NoiseWorks Audio Releases GainAimPro Vocal Editing Plugin (40% OFF)
NoiseWorks Audio releases GainAimPro, an AI and ARA-powered vocal editing plugin for macOS and Windows. GainAimPro is an all-in-one editing solution for dialogue and vocals. The plugin has five core features, which are: Gain riding Lufs-leveling De-essing Breath detection Smart Gate The features above are nothing new, but NoiseWorks Audio believes this plugin does it [...]
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Universal Audio’s Spirit of ’76 sale at Plugin Boutique sees software going for up to 85% offUniversal Audio produces some of the best vintage gear and instrument models on the market. Thankfully, if you’re on the hunt for another vintage plugin to add to your arsenal, the company is currently offering a bunch of its products for a fraction of the price.
Over at Plugin Boutique, Universal Audio’s Spirit of ‘76 sale is serving up some bargains. The sale is offering plethora of virtual instrument and effects plugins, mostly for just $49 each.

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The $49 price tag means that some heavy hitting software is going for up to 85% off in the sale.
Of the instrumental offerings, there’s an equal share of organic instrumentation and analog synthetics on offer. Universal Audio’s Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio, Ravel Grand Piano and Waterfall B3 Organ are all included in the promotion. On the more synthetic side, there’s the Moog Minimoog, Opal Morphing Synth and PolyMAX Synth.
In terms of effects, there’s a far broader selection on offer. Customers can choose from a selection of compressors, such as the Capitol Mastering Compressor or 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection.
There’s also a great range of reverb plugin deals, including the Pure Plate Reverb, Hitsville Reverb Chambers and Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb. Anyone on the hunt for an equaliser will also be pleased to know that the Helios Type 69 EQ and PreAmp, Hitsville EQ Collection, Manley Massive Passive and more are also available in the deal.
Customers can purchase the plugins individually, or make the most of the Custom 76 Bundle. The bundle will allow customers to purchase any two plugins for a combined price of $76.
The Spirit of ‘76 deal will end on 30th June. Customers who make a paid purchase before 31st May will also receive a free copy of AI-powered mastering suite Ozone 11 Elements.
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Sharooz says Cubase has a sound quality that’s “superior” to most other DAWs out thereDigital Audio Workstations (DAWs) are the lifeblood of modern music production. Every producer has their go-to DAW, swearing by its unique features, intuitive workflow, and the magical spark it brings to their creativity.
For electronic artist, producer and DJ Sharooz Raoofi, that title goes to Cubase due to its “superior” sound quality compared to other options on the market.

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Sharooz speaks on the latest episode of MusicTech’s My Forever Studio, a podcast where musicians dream up their fantasy studio space and gear, picking a limited number of items.
Describing his choice of DAW as an “easy one”, Sharooz states: “It’s got to be Cubase… Sound quality is superior to most of what’s out there. I love their plugins. Everything that Steinberg makes — its EQs and Reverbs — I just love the flow, the layout.”
“Cubase 13 the way it performs now is like fuck,” the producer says of the DAW. “It’s a tape machine for me.”
He adds that he’s been using the software since the 90s, having started with a cracked version of it (“Sorry Steinberg”) given by his lecturer.
“Anyway it’s got to be Cubase because it does everything,” says Sharooz. “And we’re getting to a point now where — I’m sure there’s a technical term for it — but they all kind of do the same thing, they’ve just found different ways to do it. I mean Ableton [Live] is equally as impressive with 12.”
“I think Logic Pro and Cubase are neck and neck at this point. They’ve both just borrowed so much from each other. Maybe the differentiator at this point is a sound library. I know the Logic sampler with its Auto sampling is hugely helpful. It’d be nice to have that in.”
Check out the full podcast below.

Catch all the episodes of My Forever Studio so far on MusicTech.
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MIDI Innovation Awards 2024 - Submission Deadline There's only a few weeks left to submit entires into this year's MIDI Innovation Awards. 

Former banker sentenced to 41 months for crypto fraudRashawn Russell, a former Deutsche Bank executive, also intended to commit fraud with stolen bank cards.

SpaceX sent Starship to orbit — the next launch will try to bring it backSpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second stage’s reusable heat shield as the vehicle tries to safely reenter the atmosphere for the first time. CEO Elon Musk“ said on his social media platform X that “There are many […]
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Guitar Center to Celebrate 50 Years of Taylor GuitarsGuitar Center to host event celebrating 50 Years of Taylor Guitars at La Mesa, CA store on Saturday, June 1

“An Afternoon with Andy Powers” will include discussion, demos, and Q&A highlighting classics and recent product launches with Andy Powers, Taylor CEO, President, and Chief Guitar Designer, as well as a short acoustic set by singer-songwriter and musician Hailey Knox

WHO: Guitar Center is teaming with Taylor Guitars for an exclusive event at the La Mesa, CA Guitar Center location. The event will feature discussion with Andy Powers, Taylor CEO, President, and Chief Guitar Designer, and a performance by singer-songwriter and musician Hailey Knox.

