Conduit sues Tether over allegedly freezing $2.8M without explanationThe lawsuit alleged that Tether froze USDt funds in a Conduit wallet tied to an investigation launched by Brazilian authorities in 2024.

EastWest to introduce Hollywood Scoring Tools Hollywood Scoring Tools combines orchestral and choral offerings with an array of synths and live instruments, and promises to help users move from musical idea to finished composition with unprecedented speed and flexibility.

Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yetSigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks.

SmallTV Hacking With Surprisingly Little FussWe’ve seen the GeekMagic SmallTV line of devices before — these cheap gadgets combine a microcontroller and a display in a little plastic case that can be used to show the time or weather. Powered by either an ESP8266 or an ESP32, the things could easily pass for a hobby build if it wasn’t for their professionally produced enclosures. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if GeekMagic lifted the idea from an existing DIY project.
As you might expect we’ve seen several hacks for these devices already, which usually involves replacing the stock firmware. But this latest approach is unique in that you don’t need to mess with the stock software, nor do you need to break out the soldering iron. By leveraging a built-in photo viewer function of the SmallTV [Yongha Kim] shows how you can get the gadget to display pretty much whatever you want.
The trick here is that the image is being generated by a machine on the network, say your desktop or server, and being pushed over to the SmallTV over HTTP. In this example the image is being generated in Python with the Pillow library, and [Yongha] has it showing Claude and Codex usage data, but you could really approach this however you wish.
All you need to do is create a 240×240 image and shoot it over to the device, so you’re free to come up with whatever sort of visuals you’d like. It even supports GIF if you’d like to work animation into it. The content can of course be whatever information you’re interested in showing, and it can be generated by whatever programming language or tool you’re most comfortable with. It’s a fascinating proof of concept, and now that the method has been demonstrated we’re interested to see where the community can take it.
If this all sounds a little too easy for your tastes, don’t worry. There’s a plenty deep rabbit hole you can dive into should you elect to replace the device’s firmware entirely.

Google picks Base for Music for its Gemini Startup Forum – as $1.7M-backed French company says it uses AI to predict music marketing ROIMore than 100 startups taking part, from 17 countries, were selected from over 2,000 applications, according to Google
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DSPTone DiodriveDiodrive isn't designed as a museum-piece recreation. The concept comes from a classic era of guitar effects from light breakup and gritty rhythm tones to compressed, aggressive distortion. The MXR Distortion+ and DOD 250 are important references for this family of diode-clipping circuits. From the open overdrives to dsitortion by all know diode clipping pedals, Diodrive isn't trying to replace them. Its purpose is different. Rather than recreating one specific circuit, DioDrive brings these familiar drive territories into a single flexible plugin, with modern control. Custom drive that can sit naturally in front of an amplifier, tighten a guitar track, add attitude to bass, or become a deliberately aggressive distortion sound in a production. "What if that character had the control and flexibility expected from a modern studio plugin?" That's where Diodrive begins. It takes inspiration from fundamental diode-drive architecture and expands it for modern production and expand scales of use: - a guitarist's drive pedal, - a producer's color box, - an engineer's distortion tool - a sound-designer harmonic processor Diode Overdrive, Reimagined. Flexibility of a plugin designed for the studio. WHY TO TRY? Guitar Amp / Amp Simulation One of the most natural applications. Use Diodrive before an amp to create everything from light amp like breakup to a heavily pushed amplifier sound. Clean Guitar. Excellent for adding harmonic character while retaining the original dynamics and picking response. Bass. Use Mix and Low Cut to add distortion and definition without completely replacing the fundamental bass tone. Fuzz. DioDrive can work before a fuzz to give the fuzz a tighter and more controlled signal, or after a fuzz to reshape its character. Compressor. A compressor before DioDrive can produce a more consistent and sustained distortion response. A compressor after DioDrive can further control the resulting dynamics. Synthesizers. Particularly useful for turning sterile digital or analog synth tones into more harmonically complex sounds. Drum Bus / Parallel Drums. Use a restrained Mix setting for additional grit, attack and density. Mix Bus / Creative Processing. At subtle settings, Diodrive can add harmonic density and attitude without turning the entire mix into an obvious distortion effect. Vocals. Not a conventional vocal distortion, but useful for parallel processing, aggressive sections, doubles and special-effect vocals. Introduction price 30% off. Up to 13 October. Regular price: $29. VST3 / AU / AAX, (MacOS / Windows) 14-days free trial. Online & Offline activation. Read More

