Ro CEO Zachariah Reitano says the benefits of being a private company are growingRo co-founder and CEO Zachariah Reitano said while he’d “never say never” about potentially taking the seven-year-old telehealth company public, he thinks the benefits of being a private company are growing. Reitano dodged multiple questions from Axios reporter Dan Primack about whether or not the company has plans to IPO in the near term — […]
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UA Introduces UAFX Knuckles '92Dual Rec Amplifier PedalUniversal Audio Inc. announces the Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier emulator to the award‑winning UAFX guitar pedal lineup.

Built on powerful dual‑engine processing and world‑class UAD modeling, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives guitarists the searing high‑gain tone that powered legendary punk, alt rock, and metal bands from Foo Fighters and Incubus to Nevermore, Dream Theater, and more.*

By authentically capturing the original amp's famed green, orange, and red channels, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives players the same perfect cleans, bone‑crushing crunch, and smoldering lead sounds of arguably the most versatile multi‑channel amp ever made – right on their pedalboard.

"The "Recto" is a modern day rock and metal classic that delivers inarguably the most powerful, larger‑than‑life tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker", says UA Sr. Product Manager Tore Mogensen. "As a long time user of the original amp, I couldn't be more excited to add Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier to the UAFX line of amp‑in‑a‑box pedals."

Learn more about UAFX guitar pedals: uaudio.com/guitar-pedals.html

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A Wobble Disk Air Motor with One Moving PartIn general, the simpler a thing is, the better. That doesn’t appear to apply to engines, though, at least not how we’ve been building them. Pistons, cranks, valves, and seals, all operating in a synchronized mechanical ballet to extract useful work out of some fossilized plankton.
It doesn’t have to be that way, though, if the clever engineering behind this wobbling disk air engine is any indication. [Retsetman] built the engine as a proof-of-concept, and the design seems well suited to 3D printing. The driven element of the engine is a disk attached to the equator of a sphere — think of a model of Saturn — with a shaft running through its axis. The shaft is tilted from the vertical by 20° and attached to arms at the top and bottom, forming a Z shape. The whole assembly lives inside a block with intake and exhaust ports. In operation, compressed air enters the block and pushes down on the upper surface of the disk. This rotates the disc and shaft until the disc moves above the inlet port, at which point the compressed air pushes on the underside of the disc to continue rotation.
[Resetman] went through several iterations before getting everything to work. The main problems were getting proper seals between the disc and the block, and overcoming the friction of all-plastic construction. In addition to the FDM block he also had one printed from clear resin; as you can see in the video below, this gives a nice look at the engine’s innards in motion. We’d imagine a version made from aluminum or steel would work even better.
If [Resetman]’s style seems familiar, it’s with good reason. We’ve featured plenty of his clever mechanisms, like this pericyclic gearbox and his toothless magnetic gearboxes.

Suno, with a $500m valuation, has admitted training its AI on copyrighted music. It just named Timbaland as a strategic advisor.'We're going to open up the floodgates for generations of artists to flourish on this new frontier.'
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For Desalination, Follow the SunIt’s easy to use electricity — solar-generated or otherwise — to desalinate water. However, traditional systems require a steady source of power. Since solar panels don’t always produce electricity, these methods require some way to store or acquire power when the solar cells are in the dark or shaded. But MIT engineers have a fresh idea for solar-powered desalination plants: modify the workload to account for the amount of solar energy available.
This isn’t just a theory. They’ve tested community-sized prototypes in New Mexico for six months. The systems are made especially for desalinating brackish groundwater, which is accessible to more people than seawater. The goal is to bring potable water to areas where water supplies are challenging without requiring external power or batteries.
The process used is known as “flexible batch electrodialysis” and differs from the more common reverse osmosis method. Reverse osmosis, however, requires a steady power source as it uses pressure to pump water through a membrane. Electrodialysis is amenable to power fluctuations, and a model-based controller determines the optimal settings for the amount of energy available.
There are other ways to use the sun to remove salt from water. MIT has dabbled in that process, too, at a variety of different scales.

Sequential unveil Prophet-10 Special Edition As part of their ongoing celebrations, Sequential have announced the launch of a Special Edition version of the Prophet-10 finished with stunning South American lacewood panels.

Veteran music exec Peter Rudge to step away from artist management after 55 yearsRudge has managed bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among many others
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How To Succeed in Sync: 4 tips for top Music CreatorsMusic industry experts recently came together for UK PRO's PRS Members’ Day including a session on tips from top creators on how to succeed in sync.
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Human Artistry Campaign seeks signatures for AI Training statementThe Human Artistry Campaign is working to ensure that AI works for musicians, artists, and other creators rather than against them. As part of that effort, the coalition has launched a new campaign soliciting sign-ons to a simple public generative AI training statement.
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Vinyl Sales are up in 2024: Luminate report of 33% decline under fireAfter music sales data leader Luminate published data showing a 33% decline in 2024 vinyl sales, those directly involved in the sector offered stats showing that vinyl sales are up and an explanation for the discrepancy.
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Abbey Road EMI TG1234 Mk.I for sale! Online music marketplace Reverb.com have announced that the console used by The Beatles to record their iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album will be up for sale via their platform.

