Native Instruments Maschine 3 software Native Instruments have announced the launch of Maschine 3, the latest version of their popular groovebox-style beatmaking and sampling platform.

Jon Platt accepts International Executive of the Year honor, pays tribute to Sony Music Publishing, the songwriting community and more at MBW’s Music Business UK AwardsYesterday evening (November 5) saw MBW's Music Business UK Awards take place in Covent Garden, celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer.
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Believe, TuneCore respond to $500M UMG ‘industrial scale’ infringement lawsuitBelieve has responded to the UMG lawsuit alleging that it and DIY arm TuneCore have engaged in “industrial-scale" copyright infringement and asking for $500 million in damages.
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MixWave’s Overdrive Guitar Stomp Plugin is FREE for a Limited Time Only
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All you need to know about Cubase 14: New features, reactions, pricing, and availabilitySteinberg has launched its latest iteration of Cubase, with new features and enhancements “designed to inspire”.
Cubase 14 is available immediately, and as usual, consists of three different versions: Cubase Elements is designed for those taking their first steps into production, with Cubase Artist intended for intermediate-level users, and the fully comprehensive Cubase Pro bringing all the features used on “countless, well-known recordings by high-profile artists”.

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“Cubase 14 is designed to inspire creators to explore their creativity without limits,” comments Senior Marketing Manager, Matthias Quellmann, in a press release. “Guided by our Creativity First philosophy, Cubase 14 encourages producers to experiment, innovate, and take their music in exciting new directions.”
Given that Cubase 13 was awarded 10/10 in our 2023 review, we’re eager to take a look at all that’s on offer in its latest version. So, let’s dive in.
New features
Cubase 14 introduces six “intuitive” Modulators for its Pro users, which allow you to modulate any parameter of a track or channel that contains an audio signal. It also introduces the Drum Track, a new addition to Cubase’s track types. This is an “all-in-one environment” for the creation of complex drum patterns and offers comprehensive features that allow users to build custom drum kits (Pro and Artist).
The full MixConsole can also now be opened in the Lower Zone of the Project window, allowing channels to be rearranged via drag and drop (all versions). The event volume curve editing has been enhanced, so that users can optimise their audio with draw tools, and new effects include Shimmer (a reverb plugin), StudioDelay (an easy-to-use delay with access to built-in effects like modulation, distortion, reverb, and pitch), and Autofilter, which is designed for modulating its cutoff frequency via the input track or sidechain signal – all for both Pro and Artist users.
Cubase 14 also introduces Underwater, a new signal processor for building atmosphere and space for vocals or lead instruments with the “party next door” effect, and there’s a revamped Score Editor built on technology from Dorico too (all versions).
Take a closer look at the DAW in action below:

Reactions
Though Cubase 14 has only just landed, reactions among the community so far seem rather positive. Early trials bring praise for its new modulators, and for its simple upgrades, such as the ability to re-order channels from the mix console.

Dom Sigalas states of its new modulators, “I wanted something like this in Cubase for a while.. It’s not just here it’s made in the best way possible, the best implementation I’ve ever seen.”

Pricing and availability
Cubase 14’s Pro, Artist and Elements versions are now all available from resellers and directly via Steinberg online. Cubase Pro is priced at 579 euros / 579.99 US dollars, with Artist at 329 euros / 329.99 US dollars. Elements is just 99.99 euros / US dollars. Prices may vary according to location.
Customers who activated any tier Cubase Pro 13 or earlier versions from 9 October 2024, are eligible for a free, downloadable grace period update for their particular version.
To find out more or purchase now, head over to Steinberg.
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The New Realities of Life as a Full-Time MusicianDiscover the real challenges and rewards of life as a full-time musician, and what it truly takes to turn your passion into a sustainable career...
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Music Tech News: AmplifyWorld, Duetti add funding • UnitedMasters • AMPOLLO • CD Baby • BeatStars + VolocoIn recent music tech news, AmplifyWorld, a decentralized engagement platform that empowers musicians and fans by leveraging blockchain and Web3 tech, has announced a $1.2M investment from Chapel Ventures.
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Steinberg launch Cubase 14 The latest version of Steinberg’s popular music production platform has just arrived, kitting users out with a whole host of new features and enhancements.

