Expressive E announce the Osmose 61 The newly released Osmose 61 delivers a larger 61-key version of Expressive E's renowned MPE synth/controller, and comes alongside the announcement ofthe company moving production to a new dedicated factory in Poland. 

ChatGPT ordered to pay undisclosed damages for violating German copyright laws OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from successful artists to train its language models, a court in Munich has ruled.
Reports reveal that the case was filed against OpenAI in November 2024 by the collecting society GEMA, which manages the rights of composers, lyricists, and music publishers. It has approximately 100,000 members in Germany, but represents copyrights for over two million rights holders worldwide. While some are describing the result as a “landmark European ruling”, OpenAI itself disagrees with the outcome, and says it “respects the rights of creators and content owners”.

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As reported by The Guardian, the case centred around nine German hits, which were “used by ChatGPT to hone its language capabilities”. This includes Herbert Grönemeyer’s 1984 track Männer (Men), and Helene Fischer’s Atemlos Durch die Nacht (Breathless Through the Night).
The presiding judge has ordered OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages for using copyrighted material without permission, and GEMA legal adviser Kai Welp says the organisation now hopes to negotiate with OpenAI on how rights holders can be compensated.
OpenAI can appeal against the ruling, and right now, it’s not happy with the outcome. The company argued that its language models do not store or copy specific songs, but rather learn patterns and generate new outputs based on them. Because its output is generated by users via their prompts, it argued that they “should be held legally liable for it” – this was rejected by the court.
GEMA’s chief executive, Tobias Holzmüller, says, “Today, we have set a precedent that protects and clarifies the rights of authors: even operators of AI tools such as ChatGPT must comply with copyright law. Today, we have successfully defended the livelihoods of music creators.”
OpenAI says in an official statement, “We disagree with the ruling and are considering next steps. The decision is for a limited set of lyrics and does not impact the millions of people, businesses and developers in Germany that use our technology every day.”
It continues, “We respect the rights of creators and content owners and are having productive conversations with many organisations around the world, so that they can also benefit from the opportunities of this technology.”
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“Next-gen ZEN”: Roland unveils ZENOLOGY GX – the latest evolution of its ZEN-Core synth system for DAWsRoland has lifted the lid on ZENOLOGY GX, the next evolution of its ZEN-Core Synthesis System for DAWs – which is powered by the same advanced engine behind classic Roland hardware synths, including FANTOM and JUPITER-X.
Boasting a newly designed interface and “speed-optimised” engine, ZENOLOGY GX integrates seamlessly with Roland’s GALAXIAS instrument player, and offers over 11,000 Roland sounds in one instrument.

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You can layer up to four instances of ZENOLOGY GX at once, utilising definable key ranges, “sophisticated macro controls”, per-layer effects and creative tools including ARPS (arpeggiators) and CHORDS.
While ZENOLOGY GX comes with a vast selection of presets onboard, you can create your own with near-endless possibilities using 23 oscillator and filter models, over 7,000 PCM waveforms, 11 LFO shapes – including a Step LFO for rhythmic movement.
There’s also over 90 effects, including reverbs, JUNO-106 and CE-1 choruses, SDD-320 Dimension D, and a DJ-FX Looper, to name a few.
ZENOLOGY GX is loaded with nine virtual analogue waveforms, as well as Supersaw, Noise, PCM and PCM Sync options, too.

And you’ve also got the option to export sounds created with ZENOLOGY GX to Roland’s ZENOLOGY Pro software synthesizer, as well as ZEN-Core hardware instruments like FANTOM, JUPITER-X, JUNO-X, RD-88, MC-101, MC-707 and more.
ZENOLOGY GX is available via Roland Cloud, an evolving cloud-based suite of software synthesizers, drum machines, and sampled instruments from Roland. Subscriptions to Roland Cloud come in four tiers: Free; Core ($29); Pro ($99); and Ultimate ($199). To access Galaxias – the super-instrument needed to play with ZENOLOGY GX – you’ll need to sign up to the Ultimate tier.
For more information, head to Roland. 
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How a Mastering Engineer Works With (and Without) AIThis week, Ari is joined by Daniel Rowland mastering engineer, producer, and tech innovator to discuss mastering, the future of music and AI.