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“It sounds so good that it holds up against any modern console”: Recording console used on The Beatles’ Abbey Road to go up for saleA legendary recording console used on the Beatles’ last recorded album, Abbey Road, has been beautifully restored and will soon be available for purchase on Reverb. It will be sold at a fixed price, though interested buyers can submit offers for the unit.
The EMI TG1234 recording console will be available through the official Reverb shop of London’s recording studio experts, MJQ Ltd, starting 29 October (7 AM CST), with fans able to preview the console on Reverb beginning today.

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Custom-built for EMI Studios in 1968, the console was the first of just 17 consoles worldwide made by EMI. It was used the following year to record Abbey Road — the Fab Four’s last-ever recorded album before their breakup in 1970.
“Abbey Road is one of the best albums that’s ever been made, and it sounds so good because of this recording console,” says engineer Dave Harries, who participated in numerous Beatles studio sessions with the console in the 60s. “Because of the way that Abbey Road was recorded, the album has a distinctive sound that hallmarked the future of pop recording.”
Following the recording of Abbey Road, all four Beatles would go on to use the recording console for solo projects, including John Lennon’s standout single Instant Karma! Albums ranging from Lennon’s John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Paul McCartney’s McCartney, to George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and Ringo Starr’s Sentimental Journey were all recorded with the help of the TG1234.

According to Harries, Harrison was so impressed by the console’s sound that he asked EMI if he could buy one for himself, only to be turned down out of fear that the console would be replicated and sold to one of their competitors.
“This particular console is a one-off. It’s unique. You can’t replace it,” Harries adds. “It sounds so good that it holds up against any modern console and, in many respects, it’s probably better. Because in those days, it was built to a different standard, cost no object. EMI built this to be the best in the world.”
Mike Hedges, acclaimed producer and engineer known for his work with The Cure, U2, and more, says of the TG1234: “If you talk to the engineers who have used it, they’ll tell you the same thing: It’s a beautiful sounding machine… it enhances everything that goes through it.”

As the principal client in studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios throughout the ‘80s, Hedges even “once threatened to stop working at Abbey Studios after being told that they planned to switch from EMI to a different brand of consoles.”
After being disassembled and sitting unused for more than five decades, the recording console underwent a five-year restoration process led by Beatles collaborator and former EMI engineer Brian Gibson. Along with a team of audio engineers and technicians, Gibson successfully reunited the console with 70% of its original parts, working with expert British companies to reproduce the replacement components that seamlessly integrated with the older parts. After years of work, Gibson and his team restored the console to nearly its original condition from when it was at EMI Studios (now known as Abbey Road Studios).
According to Hedges, the console hadn’t been used since the Beatles’ solo sessions in the ‘70s until this autumn, when Reverb gathered artists and engineers at the former home of London’s celebrated Decca Studios to put the recording console to the test ahead of its sale.

Head to Reverb to learn more and sign up to be notified when the recording console goes live.
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Studio Bridge: Multitrack recorder from Tascam Tascam's new Studio Bridge supports direct recording to an SDXC card, and also features a built-in 24-in/24-out USB audio interface for integration with a DAW. 

“I trained it ethically using all of my own music” Meet LoopMagic, the AI sound generator by producer !llmind that lets you create copyright-free loops and melodies from scratchGrammy Award-winning producer !llmind has teamed up with generative AI music platform Boomy to launch LoopMagic, a music production tool that allows you to instantly create copyright-free sounds, loops, one shots, percs, melodies and more with a simple prompt.

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LoopMagic sets itself apart from the competition with a bold claim: it is “ethically trained” from the ground up using !llmind’s very own music catalogue — and only that. This means users can confidently incorporate LoopMagic generations into their projects without the need for clearances, unlike some of the other apps on the market.
“I trained it ethically using all of my own music (thousands of beats, loops and sounds) from scratch,” says !llmind. “The results were insane.”
In terms of features, LoopMagic AI is able to understand musical concepts like key and BPM, producing grid-aligned loops ready to drop into your DAW. Whether you want to perfectly emulate existing instruments or create entirely new sounds that are one-of-a-kind, LoopMagic delivers.
Have a vision for a firetruck siren submerged underwater at a specific BPM and key? Just ask, and LoopMagic will make it happen.
As !llmind explains, “This is not just a MIDI generator on the back end. It’s using actual AI technology to manifest sounds and melodies from scratch, every time.”
The producer says of the tool’s origins: “I remember back in 2011 before sound packs were a thing. We didn’t have too many places to get our sounds from. I wanted to help solve that problem, so I released my first drum kit that year and it blew up [and] changed the entire landscape.”
“Now fast forward to 2024. I decided to leverage the power of Ai to create the ultimate tool to generate infinite amounts of any sound or loop you can imagine.”
“Anything you generate is yours,” he adds. “No one else will have the same sounds you generate. It’s all trained on Illmind original compositions, beats, patterns, drum textures, everything (ethically)”
Check out a demo of LoopMagic below.

Learn more at LoopMagic.
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