Global Music Market 2024 tops $36.2B, streaming growth slowsThe global recorded music market reached $36.2 billion in 2024, growing 6.5%. However, streaming's growth is slowing, and DSPs are gaining more power, reports MIDiA.
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Live Music Industry News: Wayne Forte’s for Rent • Brooklyn Mirage reborn • ILMC wraps • MoS + Dice • promotions @ PRGIn the latest live music industry news, veteran booking agent Wayne Forte is auctioning a private lunch meeting as a fundraiser for the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO).
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Techivation release M-Leveller M-Leveller analyses the incoming signal and applies gain changes to individual notes and phrases, and promises to ensure consistent levels with unmatched transparency.

“As I was jamming I found myself making about 25 tracks”: How Carl Cox produced an entire live album in 90 minutesThe material for Carl Cox‘s 2022 album Electronic Generations was written in 90 minutes, with the help of some trusty hardware and a Pioneer DJ V10 mixer.
During the Covid pandemic – a time in which he was unable to tour – Cox revisited the live electronic setups he experimented with in the early days of his career. He collated his arsenal – including a Moog Labyrinth and DFAM, and a Roland TR-8S drum machine – routed them through a V10, a mixer which can record individual channels as stems rather than outputting a stereo feed, and into Ableton.

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Cox would simply turn on the gear, press record and start making music in the moment. Then, 90 minutes into one particularly inspiring jam session, he realised he’d made a full album. He explains the process in detail in a new interview with MusicTech.
“I found as I was doing all these different ideas while I was jamming that I was actually making a live album,” he says. “I wasn’t expecting to do an album. But everything that was coming about, I could tell – ‘That’s another track. That’s another track. That’s another track.’ I found myself doing about 25 tracks,” Cox recalls. This process birthed the new live setup he’s been touring with since events resumed post-pandemic.
“I’m just jamming the shit out of this stuff and all of these patterns, ideas, basslines, chord progressions and stories were just oozing out, and I recorded everything,” he said in another interview with Mixmag, further detaing his process for writing Electronic Generations.. “So, after about an hour-and-a-half, I sat there and I topped and tailed all the ideas of what I was doing. My last album took six months to do; [Electronic Generations] took an-hour-and-a-half.”

Cox will headline the Carl Cox Megastructure at Ultra Music Festival on March 29 using the same live setup, and he’s already announced more live shows for 2025 at notable venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
These shows are meant to capture the same process he used to make Electronic Generations and share it with an audience.
“When you go in the studio to record, you use these machines. You use a drum machine. You use synths. You use keyboards. So why don’t you do what we’re doing in the studio, and then create that live?” Cox tells MusicTech.
Read the full interview with Carl Cox via MusicTech.
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Ableton Live 12.2 is now in public beta – here’s what’s newAbleton Live 12.2 is now in public beta, and the latest update delivers improvements to all editions of Live 12, plus “major” new features for Push.
Live 12 officially launched in March last year, and was rated 9/10 by MusicTech for its improved MIDI editing and generators, plus its many small but significant workflow enhancements and improved browsing features. Once the beta testing period is over, Live 12.2 will be free for all owners of a Live 12 licence.

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For this latest edition of the flagship DAW, users can now bounce clips or time selections on any MIDI or audio track, including all processing, to a new audio track with a few clicks. Similarly, you can also use Bounce Track in Place to convert the whole track to audio. Auto Filter – which now comes to Move and Note for the first time – has also been redesigned with creative new filter types, real-time visualisation, and a revamped modulation section.
Expressive Chords, a new MPE-enabled Max for Live device for all editions of Live and Push, lets you play interesting progressions intuitively, one key or pad at a time. Meld (the bi-timbral synth) also gets a new Chord oscillator and Scrambler LFO effect, while Roar (the saturation effect) adds a new routing mode and filter type, plus an external audio and MIDI sidechain.

