Shout Records.""The SHOF induction ceremony was hosted by musician Paul Shaffer and Berns’ son Brett and daughter Cassandra. Tributes included video messages from SHOF inductees Paul McCartney and Van Morrison. Guests included SHOF inductee Steve Miller and Steven Van Zandt. Also in attendance were industryites Joel Selvin, Russ Titelman, Avery Lipman, Kenny Laguna, and SHOF Board members Charlie Feldman and Pete Ganbarg, Chairman of the SHOF Legacy Committee.""The celebration of Berns’ legacy also included live performances by Cassandra Berns, singer Betty Harris, Tony-nominated actress Mary Bridget Davies (A Night with Janis Joplin), and Broadway stars from the musical Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, including Bryan Fenkart, Linda Hart, and Teresa Gattison. Highlights included a stirring performance 'Cry to Me' by Harris, an artist signed to Berns’ Jubilee record label whose 1962 cover version was a Top 10 R&B hit. Harris celebrated her 86th birthday that night as the audience joined in singing 'Happy Birthday.' The night concluded with Fenkart leading the audience in a rousing finale of Twist and Shout.'""While the annual SHOF gala does not usually include posthumous inductions for songwriters after their death, the organization hosts its special posthumous inductions at unique venues and events. Deceased writers to be considered for posthumous induction were included in a special segment of the 2025 SHOF ballot."Pictured (L to R): Bert Berns and Atlantic Records Jerry Wexler (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Bert Berns Family)The post Songwriters Hall of Fame Posthumously Inducts Bern Berns first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

The music industry is broken. OpenWav’s new app aims to change thatOpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists which lets them keep more of the profits.

Multi-Use Roof Eliminates RoofOne of the biggest downsides of installing solar panels on a rooftop is that maintenance of the actual roof structure becomes much more difficult with solar panels in the way. But for many people who don’t have huge tracts of land, a roof is wasted space where something useful could otherwise go. [Mihai] had the idea of simply eliminating traditional roofing materials altogether and made half of this roof out of solar panels directly, with the other half being put to use as a garden.
Normally solar panels are installed on top of a roof, whether it’s metal or asphalt shingles or some other material, allowing the roof to perform its normal job of keeping weather out of the house while the solar panels can focus on energy generation. In this roof [Mihai] skips this step, having the solar panels pull double duty as roof material and energy generation. In a way this simplifies things; there’s less to maintain and presumably any problems with the roof can be solved by swapping out panels. But we would also presume that waterproofing it might be marginally more difficult.
On the antisolar side of the roof, however, [Mihai] foregoes the solar panels in favor of a system that can hold soil for small garden plants. Putting solar panels on this side of the roof wouldn’t generate as much energy but the area can still be useful as a garden. Of course we’d advise caution when working on a garden at height, but at least for the solar panels you can save some trips up a ladder for maintenance by using something like this robotic solar panel scrubber.

Tonverk Elektron’s new polyphonic multisampler and audio processor – here’s what you need to knowThe Swedish tech wizards at Elektron have cooked up a new 16 track polyphonic multisampler and audio processor. Enter: Tonverk.
Three machines make up Tonverk. Up first, the polyphonic Single Player allows you to record, load, loop and smooth out your samples. Next up is the Multi Player, providing you with various multisampled instruments playable through the keyboard, as well as an Auto Sampler option to connect your MIDI gear, capture your own recordings, and create your own instruments.

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Subtracks rounds the trio of machines off, allowing you to load samples onto the lowest row of keys on Tonverk’s keyboard. Its the easiest way to beef up your sound, as it transforms one track into eight Subtracks that can all be layered and played simultaneously. That allows you a further eight tracks for buses, sends, and mix to go wild and experiment with.
Thanks to the subtracks, there’s also some great modulation options on offer. The extensive LFO options can allow you to intricately shape and craft your sound. With each of the eight audio tracks able to have two voice LFOs and two FX LFOs, as well as a Mod Envelope, you can truly go wild.

As Elektron put it, the machine is able to offer a “kaleidoscope of effects and modulation”, with the added bonus of pushing Elektron’s sequencing potential to the limit. The extended 256-step Elektron sequencer is the Swedish company’s biggest ever offering, with every single track having its own sequencer to allow for more movement and control.
Tonverk is an “effects beast”, with plenty of flavours to choose from. There’s Rumsklang Reverb and Daisy Delay, as well as Dirtshaper, Degrader, Chrono Pitch, Frequency Warper, Infinite Flanger, and plenty more.
There’s also a vast world of other features to explore, like the arpeggiator, chord mode, song mode, pattern transitions, perform mode, and more. And there are also countless different routing options to toy around with.
Physically, the Tonverk packs its tech into a pretty neat little package. It has a 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen, with four audio out jacks and two input jacks. A single stereo headphone jack is also present. There’s also 48 kHz 24-bit D/A and A/D converters, as well as two handy USB-C ports, MIDI In/Out/Thru ports and an 64 GB SD card slot.
Elektron has kindly provided us with a first glance at the Tonverk at work – and it does sound incredibly versatile. The narrator also has a voice we could listen to all day, which is a great bonus.
Tonverk costs £1199. Head to Elektron to find out more.

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Mira Chatt appointed Regional Director, Asia at IFPIExec joins IFPI from YouTube, where she served as Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for India
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Yorkville expand YXL Series Yorkville have introduced two new additions to their YXL Series, with the YXL Tower10 and YXL Tower12 set to mark the company’s most affordable column PA systems to date.

smaolab Akira-Filter- FREE - LOW-PASS FILTER plug-in: Akira Filter is a filter plug-in, inspired by the famous low-pass filter of a certain 4-letter synth manufacturer. This filter offers: 4 different resonance types to choose from: soft, sweep, lush, and gritty. A variable cutoff frequency ranging from 300 Hz to 12 kHz. Clean or Dirty modes for more or less distorted sound. Input and output level controls. A mix control. DAW TESTED: Ableton Live 9/10/11/12. Ardour 6 and above. BITWIG Studio V4.x and above. Fruity Loops Studio 2024. REAPER 7.x. Reason 13.x. Studio One 7.x. PLUG-IN Format: VST3. AUDIO UNIT. LV2. CLAP. Enjoy. Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJjv1Uv8oRY Read More

Benefits of Short Run CD Duplication for Independent ArtistsEven in today’s digital music scene, physical CDs still play an important role for indie artists. Short run CD duplication provides an affordable and flexible way to produce and sell. Continue reading
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Tricky Stewart to keynote AIMP–MMF-US Atlanta SummitDr. Christopher “Tricky” Stewart will deliver the Songwriter Keynote at the annual AIMP–MMF-US Atlanta Summit. It’s all happening on Thursday, September 18th at 5 PM. Major hits written and produced. Continue reading
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DeepSoundLab releases FREE LittleFuzzE fuzz guitar pedal plugin
DeepSoundLab has released LittleFuzzE, a fuzz pedal emulation plugin for macOS and Windows, available as a free download with optional paid upgrades. LittleFuzzE is a modern take on a classic square fuzz pedal, designed for guitarists, synth players, and sound designers. It delivers a hardware-like response and tone with high modeling accuracy and controlled CPU [...]
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