WHAT: Taylor and Guitar Center are partnering for an exclusive event at the La Mesa Guitar Center location on Saturday, June 1, 2024, to celebrate 50 Years of Taylor Guitars, telling the story of this legendary guitar manufacturer via its new 50th Anniversary Collection. The event will include discussion, demos, and Q&A highlighting classics and recent product launches with Andy Powers, as well as a short acoustic set by Hailey Knox. Since joining Taylor in 2011, Andy Powers has been responsible for many of the company's designs, including its V-Class bracing architecture, the American Dream acoustic line, and body styles including the Grand Pacific, Grand Theater and more.

Space is limited; RSVP here.

WHEN: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. PDT

WHERE: Guitar Center La Mesa8825 Murray DriveLa Mesa, CA 91942-3327The post Guitar Center to Celebrate 50 Years of Taylor Guitars first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Fixing A Camera’s WiFi Connectivity With GhidraIf your old camera’s WiFi picture upload feature breaks, what do you do? Begrudgingly get a new one? Well, if you’re like [Ge0rg], you break out Ghidra and find the culprit. He’s been hacking on Samsung’s connected cameras for a fair bit now, and we’ve covered his adventures hacking on Samsung’s Linux-powered camera series throughout the last decade, from getting root on them for fun, to deep dives into the series. Now, it was time to try and fix a problem with one particular camera, Samsung WB850F, which had its picture upload feature break at some point.
[Ge0rg] grabbed a firmware update .zip, and got greeted by a bunch of compile-time debug data as a bonus, making the reverse-engineering journey all that more tempting. After figuring out the update file partition mapping, loading the code into Ghidra, and feeding the debug data into it to get functions to properly parse, he got to the offending segment, and eventually figured out the bug. Turned out, a particularly blunt line of code checking the HTTP server response was confused by s in https, and a simple spoof server running on a device of your choice with a replacement hosts file is enough to have the feature work again, well, paired with a service that spoofs the long-shutdown Samsung’s picture upload server.
Turned out, a bunch more cameras from Samsung had the same check misfire for them, which made this reverse-engineering journey all that more fruitful. Once again, Ghidra skills save the day.

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Reservoir reports double-digit revenue jump in latest fiscal year, to $144.9mThe company is forecasting continued growth, though at a somewhat slower pace, in the coming year
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Sony Music Group boss Rob Stringer talks acquisitions, artificial intelligence and how music streaming services should start charging free usersSony Music wants to see an end to free music subscriptions, and 5 other things we learned from its latest investor presentation
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Old Spotify Car Thing Hacks Gain New AttentionIf you haven’t heard by now, Spotify is shutting down support for their “Car Thing” on December 9th of this year. Once that happens the automotive media player will officially be useless, with users being advised to literally throw them in the trash come December 10th. Call it an early Christmas present from your friends at the multi-billion dollar streaming company.
Surely the hardware hacking community can do a bit better than that. As it turns out, there’s actually been a fair amount of hacking and research done on the Car Thing, it’s just that most of it happened a couple years back when the device first hit the market. Things stagnated a bit in the intervening years, but now that the clock is ticking, there’s far more interest in cracking open the gadget and seeing what else we can do with it.
[lmore377]’s Car Thing macropad hack from 2022.The car-thing-reverse-engineering repository on GitHub has a wealth of hardware and software information, and has been something of a rallying point for others who have been poking around inside the device. Unsurprisingly, the Car Thing runs Linux and with relatively minor work you can gain U-Boot and UART access. With just 512 MB of RAM and a Amlogic S905D2 chip that’s similar to what powers the Radxa Zero, it’s not exactly a powerhouse. Then again, we’ve seen plenty of awesome projects done with less.
If you’re more into the step-by-step approach, security researcher [Nolen Johnson] did a write-up about getting access to the Car Thing’s internal Linux system back in 2022 that’s certainly worth a look. As you’d imagine, there’s also a few YouTube videos out there that walk the viewer through gaining access to the hardware. This one from [Dinosaur Talks Tech] not only provides a good overview of how to get into the system, but covers flashing modified versions of the stock firmware to unlock various features and tweaking the internal Linux OS.
Interestingly enough, while we’ve seen plenty of homebrew hardware players for Spotify over the years, this is the first time the Car Thing has ever crossed our path. Something tells us though that this isn’t the last time we’ll hear about this forlorn Linux gadget.

Song Athletics announce Bones Bones from Song Athletics packs in 5.73GB of loops and samples than cover everything from acoustic drums to synth sounds, and just about everything in between. 

ROSTR launches Stack: free curated advice from Music Industry PROsROSTR, an online directory for music industry contacts, data, and jobs, has launched Stack, a free expert-curated collection of tools, resources, and recommendations for artists and music professionals. Stack launched. Continue reading
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In generative AI and music, will nice guys finish last? [MIDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano]Discover how generative AI is transforming the music industry while raising ethical questions about music licensing and copyright. As startups push boundaries, the stakes are higher than ever, challenging the. Continue reading
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