For a smoother user experience, a new Quick Tags panel lets you view, edit and assign tags directly in the Browser. Here, you can now view multiple columns of metadata at once. The Filter View has also been simplified, with its hidden features more discoverable.
New, significant updates also arrive for Push – Expressive 16 Pitches lets you play samples in Drum Rack melodically, and with added control from Push’s MPE-enabled pads. You can structure songs, perform Sets, and “explore flexible ways of sequencing clips and scenes” with Follow Actions. Bounce to New Track, the Groove Pool and Live 12’s Tuning Systems are now fully accessible too. And in addition to Expressive Chords and the updates to Auto Filter, Meld, and Roar, Live 12.2 also brings the External Audio Effect device to Push.
To view the full list of what’s new in Live and each version of Push, check out the release notes. If you already use Live 12, you can sign up for the Ableton beta programme now to test the new features.
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Hate your speakers? This new wavetable distortion plugin will give them some punishmentDawesome’s new Hate plugin is a wavetable distortion tool that lets you turn ordinary sounds into something “alive, aggressive, and full of character”.
Following on from its softer counterpart – the ambience effects plugin, Love – this new tool aims to break away from typical, one-size-fits-all distortion tools by allowing users drag and drop any audio file, and transform it into a custom saturation shape, “so your distortion isn’t just different, it’s yours”.

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Hate lets you stack up to six effects, which Dawesome likens to a pedalboard. There are 29 modules to mix and match, ranging from studio essentials like reverb, compression, or EQ, to more experimental and out-there sound tools that, as the brand suggests, might make “your speakers question their life choices”.
But it’s not just about making the most aggressive sounds possible, though. At its core, Hate is about making something unique and individual to you by manipulating your custom saturation shape as freely as you like.
Check it out below:

Also on board are over 200 presets and a Creative Randomiser with the possibility to exclude parts from randomisation if you choose. Currently, you can give Hate a go with a 90 day free trial without any constraints. You can also buy Hate as a bundle with its Love sibling, currently for just $59.40, or purchase it individually at a reduced rate of $35.40.
If you fancy shopping for even more plugins, you can check out our rolling guide of the best free and paid-for plugins you need to know about this week, featuring tools from Excite Audio, Spitfire Audio, and a whole lot more.
To find out more about Hate or purchase now, head over to Tracktion.
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TONEX Editor from IK Multimedia The latest addition to IK Multimedia’s TONEX family provides users of the hardware pedals with the ability to organise and make real-time edits to their Tone Models and presets.

