Arturia launches Pigments 6, the sixth iteration of its powerful sound design softwareArturia has kicked off 2025 with a bang by launching the sixth iteration of its powerful sound design software Pigments.
Front and center in the lineup of new features is a new Vocoder, which enables producers to get truly creative with voice modulation. There’s also a new Modal engine, new filters and modulators, and an improved user interface.

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The aforementioned Modal engine, which features a host of “physically-inspired” sounds – in Arturia’s words – like collisions or friction-based sounds. There’s a bunch of sounds to get started with, too, including string plucks and lush pad sounds.
There’s also been improvements to Pigments’ Granular engine, which enables users to scan through samples mid-playback for time-stretching atmospheres, randomise grain playback for each note, and continuously adjust grain size for “fluid, evolving textures”.

Pigments 6 also features new filters – an analog-focused Multimmode V2, Cluster filter and LoFi – and new modulators. As Arturia says, “elevate expression by assigning different modulation values per voice, adding deeper randomness, triggering audio-driven envelope followers, and sculpting curves with the revamped Function V2.
Pigments 6 is available now at a launch price of £82/$103. If you’re an existing Pigments user, you can download the update totally free.
For more information, head to Arturia.
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Hans Zimmer concert film coming to cinemas to offer “peek behind the curtain” at his workA Hans Zimmer concert film is coming to cinemas across The Americas, Europe, Asia, and United Arab Emirates this year.
The film, titled Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond In The Desert, includes conversations with stars such as Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Finneas, and more, as well as live and intimate performances. Legendary filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve are also featured, and limited screenings will begin from 19 March.

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Diamond In The Desert is directed by Paul Dugdale, who has made concert films for the likes of Swift and Coldplay, and is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who worked alongside Zimmer on hit films such as Top Gun: Maverick.
“Decades of cinematic masterpieces are brought to life by his band and a world-class orchestra at Dubai’s iconic Coca-Cola Arena, the star-studded Al Wasl Plaza dome at Expo City Dubai and beyond,” reads a press release (via NME). “From the dunes of the Arabian Desert to the heights of Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, these performances deliver an intimate and unique experience of Zimmer’s most beloved and renowned movie soundtracks.”
Zimmer himself comments, “The Hans Zimmer Live tour has been one of the most exciting experiences of my career, and I’m thrilled to bring it to an audience in cinemas globally with Diamond in the Desert. Seeing these compositions transform from their big-screen origins to the live show then back to the big screen is a delightful full-circle moment. I hope audiences enjoy this peek behind the curtain as much as we enjoyed making it.”

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Tickets for Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond In The Desert go on sale on Wednesday 5 February 5 at 9 am ET/2 pm GMT. You can sign up for more information now. 
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The Crow Hill Company Tina Guo - Storm CelloBring Tina's approach to blockbuster recordings into your work. This meeting of minds in collaboration with Steve Mazzaro & The Crow Hill Company combines traditional electric cello multi-samples... Read More

Beetlecrab Tempera receives major update Beetlecrab introduce new granular processing live effects along with more improvements to their flagship synthesizer.

Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in JuneTesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas this coming June, the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy. Musk was unsurprisingly light on details. He said that there will be no people in the cars, […]
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Texas Lt. Governor announces ‘Bitcoin Reserve’ as priority bill for 2025Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick revealed that establishing a Bitcoin reserve in the state will be among 2025’s legislative priorities.

Taylorator Makes Mischief on the Airwaves[Stephen] recently wrote in to share his experiments with using the LimeSDR mini to conduct a bit of piracy on the airwaves, and though we can’t immediately think of a legitimate application for spamming the full FM broadcast band simultaneously, we can’t help but be fascinated by the technique. Called the Taylorator, as it was originally intended to carpet bomb the dial with the collected works of Taylor Swift on every channel, the code makes for some interesting reading if you’re interested in the transmission-side of software defined radio (SDR).
The write-up talks about the logistics of FM modulation, and how quickly the computational demands stack up when you’re trying to push out 100 different audio streams at once. It takes a desktop-class CPU to pull it off in real-time, and eats up nearly 4 GB of RAM.
You could use this project to play a different episode of the Hackaday Podcast on every FM channel at once, but we wouldn’t recommend it. As [Stephen] touches on at the end of the post, this is almost certainly illegal no matter where you happen to live. That said, if you keep the power low enough so as not to broadcast anything beyond your home lab, it’s unlikely anyone will ever find out.

Concord acquires publishing catalog of Ed Sheeran collaborator Johnny McDaidMcDaid has also written for the likes of P!nk, Lewis Capaldi, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes, Zara Larsson, Alicia Keys, and Jung Kook, amongst many others
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OpenAI, valued at $157bn and facing multiple copyright infringement lawsuits, says China’s DeepSeek may have used its data to train rival AI model without permissionDeepSeek spent far less money on developing a chatbot than US AI companies, but it may have done so by stealing OpenAI's IP
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MySeat Media Hires Former Bandzoogle CRO Dave Cool as PresidentArtist branded app platform MySeat Media announced that it has hired longtime Bandzoogle executive Dave Cool as its new President.Cool has over two decades of music industry experience, including the past 13 years at musician website platform Bandzoogle. As Chief Relationship Officer, he oversaw all departments at Bandzoogle related to growth and retention, including business development, marketing & communications, and customer support.“Having known Dave for years and watching his work at Bandzoogle, we knew he would be the right person to help take MySeat to the next level,” says Steve Shelton, MySeat’s Co-Founder and CEO. “He brings to MySeat Media a wealth of business development and marketing experience in the music tech space, and a passion for helping the artist community succeed.”“With artists needing to find ways to bypass algorithms and engage their fans directly, hearing some of the success stories on MySeat’s platform was really inspiring,” says Cool. “To be named President of this fast-growing platform is an honor, and I look forward to not only helping them continue on that growth path, but also helping musicians succeed by directly engaging with their superfans and generating more revenues for their career.”MySeat empowers artists and creators to own their data, build their communities, and connect directly with superfans. They can generate multiple revenue streams, including subscriptions, merchandise, exclusive music, live and virtual meet-and-greets, livestreams, memorabilia, and collectibles.Last month Chicago based rapper G Herbo released an exclusive mixtape through his MySeat-powered app, which generated over 7M streams and resulted in a 262%+ increase in paid subscriptions, a 30%+ increase in merch sales, and 70,000 app downloads, where it charted #3 among all music apps after Spotify and YouTube.The post MySeat Media Hires Former Bandzoogle CRO Dave Cool as President first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

FLOSS Weekly Episode 818: I Don’t Care About the Roman EmpireThis week, Jonathan Bennett, Doc Searls, and Jeff Massie talk about Deepseek, technical solutions to Terms of Service abuse, and more!

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MLC Spotify lawsuit dismissed, bundled royalties unchangedThe court has the MLC Spotify lawsuit over mechanical royalties paid to songwriters and music publishers on subscription tiers bundled with audiobooks.
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Waves announce eMotion LV1 Classic mixer The LV1 Classic combines 64 stereo channels, 44 stereo buses and 16 Waves Signature Preamps into a robust yet compact console.

Bandzoogle’s Dave Cool named President of MySeat artist app platformLongtime Bandzoogle executive Dave Cool has been named President of MySeat Media, the artist branded app platform.
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Miami MusicTech sets March Summit, Startup CompetitionThe first Miami MusicTech Summit is set for Tuesday, March 25 at the Silverspot Cinema in Downtown Miami. The conference will showcase the city’s exploding music tech and innovation scene. $199 early bird Summit ticket prices. Continue reading
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