Arturia update the AstroLab The AstroLab 2.0 firmware introduces more in-depth hands-on control over loaded patches along with a whole host of new features and enhancements. 

The LARYNX – a new feature-packed hard synth from AnalogFX – is available nowDutch synth company AnalogFX has unveiled the LARYNX, a new “performance-focused” analogue synthesizer inspired by the Syrinx, made by long-defunct fellow Dutch brand Synton.
A 37-key unit built on AnalogFX’s loved SER-2020 architecture, the LARYNX also features an aftertouch keyboard, extensive realtime modulation capabilities, and a unique triple-filter formant architecture, too.

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While the hard-to-find original Syrinx is unlikely to end up on your rack due to its scarcity, the LARYNX is similarly rare, released with an initial run of just 50 units.
AnalogFX has equipped its take on the synth with an ostensibly similar design, including the rectangular Touch’n’Bend bender in a similar position. It naturally has far more features and inputs, befitting a modern synth.
At the heard of the unit are two CEM3340-based voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), a sub-oscillator, a Noise Generator, and a triple filter consisting of PEAK 1, PEAK 2 and LPF (Low Pass Filter), all of which combine to offer a wide sonic range capable of everything from “deep analogue basses and cutting leads to evolving textures and speech-like timbres”, the brand says.
Credit: AnalogFX
LARYNX also boasts a five-voice oscillator Chord Mode in addition to monophonic and duophonic operation, as well as a Formant Mode, which makes available 16 pre-programmed human voice formants.
There’s also a stereo delay, 16-step sequencer, and a built-in arpeggiator for further sonic exploration and inspiration.
In terms of connectivity, LARYNX sports MIDI IN/OUT, Expression/Sustain/Hold pedal input, stereo line output and a headphone input.
“With LARYNX, we wanted to create an instrument that feels alive under your hands,” says AnalogFX Founder and Lead Developer Marc Stroobach. “It’s inspired by some of the most expressive synthesizers ever made, but designed for today’s musicians who want immediate control, deep sound shaping, and a genuine connection between performance and sound. Every AnalogFX instrument starts from a passion for music and a belief that synthesizers should inspire creativity, not get in the way of it.”
LARYNX is available now. Learn more at AnalogFX.
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Fancy a free Minimoog Model D emulation plugin? Idle Foundry’s CA-72 has got you coveredA new Minimoog emulator has hit the market – and it’s totally free. Developed and modelled directly from an original 1970’s Model D’s circuit boards, Idle Foundry’s CA-72 plugin comes as an open-source answer for anyone keen to inject a vintage Moog quality to their projects… and it even works on Linux.
Rather than sticking to voicing by ear or emulations, this Minimoog-inspired plugin was modelled directly from the Model D’s CA3046 oscillator board – ie, the Minimoog’s original, older board prior to its redesign. From there, developers put the data into a SPICE Netlist, before simulating them in ngspice to build the real-time models from the vintage simulations.

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Again, this decision means that the plugin isn’t simply based on recordings from the Minimoog, instead emulating the actual responsive behaviour and responses of the original vintage synth. Idle Foundry has also shared the source and circuit notes, if you’re keen to spy through the process in more depth.
The plugin also adds a few modern perks – namely, CA-72 moves beyond the Minimoog Model D’s monophonic limits, meaning users can experiment with between two and ten polyphonic voices on its POLY mode. With the added voice allowance, there’s also specific per-voice variation, as well as drift, stereo spread and feedback control.