The Crow Hill Company release Glass Strings Described as “a love letter to music makers”, Glass Strings is said to be capable of everything from intimate pop tracks to full-on Hollywood epics.

Reddit users discover Teenage Engineering’s potential new product – the OP-XYTeenage Engineering is acting rather suspiciously, and users on Reddit appear to have discovered why. According to an FCC filing found by a user on the platform, the brand appears to be gearing up for the launch of a potential new product, the OP-XY.
The filing isn’t the only exciting activity happening at the TE camp either, as both its official Instagram and that of CEO Jesper Kouthoofd have also been dropping some strong hints. Alongside this potential new launch, it also appears that TE is looking to release another iteration of its Grip Car too.

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Last week, the brand posted a photo of a simple black to white gradient, with the caption “etwas kommt bald”, meaning “something is coming” in German (translation via Google). Kouthoofd also posted a similar photo of the same gradient, with the simple caption of #XY, among a number of other intriguing photos. The same image and text also appears on its website.

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Though staying pretty low-key about the speculative XY, he also posted a photo of what appears to be “grip car 2”. The caption states, “#XY #bluetooth approved #launch soon #gripcar2 #autonomous”. In the comment section, he also says this should be landing sometime next week.
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The OP-XY appears to be a follow up to its OP-Z portable synthesiser and sequencer, which launched back in 2018. As per MusicRadar, the device looks to offer Bluetooth connectivity.
The FCC certification for the new device was approved in late October, meaning it has the green light for sales in the US. TE has also requested a confidentiality period that ends in April 2025, which prevents specific (and often sensitive) information from being revealed.
You can view the current full Teenage Engineering product range via its official website. Be sure to check back on MusicTech for further updates as we get them.
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Torso Electronics S-4 is a beautiful but frustratingly incomplete granular sampler, synth and effects unit$899.00, torsoelectronics.com
Torso Electronics garnered some well-deserved attention from gear nerds with its first product, the T-1 Algorithmic Sequencer in 2020. Now the company returns with its second product, the S-4 Sculpting Sampler. While the T-1 scored some immediately positive reviews, coverage of the S-4 has been far more sparse.

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After spending several weeks poking at it and pushing it to its limits, I understand why. While it’s an incredibly compelling device capable of making absolutely gorgeous sounds, it’s also expensive at $899. And, to make matters worse, it’s not finished.
But let’s start with the positives — there’s quite a bit to like about the S-4. The hardware itself is satisfying. The screen is large and crisp, the push encoders are solid with excellent resistance and the keys are delightfully clicky. The S-4 is, from a purely tactile perspective, a joy to use. There’s also a decent amount of connectivity around back, including two ¼-inch line ins and outs, a headphone jack, MIDI in and out and analogue sync in and out. Finally, a USB-C port offers file transfers and transmission of audio and MIDI. Whatever your studio setup, the S-4 should be able to find a home there.
The user interface is also easy to navigate. I was able to quickly load samples from the 4GB of built-in storage, record synth pads using the audio inputs and then mangle them with the granular processor, bit crusher, delay and reverb, all without looking at the manual online.