Milk & Honey expands in UK, adding Bigfoot Music Management and clientsAs a result of the pact, Jeremy Ford, Adam Beyer’s longtime manager, becomes Senior Vice President of Electronic for Milk & Honey globally
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Wyoming's Timber Canyon Studios Opens with Solid State Logic ORIGIN ConsoleAccording to news on Tuesday, "Veteran engineer, mixer, producer and musician Jim Roberts and his wife and business partner, Marie, have launched their new private music production facility, Timber Canyon Studios, in the Laramie Mountains of southeastern Wyoming. The studio’s control room is centred around a Solid State Logic ORIGIN 32-channel analogue mixing console and additionally features U Series DAW controllers, Fusion and THE BUS+ analogue processing units, as well as SSL 500 Series modules."

"The couple, who have known each other since high school, lived and worked in New York for 46 years before relocating their studio to Colorado in 2012. Several years ago, inspired in part by the famed Caribou Ranch in Colorado, they began planning a destination studio that could similarly attract major artists to the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The 2,100-square-foot recording studio, designed by renowned acoustician Sam Berkow, incorporates windows throughout the spacious tracking space and control room that offer expansive views of the mountains and herds of pronghorn that roam the 35-acre property."

ORIGIN: pushing the frontier of hybrid workflow"Jim Roberts, whose credits include work with Kansas, Steve Walsh, John Entwistle and Leslie West, among others, jumped at the chance to replace his SSL Matrix with the new ORIGIN console."

“I work in the hybrid world, but I come from an analogue world, and it felt very much like an SSL 4000. It was the right time, right price point, right feature set and right kind of routing, with an eye towards the hybrid workflow that I enjoy now.”

At Timber Canyon, he continues, “I wanted to mix analogue and do the recall in Pro Tools, and I wanted to have a tracking studio.” Having worked on various SSL analogue desks over the years, he says, “I still think there's tremendous value when you're tracking to be able to put your hands on everything at once, including the headphone mixes and the EQ — and ORIGIN has the EQ flavour you want on a board - SSL’s ‘242’ black knob design.”

A host of tools from Solid State LogicRoberts keeps all his SSL audio tools close at hand. “The ORIGIN’s centre section is configurable, so I chose to put the UF8 8-fader DAW controller in the centre section, directly above the analogue stereo group faders. That’s brilliant, because you're right in the sweet spot and you can control both legs of the journey, analogue and digital. And I've got the UF1 DAW controller on a rolling cart, right where I would once have had the tape machine auto locator, off to my right hand. With the integrated UF8 and UF1 directly on hand, I really don’t feel the need for a fully automated console. Then I have THE BUS+ and the Fusion in the left sidecar of the console with a 500 series ‘lunch box’ with two 611DYN modules.”

Choosing an SSL console for its sound quality is a given, but beyond the sonics, Roberts says, “Taking away all those physical switches that you had on the older SSL consoles, all those points of failure, and using logic and a digital matrix to control the analog routing is brilliant and is also infinite in terms of how you can group things and bus things. You can change up your workflow. The number of possible permutations far exceeds anything that I currently do, but it’s very reassuring knowing the console will allow me to take my workflow in any direction I like.”

He also appreciates SSL’s thoughtfulness in maintaining a vintage feel and retaining SSL’s console design legacy with the ORIGIN, while also enabling it to integrate seamlessly into today’s hybrid workflow. “The Unity gain button on each channel, on both sets of faders, makes it easier to break out stems from Pro Tools. A quick button push and everything's at 0 dB, and you can do that across 64 faders if you want to. To me, that shows that they're paying attention to modern workflows,” he says.