Sesame, the startup behind the viral virtual assistant Maya, releases its base AI modelAI company Sesame has released the base model that powers Maya, the impressively realistic voice assistant. The model, which is 1 billion parameters in size (“parameters” referring to individual components of the model), is under an Apache 2.0 license, meaning it can be used commercially with few restrictions. Called CSM-1B, the model generates “RVQ audio codes” from text […]
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Breaking Into the Music Industry Early Bird Special Ending SoonREASONS TO BUY EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR BREAKING INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRYEvent Set for May 1-3 in Indio, CAUNBEATABLE VALUE FOR THE PRICE:The cost of your ticket is less than the value of what you're receiving in breakfasts, lunches, drinks, exclusive parties, and a swag bag! It's a no-brainer investment in your music career.SAVE MORE BEFORE PRICES GO UP:Ticket prices increase after March 24, so locking in early means huge savings for both students and non-students.SECURE YOUR SPOT: The event is expected to sell out, and early bird tickets ensure you don't miss out on this game-changing opportunity.EXCLUSIVE NETWORKING:Get a head start connecting with top music executives, producers, and influencers who will be mentoring and sharing industry secrets.PLAN YOUR TRIP WITH EASE:Buying your ticket early gives you more time to book travel and accommodations at the best rates before prices go up.GAIN INSIDER ACCESS:Learn proven strategies from industry leaders that can fast-track your success in music — whether you're an artist, producer, or entrepreneur.MORE TIME TO PREPARE:By securing your spot early, you can prepare questions and research speakers to get the most out of the event.NO LAST-MINUTE STRESS:Avoid the price hikes and ticket rush by locking in your ticket now — peace of mind, plus all the extra perks included!Breaking Into the Music Industry is a one-of-a-kind, 2-day experience designed to inspire and educate aspiring artists, entrepreneurs, college students, and industry professionals. Taking place May 1 through 3, 2025, in Palm Springs, CA, this event will feature top music executives and industry leaders offering mentorship, actionable strategies, and insider knowledge to attendees.Tickets and event details are available now at this location.Speakers are as follows:Rich Best  —Global Tour Promoter, Live NationMatt Sorum — Guns N Roses , Velvet Revolver , The Cult, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award winning Musician Ryan Harlacher — Music Agent, Creative Artist AgencyCory Brennan — Founder and CEO of 5B Artist ManagementJohn Feldmann — Record Producer and MusicianKasey Mckee — Music Agent, Creative Artist AgencySean Akhavan — Festival Producer, Artist ManagementVinnie Capizzi — President of 1Fifty1 Inc and West Coast Concessions Keli Tomack — Managing Principal, Epic Insurance Entertainment & SportPeter Kahn — CEO of Patriark Records and Fight Game AdvisorsBobby Alt — Artist & EntrepreneurJason May — CEO of Weird BeveragesRyan Borba — Managing Editor, PollstarSam Simmons — Site ArchitectKylie Zinsser — Festival ProductionBlasko — Manager, MarketerAmy Sciarretto — Owner and Publicist, Atom Splitter PRMatt Rosenblum — Tour Manager, Production Manager, TechDave Brooks — Senior Director of Live Music + Touring (Billboard)Jennifer Clemens — Makeup ArtistMatt Pinfield — Author + Syndicated Radio + TV HostBelle Popoff — Sponsorship DirectorJoe Muller — Former Mayor,  Dana Point, CAJosh Bernstein - Producer + Publisher The post Breaking Into the Music Industry Early Bird Special Ending Soon first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to raise $1.4bn from sale of 2.7% stake in UMG (report)'We believe UMG is one of the best businesses we have ever owned,' said Ackman on X today
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Have Li-ion Batteries Gone Too Far?The proliferation of affordable lithium batteries has made modern life convenient in a way we could only imagine in the 80s when everything was powered by squadrons of AAs, or has it? [Ian Bogost] ponders whether sticking a lithium in every new device is really the best idea.
There’s no doubt, that for some applications, lithium-based chemistries are a critically-enabling technology. NiMH-based EVs of the 1990s suffered short range and slow recharge times which made them only useful as commuter cars, but is a flashlight really better with lithium than with a replaceable cell? When household electronics are treated as disposable, and Right to Repair is only a glimmer in the eye of some legislators, a worn-out cell in a rarely-used device might destine it to the trash bin, especially for the less technically inclined.
[Bogost] decries “the misconception that rechargeables are always better,” although we wonder why his article completely fails to mention the existence of rechargeable NiMH AAs and AAAs which are loads better than their forebears in the 90s. Perhaps even more relevantly, standardized pouch and cylindrical lithium cells are available like the venerable 18650 which we know many makers prefer due to their easy-to-obtain nature. Regardless, we can certainly agree with the author that easy to source and replace batteries are few and far between in many consumer electronics these days. Perhaps new EU regulations will help?
Once you’ve selected a battery for your project, don’t forget to manage it if it’s a Li-ion cell. With great power density, comes great responsibility.

SRM Sounds launch Valley Forge library The third release from SRM Sounds captures a 15-piece timpani ensemble performing at Studio Richter Mahr, and includes some additional synth-based content courtesy of an original Minimoog. 

Plugin Boutique offers SSL Native FlexVerb at 93% off in LIMITED time discount
Plugin Boutique continues their huge sale, offering a limited 93% discount on SSL Native FlexVerb. This is the time to get a slew of expensive plugins for an affordable price. We recently covered the 32Classic Channel by Harrison Consoles at a 91% discount. Today, we’ll look at another offering: the SSL Native FlexVerb for €21.88. [...]
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