Some of the more advanced features, like changing the modulation parameters, aren’t as obvious, but don’t require an inordinate amount of menu diving. You should be able to figure out most things through trial and error.
The heart of the Torso S-4 is its granular processor. It’s incredibly flexible with a number of controls and up to 128 grains that make it easy to turn anything into the stereotypical granular clouds of ambience, especially once you start dialling in the onboard delays and reverbs. It comes preloaded with around 300MB of samples for you to smear into oblivion — pads, basslines and even drum loops. With four tracks to work with, you can actually load up different loops and treat it almost like an oddball groovebox.
But this is just scratching the surface of the S-4’s capabilities. The default ‘material’ (sound source) for each track is Tape, which is a simple sample looper. But you can also switch it to Poly mode, which turns the S-4 into a MIDI-controlled granular synthesizer. Here, anything can become your sound source, from synth samples to field recordings of birds. As a granular synth the S-4 doesn’t do anything truly groundbreaking, but hardware granular synths are still pretty rare. And its host of effects make it simple to craft interesting and moving textures that aren’t easily achievable without combining several pieces of gear.
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If you’re looking specifically for a hardware granular synth, the S-4 might be your best bet. The 1010Music Lemondrop is half the price and equally capable, but its interface is fiddly, connectivity options are limited and the built-in effects are merely okay. The Tasty Chips GR-1 is an incredible piece of hardware with a gorgeous interface, but its older hardware, limited modulation options and higher price make it hard to recommend over the S-4. The Tempera is interesting, but its quirky interface is challenging to master. Beyond that, options are limited without spending thousands.
That all said, most people looking for a granular synth would be better off sticking to software. Plugins like Pigments, Quanta and FRMS will get you excellent results at a fraction of the price.
My favourite application of the S-4, however, has been as an effects processor. Switching the material to Bypass allows you to use the granular engine, filter, compressor, drive, bit crusher, delay and reverb for real-time processing of live audio, and it’s amazing. Staid synth pads suddenly become undulating drivers of your arrangement. Guitars sparkle and scream with lo-fi digital destruction. And drums sputter with glitchy fills. There are other granular-based effects out there, but few allow the depth of control of the S-4. If controlled chaos is your jam, then you will love what Torso offers here.
Modulation options and peripheral effects here have a lot to do with just how powerful of a sculpting tool the S-4 is. There are four mod sources per track which can be a simple LFOs, a random generator, or an ADSR envelope (an envelope follower is being added in an upcoming firmware update). These are all easily assigned to manipulate the size of the reverb, the pitch of the grains or anything else you might want. There’s even a filter-specific modulator called Waves that can do everything from subtle ebbs and flows to wild effects similar to an auto-wah. I like to leave Waves permanently on to create gentle movement.
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Physically then, the S-4 is a joy, it’s incredibly versatile and sounds fantastic. So what’s the problem?
To put it bluntly, it’s not a finished product. There are three buttons on the front panel — Temp, Perform and Scene — that simply say “Coming soon” when you press them. That a feature could be so important as to require a dedicated button, but somehow not be important enough to actually implement before shipping a product is baffling. That it happened three times here is bonkers. Even basic features were not ready at launch. For example, despite being available through retail channels as early as July, Torso didn’t implement MIDI sync until early September.
Even ignoring the missing features, the current firmware is quite buggy. On more than one occasion the S-4 crashed and rebooted on me. Sometimes it got stuck in a boot loop for no reason. Error messages popped up when trying to save or load projects. And there were times that required yanking the power cord. Other times, the S-4 immediately powers back on after being shut off, and remains responsive, but refuses to load samples or process incoming audio.
Rarely have I been so torn. The Torso S-4 has so much potential, yet paying $899 to be a beta tester is a big ask. If Torso can quickly iron out the bugs and roll out the missing features, the S-4 Sculpting Sampler could become a modern classic. Right now, it’s hard to recommend most people spend their hard-earned cash on it.
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Key features

Stereo in and out
⅛-inch MIDI in and out
Analogue sync in and out
MIDI and Audio over USB
Built-in microphone
4 stereo audio tracks
4 modulation sources per-track
128-grain granular processor
8-voice MIDI-controlled granular synth engine
Live audio processing
Multi-mode Resonant filter and resonator
Built-in compression, drive and bit crushing
Delay and reverb engines with shimmer
Dimensions: 242 x 156 x 39 mm
Weight: 820g

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Rhodes Music Celebrates Its Legacy with the Anthology Series PluginRhodes Music introduces the Rhodes Anthology Series, a collection of meticulously sampled virtual instruments that capture the essence of iconic and rare Rhodes pianos. This plug-in faithfully recreates the iconic warmth and character of these instruments, bringing some of the most influential sounds in music history into the toolkits of today’s musicians and producers.

“The Rhodes sound has always been more than just an instrument; it’s a cultural phenomenon,” says Dan Goldman, Chief Product Officer at Rhodes Music. “The sound transcends the physical hardware. It’s a part of music history, and with the Anthology Series, we’re bringing that legacy into the digital world.”

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Canoo’s CFO and top lawyer are the latest executives to leaveEV startup Canoo has lost its chief financial officer and its head lawyer, the latest in a string of executive departures as the company continues to struggle to find mass adoption of its electric work vans. CFO Greg Ethridge and general counsel Hector Ruiz both resigned from Canoo on October 31, the company announced Tuesday […]
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