StubHub Fake Ticket Lawsuit StallsAs the fight to reign in ticket resellers like Vivid Seats and StubHub heats up in Washington, DC and state legislatures over excessive markups, fees and fake Oasis tickets, Chris Castle revisits a StubHub fake ticket lawsuit stalled in the courts.
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“I just found a way to make the sound come out”: Rick Rubin says he still doesn’t know the “right way” to program an 808Rick Rubin still doesn’t really know the “right way” to program an 808 drum machine, as he learned to do so without a manual.
He made the confession during his new interview with Rick Beato, in which he explains how his Def Jam label – which he co-founded with Russell Simmons – got started. It’s Yours by rapper T La Rock and DJ Jazzy Jay was the first rap recording made by Rubin, in which he used the iconic Roland machine.

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At this point in time during the 1980s, Rubin felt that no rap albums were really made by professionals, and that “the professionals didn’t know what rap was”. As a result, rap recordings more often turned out as “polished” R&B records.
Rubin, who was much more involved with the culture of DJ-ing, wanted to make a record that captured the real lively essence of this scene, and just how it felt to him when he saw it live: “I wanted to make a record with the Treacherous Three ‘cause they were my favourite group,” he tells Beato. “They’d already made three great records and now they had signed to Sugar Hill and they stopped being great.
“Again, I know nothing about the music industry, all I know is I love this music. I met a guy in my favourite band who made great music and now he’s making not as good music, and I want to say, ‘let’s try doing this together’, and he says, ‘I can’t, I’m signed to Sugar Hill’. I didn’t even know what it meant, and he said, ‘but if you want to make a record, talk to Special K [Kevin Keaton, member of the Treacherous Three]. His brother is T La Rock, and his brother is not signed’.”

He continues, “We recorded this song, It’s Yours, and I had a drum machine that I borrowed from a punk rock band called The Speedies. Eric the guitar player lived in my dorm room. I borrowed his drum machine, an 808, so I had that in my room. He didn’t really use it anymore so I kept it in my room for a long time and programmed loads of beats just for fun and it’s really easy to program. I still don’t really know the right way to program it, I know how I programmed it because I didn’t have the instruction manual so I just found a way to make the sound come out.
“I had a PA in my room and a DJ setup, because I was a DJ at that time and I would DJ at the parties in the dorm… At that time most of the rap records that were coming out were like Kurtis Blow or Jimmy Spicer. When you went to the club you saw that the DJ was a really integral part of the way the music worked and I said, ‘I feel like instead of it being a T La Rock record, it would be better if it was a T La Rock and whoever your DJ is’. He didn’t have a DJ and my favourite was Jazzy Jay.”
You can check out the full Rick Beato interview below:

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The Very Loud Indeed Co. Fall Sale The Very Loud Indeed Co. have announced the launch of their 2024 Fall Sale, with significant discounts being applied to their entire product line-up until 17 October 2024. 

Solid State Logic SSL 2 and 2+ MKII: These interfaces have the edge in a crowded marketSSL 2 MKII: £211 / €249 / $229
SSL 2+ MKII: £278 / €329 / $299
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The 2020 release of the SSL 2 and 2+ audio interfaces marked a new chapter in the history of Solid State Logic. Unlike its previous forays towards the more affordable end of the market, the 2 and 2+ were aimed squarely at the needs and budgets of home and project recording studios. Coupled with the company’s growing presence in the plugin market, the interfaces brought a slice of SSL class within reach of the masses.