Realising the ultimate vision with no boundariesThe past three years, building the studio, a home and accommodation for two or three visitors, has been hard work. “But this was the ultimate vision, where we had no physical boundaries,” he says, noting that his previous studios were retrofits into existing spaces. He and his wife conferred with several architects and acousticians. “Sam sent his proposal, and we looked at each other and said, ‘Let's make this investment.’ Because, A, we want to get it right and, B, it's going to bring an air of legitimacy to the space.”

Laramie is well located for anyone travelling to the region, Roberts notes, with Denver Airport just a two-hour drive away or a short hop from Laramie’s regional airport. “We're just a few miles from the University of Wyoming and its music department, which was another reason why we picked this location. It's a big music town, with lots of live venues. There's plenty of music going on nearby, let alone regionally or nationally.”

Meanwhile, following the facility’s soft open in September, Roberts and a group of friends are now producing a third full-length record of the band they put together during the COVID pandemic. “That was just a little passion project. We're not going to tour or gig. I also have a second personal project with some friends of mine from around the country. We record cover tunes, and I license them. We put the songs out just for fun; it’s music therapy, which we probably all need!”The post Wyoming's Timber Canyon Studios Opens with Solid State Logic ORIGIN Console first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Universal Audio update UAFX pedals Universal Audio have built up quite the selection of guitar pedals since their UAFX line-up was launched in 2021, and thanks to a free update, the whole family has just gained a range of new features.

Soundtheory's Black Friday Sale This year’s Black Friday sees Soundtheory offer the biggest discounts to date on their popular Gullfoss intelligent equaliser and Kraftur loudness enhancer plug-ins.

Have a Slice of Bumble Berry Pi[Samcervantes] wanted a cyberdeck. Specifically, he wanted a Clockwork Pi uConsole, but didn’t want to wait three months for it. There are plenty of DIY options, but many of them are difficult to build. So [Sam] did the logical thing: he designed his own. The Bumble Berry Pi is the result.
The design criteria? A tactile keyboard was a big item. Small enough to fit in a pants pocket, but big enough to be useful. What’s more is he wanted to recycle some old Pi 3Bs instead of buying new hardware.

The result looks good. There’s a 4.3″ touch screen, a nice keyboard, and enough battery to run all day. If you already have the Pi, you are looking at about $60 and two 3D-printed parts. There is some soldering, but nothing that should put off the average Hackaday reader.
Does it run Doom? From the photo on the GitHub repo, yes, yes, it does. This would be a fun build, although we have to admit, the beauty of doing a build like this is making it your own. Maybe your pants have differently shaped pockets, we don’t know.
Either way, though, you can get some ideas from [Sam] or just clone his already good-looking deck. If we’re being honest, we are addicted to multiple screens. Plus, we want a built-in radio.

Kulshan Studios City Techno Soundset for Moog Sub Phatty59 driving Techno presets, compatible with the Moog Sub Phatty and Subsequent 25 analog hardware synth. This soundbank is 100% Techno-oriented, which means no weird clangs, bleeps, effects, drums, shrieks, or cheesy 70s funk leads. The patches in City come straight out of songs by big name artists of the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. So this soundset is designed to fully exploit the fat Moog sound to its max. Patches in City are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Argy & Goom Gum, Anyma, Chris Avantgarde, Stephan Bodzin, Tale Of Us, KAS:ST, CamelPhat, ARTBAT, DJ Andy De Gage, Innealla, Boris Brejcha, Luigi Tozzi, Dycide, Tender H, Aura Fresh, Franky Wah, Circuit Breaker, Emmanuel Top, MRAK, Reestar, Ekstendia, Slownoise, and many many more. Only FX used on these sounds outside the onboard FX was Virus TI2 reverb and delay on the plucks, leads, and acid sounds. Sounds in this preset pack are suitable for the Melodic Techno, Deep Techno, Dub Techno, and Minimal Techno genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, Acid sounds, and Basses, for quick reference. All patches are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link. Requirements: Moog Sub Phatty, or Subsequent 25 synthesizer. Read More

