Instagram restricts going live to accounts with 1000+ followersInstagram restricts going live to public accounts with at least 1,000 followers, as of last week. It's part of a trend among social and music platforms making it harder for new musicians and creators to build a following.
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What is a Stream Worth in 2025? [MIDiA Report]What is a stream worth in 2025? The value of a music stream is shifting as passive listening becomes the norm and streaming revenue plateaus. Check out MIDiA's recent report on why artists must look beyond stream counts and focus on building genuine fan connections.
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Walrus Audio introduce the Xero Polylooper Boasting dual-channel looping functionality with independent loop control for each channel, the Xero Polylooper includes a trio of operation modes that allow it to tackle everything from practising licks to building up evolving soundscapes during a live performance. 

Luxora Audio releases FREE Lox Vocal Preamp and Lux Sub-Bass plugins
Luxora Audio has released Lox Vocal Preamp and Lux Sub-Bass, a pair of free saturation plugins for Windows and macOS. These are some of the most polished-looking freeware effects I’ve tested recently, with slick interfaces that are right on par with paid plugins. Of course, I don’t mind minimal GUIs either, but these look top-notch. [...]
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Soundghost release EKKO plug-in EKKO is capable of producing everything from warm, saturated echoes to warped, chaotic reflections, and also has some extra tricks up its sleeve thanks to an innovative Scramble feature. 

Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT.

Tron network founder Justin Sun returns from spaceThe Tron founder said it has been a long-time dream to travel to space and reflected on the fragility of the planet following his return.

Repairing An Obscure Apple II CloneThe Apple II was made in great numbers, as was the Commodore 64. But the Mimic Spartan? It was a weird Apple II clone that you needed a Commodore 64 to use. [ARC Javmaster] has found one of these obscure machines and has set about bringing it back to life. Check out the video below.
The story of the machine has been told online by one of the developers on the project, one [Brent Marykuca]. Basically, the Mimic Spartan was an Apple II clone that was intended to take advantage of a C64 as a host machine. It came in a beige box with a bunch of edge connectors and cables sticking out, and you were intended to nest it on the back of your C64 so it could hook up to all the ports. Then, you could use your machine as a C64 or an Apple II, or sort of… both… and even exchange data between both machines in some limited ways. There are also a few details of this obscure machine that have been collated by [Mike Naberezny], who is seeking the original disk that shipped with the machine when new.
It’s early days yet for [ARC Javmaster]’s efforts to restore the Mimic Spartan. Thus far, it’s had a clean and basic test. It was able to display a short line of text on a display before ceasing activity. A full boot hasn’t been achieved just yet, but we can’t wait to see where the resurrection efforts go next.
Back in the day, there were all kinds of Frankenstein computer cards that effectively put one kind of computer inside another. These days, you can condense an entire retro machine down to run on a single microcontroller.

 
[Thanks to Stephen Walters for the tip!]

US District Judge denies Shira Perlmutter’s preliminary injunction motion in Copyright Office disputeUS District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled on Wednesday (July 30) that Perlmutter failed to demonstrate irreparable harm warranting emergency relief
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BANSHEE from The Very Loud Indeed Co. The Very Loud Indeed Co.'s latest offering has been built around samples of master vocalist Malí, who “shaped her voice to evoke supernatural, inhuman performances portraying ghostly and demonic entities.” 

Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AIApple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win in AI: "Apple must do this. Apple will do this."

Creative leverage solves the impermanent loss problem — Curve founderImpermanent loss has been a major factor preventing crypto holders from becoming liquidity providers on decentralized finance platforms.

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Learn Morse Code One Second at a TimeLearning Morse Code is no longer a requirement for HAMs in many jurisdictions, but it’s still a nice skill to have. [I_void(warranties)] wanted to learn, but couldn’t find a trainer that fit his style. What to do but build it yourself? Since we’re in the midst of a challenge, he took up the gauntlet and turned his need to learn Morse into a 1 hertz Morse code game.
In concept it is quite simple: a message beeps out in Morse, with a corresponding LED flash, all in one second. The player then has one second to type think they heard. Get it done fast enough, and a character LCD will tell you if you scored.
The project is based around an Arduino Nano; thanks to easily-available libraries, a PS/2 keyboard can serve as input and a 2×16 LCD as feedback with no real effort expended. For the audible component of the Morse challenge, an 8-ohm speaker is driven right off a pin on the Arduino. We won’t claim this efficient design only took one second to put together, but it probably didn’t take too long.
Of course this trainer, unlike some we’ve seen, only helps you learn to listen to the stream of dots and dashes. None of the others ever tried to fit a One Hertz theme, or [I_void(warranties)]’s particular learning style. For some, decoupling send and receive might be just the ticket to finally learning Morse one second at a time.

Indie Musician News Last Week: Health, Playlists, Websites, MoreCalling all independent musicians! Check out last week’s posts of tips and guides to navigate the industry. We’ve got info on optimizing your music website, mental health practices, Spotify playlists,. Continue reading
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Music Business News Last Week: Spotify, Dup Data, Apps & MoreCatch up on what’s happening in the music business news last week from a new look at the state of Spotify, the songwriter’s changing role, duplicate data’s detriment to the. Continue reading
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