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A quick glance at the newly-released update to the range may leave you thinking nothing much has changed. But you’d be wrong!
The tough, black plastic desktop-style enclosure of the MKII is the same that SSL used for the MKI, meaning the layout of knobs and buttons is also the same. This means a spacious, clearly labelled control panel loaded with solidly mounted pots and switches.
There is a hint of the new in the lighter grey of the buttons, the change from blue to dark grey of the large output level dial, and the marginally redesigned metal top plate which now offers contrast between a brushed gunmetal border and smooth black central panel. These tweaks look smart enough but, thankfully, on closer inspection factors far more significant than cosmetic changes become apparent.
SSL 2+ MKII
What inputs and outputs do the SSL 2 and 2+ MKII interfaces have?
SSL 2 and 2+ provide two input channels supporting mic, line or instrument inputs. Mics and lines are connected via the rear-mounted XLR/jack combo sockets, but instrument inputs now have their own dedicated jacks located on the front panel, where they’re easier to access.
Each channel’s rear input can be switched between mic and line modes at the press of a button, but where the MKI units also had a button to switch to hi-z mode, MKII switches automatically to this mode when a jack is plugged into one of the new front-panel instrument sockets. In place of that hi-z button, each channel now sports a high-pass filter for cutting low boom and noise. And talking of buttons, all now have accompanying LEDs to indicate when they’re active. This is a marked improvement on the previous version where you had to judge a button’s state based on whether it looked like it was up or down.
Each input channel retains the ‘Legacy 4K’ mode that introduces an EQ curve that seeks to recreate the sound of SSL’s legendary 4000-series mixing consoles. Whilst it takes more than just EQ to truly emulate a 4K preamp, results are pleasing nonetheless, adding a definition, presence and focus that is particularly complementary to vocals and acoustic guitars.
Line outputs are around the back as you would expect, and are DC-coupled so can be used to send CV signals to analogue synths. SSL 2 has a single stereo output bus carried via a pair of balanced jacks and SSL 2+ has two stereo output channels (or four mono). Where previously the second pair was served via phono sockets, MKII features balanced jack sockets to carry the output 3&4 signals, which is far preferable.
SSL 2 MKII
Both units have a pair of 6.35mm headphone outputs that have also been relocated to the front for convenience. With SSL 2, both headphone outputs carry the main stereo output bus and there’s just a single amp driving both sockets (still, having two is an improvement on the single headphone output of MKI). With SSL 2+, though, the second headphone output has a separate amp and can be switched to carry the output 3&4 bus, allowing two different headphone mixes to be created.
Input monitoring is handled via a single knob that balances between the direct input signals and the playback signal from the host computer. This method of monitoring is simple to use and means the interface doesn’t need additional software for mixing monitor cue signals. On the downside, though, it becomes problematic when the two input channels carry different signals that demand different monitoring levels.
Both interfaces now have a built-in stereo loopback bus that makes it easy to record the output of other apps running on the host computer. Also, the SSL 2+ retains its pair of MIDI ports. Classic though this connection format might be, it never fails to come in useful when attempting to free up a USB port on your computer.
SSL 2+ MKII
Are there any big changes?
Alongside the cosmetic changes and ‘quality of life’ improvements mentioned above, the new SSL 2 and 2+ have one very big update to boast about. Both now feature 32-bit converters, and these can run at up to the same 192 kHz sample rate as the MKI. This major change brings big increases to the dynamic range of inputs (from 110.5dB to 116.5dB), line outputs (from 112dB to 120dB) and headphone outputs (from 111dB to 119.5dB).
The significance of these extra bits and improved dynamic ranges aren’t just in the dry numerical specifications, though. They are clearly discernible when working with either of the MKII interfaces.
Input signals benefit from improved crispness and clarity, and the increased resolution means you can choose to be conservative on the amount of headroom you allow on an input without compromising the accuracy of the digitised audio. The improvement to the output conversion can be heard in the detailed spectrum, precise and accurate stereo image, and the overall coherence of the sound. It isn’t what we’re used to hearing from interfaces in this price bracket, and we like it!
Adding to the value of the SSL 2 and 2+ is the included Production Pack bundle. This contains licences for SSL’s VocalStrip and DrumStrip plugins as well as a three-month trial of Complete Access, which includes everything from the company’s ever-expanding stable of quality plugins. There’s also Ableton Live Lite (is there a software bundle out there that doesn’t include Live Lite?), Native Instruments Hybrid Keys and Komplete Start, free samples from Loopcloud, and much more.
While the visible overhaul of SSL 2 and SSL 2+ may be minor, the repositioned connectors and added high-pass filtering provide a definite step up in functionality. More significantly though, the upgraded converters make for a major leap forward in sound quality.