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This orchestral library is totally free courtesy of Spitfire Audio – download yours nowSpitfire Audio has launched its “largest free sample library” yet, Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Discover (SSO Discover).
Essentially a lite, free-to-use version of the brand’s best-selling Spitfire Symphony Orchestra, this library, recorded at the legendary AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London, features 44 curated instruments and 73 techniques, including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano and more.

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The launch follows 2020’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover – a free sample library utilising sounds from the BBC Symphony Orchestra – which now boasts over 1 million users. Like BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, the new Discover pack brings “professional-quality” orchestral samples to music creators, totally free.

As Spitfire Audio explains, Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Discover offers professional audio output, and is designed for seamless use with Native Instruments Kontakt Player.
In addition, Spitfire Audio has partnered with ThinkSpace Education on an ‘Introduction to Writing for Orchestra’ free course, which helps composers get started with orchestral composition using SSO Discover.
“We’re really excited to get these high-quality orchestral sounds into the hands of as many music creators as possible – so everyone can experience the joy of having these incredible musicians contributing to your tracks,” says Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson.
“Having access to the full dynamic range and vibrato control gives you the full musical experience of Spitfire Symphony Orchestra – and a taste of the huge range and level of articulation detail that the full library has.”
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Discover is available to download now totally free.
Learn more at Spitfire Audio.
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Yes, “Great Things” Really Do “Start in Little Rooms.”A simple OpEd reflection on Andre 3000's impromptu statement, shared Sunday night in Outkast's Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction acceptance speech.
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Everything You Need to Know About Playlist Pitching in 2025Let's help you understand the ins and outs of getting placed on streaming playlists in 2025.
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Crates allows you to create cross-streaming platform playlists all in one convenient appEver wish you could listen to all your YouTube, Spotify and Bandcamp playlists all in one place? Well, now you can. Regardless of your preferred streaming service, Crates is a brand new app which brings all of your music together – and that includes your personal local files and downloads, too.
Designed to make music listening more streamlined and convenient, Crates allows you to listen to all of your playlists in one nifty app. Whether you use Apple Music, Discogs, SoundCloud, or something else, Crates is able to access the main streaming services. It’s a quick and easy way to navigate through your favourite tunes, with the ability to create cross-platform playlists without restriction.

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While Crates imports your playlists from streaming services, it also allows you to listen to personal files on your computer. That means you can pop in any local MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV or AIFF files into your playlists – and mobile sync abilities mean you can seamlessly stream any of those local files on the go, too.
When creating playlists, Crates keeps it simple and intuitive. The app automatically sources artwork, as well as any genre, artist or label information it can find. Crates also calculates BPM, key and waveforms, adding some extra visuals to your listening experience.
Above all else, the Crates team hopes that the platform creates a strong, supportive music community. This is due to the ability to search through Gems, Crates’ own discovery and recommendation system that helps users find new music that will fit their personal taste.

Whether you’re sharing a rare, underrated, or previously unreleased track, Gems offer a totally new way of sharing music. Alongside the standard tags, users can add a small blurb to really sell their Gems, and the community can either upvote or downvote a song, helping or hindering its spread throughout the Crates community. Gems can be posted Post rare, upcoming or underrated tunes, complete with tags and a personal blurb
As Crates puts it, Gems are a way of building an “intentional, community-powered way of engaging with music”, prioritising the values of “artists, curators, and listeners” alike.
Crates is currently in Public Beta, and its available to download for Mac, iOS, and Windows. An Android app is coming soon. While the app is free, syncing abilities and access to the Gems community are only available for paid Supporters.
To find out more and download the app, head to Crates.
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