In terms of control, there is a selection of three oscillators to toy with in CA-72’s oscillator bank. There are also filter controls for attack, decay, contour, cutoff frequency, as well as contours for filter and loudness.
CA-72 comes loaded with 24 factory presets, with a slew of leads, pads and percussion options to get the ball rolling, inspire you and get the creative juices flowing. Users can select between the presets in a handy a presets library, which will also allow you to search through favourites, and even tag different presets for better organisation.
As it stands, version 0.1.0 comes as CA-72’s first iteration. The debut release comes in VST3 and CLAP, and can be used on MacOS, Windows and Linux.
CA-72 is available to download for free from GitHub.
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Temecula DSP releases Nibbi, a FREE CHOMPI-based sampler plugin
Temecula DSP has released Nibbi, a free sampler plugin for macOS and Windows based on the CHOMPI hardware sampler. Developer John Wheeler adapted CHOMPI’s firmware after CHOMPI Club and Chase Bliss released it under the MIT license. The original hardware has been discontinued, but opening up its code has given developers a way to take [...]
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Get a free haunting vocal synth for Splice INSTRUMENT
Download our free vocal synth for Splice INSTRUMENT—grab these presets during the drop window and they’re yours to keep forever.

My Forever Studio: Kaelin Ellis is guided by video gamesJoining us this week on My Forever Studio is multi‑platinum producer, multi-instrumentalist, and sample pack maker Kaelin Ellis. With his 11th studio album, GOVERNER, dropping this year, Ellis has some choice gear picks and anecdotes on Season 8, Episode 4 of the podcast, which is brought to you in partnership with Audient.
With production credits for artists including Vince Staples, Kaytranada, Tycho TOKiMONSTA, and more, Ellis is a revered streamer across Twitch and YouTube, sharing his production process with fans in real time. As expected, his Forever Studio ends up stylish and considered.
Listen below to hear how NBA Street helped lead Ellis to jazz and producer credits, how he develops “pocket” in his drumming, and how an upright piano he found backstage at a show made for one of his most vibey sample packs. As always, expect in-depth gear chat, and difficult decisions, studio stories and at least one obnoxious airhorn.

The My Forever Studio podcast – created in partnership with Audient – sees artists, producers, and engineers create their dream fantasy Forever Studio, wherever they want in the universe. However, hosts Chris Barker and Will Betts impose some strict rules in the Forever Studio. Our guests are permitted a limited number of items in their creative space, so they must choose carefully. There will be nostalgia. There will be anecdotes. There may be gags. But there will be no bundles!
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SacredDSP Phase EchoPhase Echo is a phase-aware, note-aware delay effect made with psytrance in mind, but at home in any genre. Its echoes follow your notes, spiral through phase and pitch, and turn into tuned drones, metallic combs, laser zaps or droid-like tails, while a built-in safety stage keeps everything under control: Time LFO built right into the delay time: tape warble, pitch dives or S&H glitches in tempo. Three time modes: MS, SYNC and NOTE (delay tuned to the pitch of the played note). Follow Note with Smooth, Snap and Lock, so every repeat lands on a chosen note. Harmonic Feedback: tuned resonators that colour the repeats, up to an endless drone. Phase & Phase Step: phase rotation and a per-repeat frequency spiral for chirps and zaps. Ping/Pong targets: each side can shift pitch, spiral and more on every pass. Filter in the loop with its own LFO, feedback up to 110%, SAFE loop limiter and output limiter. Clear visual feedback, factory presets and a printable manual. Formats: VST3 (Windows & macOS) and AU (macOS). Universal binary (Apple Silicon & Intel). Read More

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost two yearsThe company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

An in-depth guide to Spitfire Audio and BT’s Phoenix with J Scott Rakozy
Acclaimed composer and sound designer J Scott Rakozy (Hereditary, Hogwarts Legacy) overviews Phoenix, a new hybrid synth from Spitfire Audio and BT.