Key features
SSL 2

USB-C, bus-powered audio interface
32-bit, 192 kHz converters
2 mic/line/hi-z input channels with a high-pass filter and phantom power
2 balanced, DC-coupled line outputs
Legacy 4K switch adds an analogue-console-like presence and high-end detail
Two headphone output jacks
Internal stereo loopback input
SSL Production Pack bundle
Comes with USB-C cable and A-to-C adapter

SSL 2+

All the features of SSL 2
Additional pair of balanced line outputs
Second headphone output can switch between outputs 1&2 and 3&4
MIDI input and output

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Мои 16 лет
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Pchelsh
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13th Dec, 2024
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US gov files complaints to seize assets from North Korean hackersAccording to PeckShieldAlert, losses from crypto hacks and exploits accounted for over $120 million in losses during September 2024.

Tinkering with Klipper: Making The ManiPilator Robotic Arm[Leo Goldstien]’s entry into the world of robotics has been full of stops and starts. Like many beginners, he found traditional robotics instructions overwhelming and hard to follow, bogged down with dense math that often obscured the bigger picture. So he decided to approach things differently and create something with his own hands. The result? A 3D-printed robotic arm he affectionately calls “ManiPilator.”
This article is the first in a three-part series documenting [Leo]’s hands-on approach to learning robotics from the ground up. Building ManiPilator became an opportunity to learn by doing, and the project took him on a journey of experimenting, failing, and eventually succeeding in tasks that seemed deceptively simple at first glance. Each hurdle provided him with insights that more traditional learning methods hadn’t delivered. Below is one of the videos [Leo] captured, to show one step in the process: doing a check using multiple motors.
To make his project work, [Leo] relied on open-source software like Klipper, piecing together code and hardware in a way that made sense to him. In sharing his story, he offers fellow beginners an approachable perspective on robotics, with practical insights and candid reflections on the challenges and breakthroughs.
[Leo]’s project shows that there’s more than one way to start exploring robotics, and that sometimes the best way to learn is simply to dive in and start building. Follow along with his journey as he tackles the complexities of robotics, one step at a time.

Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78If you’re a fan of vintage electronics and DIY tinkering, you’ll find this teardown by [Thomas Scherrer] fascinating. In a recent video, he delves into a rare piece of equipment: the Data Lab Transient Recorder DL 901. This device looks like a classic one-channel oscilloscope, complete with all the knobs and settings you’d expect.
The DL 901, made by Data Laboratories Ltd., is a mystery even to [Thomas], who couldn’t find any documentation online. From the DC offset and trigger settings to the sweep time controls, the DL 901 is equipped to handle slow, high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion. The circuitry includes TTL chips and a PMI DAAC 100, a 10-bit digital-to-analog converter. [Thomas] speculates it uses a successive approximation technique for analog-to-digital conversion—a perfect blend of analog finesse and digital processing for its time.
Despite its intriguing features, the DL 901 suffers from a non-responsive analog input system, limiting the teardown to a partial exploration. For those who enjoyed past Hackaday articles on oscilloscope teardowns and analog tech, this one is a treat. Watch the video to see more details and the full process of uncovering this vintage device’s secrets.

AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, open source, and closing servicesIt was quite a surprise when Adam Selipsky stepped down as the CEO of Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit. What was maybe just as much of a surprise was that Matt Garman succeeded him. Garman joined Amazon as an intern in 2005 and became a full-time employee in 2006, working on the early AWS products. […]
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MPW: Women in Music Tech Summit Taking place on 19 and 20 October 2024, the Women in Music Tech Summit will features a collection of masterclasses that aim to empower female and non-gender conforming musicians.

Vitalik Buterin donates 100 ETH to Roman Storm defense fundThe United States Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the Tornado Cash mixer in 2022 — accusing it of facilitating money laundering.

OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all timeWelcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into OpenAI’s $6.6 billion fundraising round, the fifth Cybertruck recall in less than a year, and a neat project that’s Shazam-ing songs heard on a San Francisco street. Let’s get into it. OpenAI closed the largest VC round of all time this week. The startup […]
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See the “Pause-and-Attach” Technique for 3D Printing in Action[3DPrintBunny] is someone who continually explores new techniques and designs in 3D printing, and her latest is one she calls “pause-and-attach”, which she demonstrates by printing a vase design with elements of the design splayed out onto the print bed.
The splayed-out elements get peeled up and attached to the print during a pause.
At a key point, the print is paused and one peels up the extended bits, manually attaching them to sockets on the main body of the print. Then the print resumes and seals everything in. The result is something that appears to defy the usual 3D printer constraints, as you can see here.
Pausing a 3D print to insert hardware (like nuts or magnets) is one thing, but we can’t recall seeing anything quite like this approach. It’s a little bit reminiscent of printing foldable structures to avoid supports in that it prints all of its own self-connecting elements, but at the same time it’s very different.
We’ve seen [3DPrintBunny]’s innovative approaches before with intentional stringing used as a design element and like the rest of her work, it’s both highly visual and definitely it’s own thing. You can see the whole process in a video she posted to social media, embedded below.

I tried out another 'pause-and-attach' type print today using some strings. The strings give it extra flexibility and allow me to add a twist pic.twitter.com/gIytsb8NEm
— 3DPrintBunny (@3DPrintBunny) October 3, 2024

Introducing the KanaChord Plus Keyboard カナコード・プラス・キーボードWe love to watch your projects grow as much as you do. Really, we’re like proud grandparents around here. So it’s great to see that [Mac Cody] is back with the KanaChord Plus Keyboard, which supports an astounding 6,165 Kanji as well as 6,240 of the most common Japanese words that contain Kanji. This is all in addition to supporting the Kana characters, which make up the rest of Japanese writing (more on that in a minute).
If you need to input Japanese, this is a dream come true. If you’re trying to learn Japanese in the first place, this could be exactly what you need to become fluent.

Input errors are shown with red lighting.
Without getting into it too much, just know that the Japanese writing system is made up of Kanji, which are Chinese characters, Hirigana, and Katakana. The latter two are collectively known as the Kana, and there’s this table that lays out the pairing of vowels and consonants. For [Mac Cody], it was this layout that inspired this chording keyboard that covers all three.
What this keyboard actually does is generate Unicode macros to render Japanese characters using chords — pressing multiple keys at once as you would on a piano. The most obvious improvement aside from the huge gain in characters is the display.
As with the original KanaChord, one of the great features of the KanaChord Plus is that it uses color in order to indicate character type, Kana mode, and even provide error feedback. Another is the slide switch that selects one of three Unicode key sequences in order to support different computer platforms.
But the touchscreen display is the addition where things get really interesting. As Kana are typed, an incremental Input Method Editor (IME) searches the embedded dictionaries to display an ordered list of Japanese words and Kanji that the user can scroll through and select.
Just like the original, the brains of this operation is a Raspberry Pi Pico. [Mac Cody] used an Adafruit NeoKey 5×6 Ortho Snap-Apart keyboard PCB and 30 Cherry MX switches that we choose to believe are blue. Looking toward the future, [Mac Cody] plans to support the Pico 2, and will update GitHub when everything is ready. Again, there’s a ton of detail in the hardware section, so be sure to check that out.

Getting It Done: Last Week in DIY and Indie MusicLast week, our tips and advice for do-it-yourselfers and independent musician news covered how market music with YouTube Shorts, how to get a job at a talent agency, and more…
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