Mic preamps from Sabria Audio Sabria Audio are a pro-audio manufacturer based in Spain whose range currently consists of a trio of high-quality mic preamps, and will soon be extended to include a selection of 500‑series modules and more.

Album Review of "Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)" by Ghostface Killah (9/10)Mass Appeal

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Set the Tone is Wu-Tang’s very own Ghostface Killah’s 12th album, released on fellow emcee/friend from New York, Nas’ record label. Shy of one hour’s worth of solid, flavorful music, GFK is in true Ironman form.

“6 Minutes” features an intro from Jim Jones (Dipset), who “sets the tone” for the album, reflecting on drug dealing days listening to Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, which features Ghostface Killah. Songs like “Pair of Hammers,” “Scar Tissue,” and “Shots” carry this top-tier installment in GFK’s catalog.The post Album Review of "Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)" by Ghostface Killah (9/10) first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Bybit opens registration to Chinese nationals overseasData suggested that more than ten million Chinese nationals lived outside the country, giving Bybit access to a larger pool of crypto users.

Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed missions.  Starliner safely docked at 10:34 AM Pacific Time. After taking some time to equalize pressure between Starliner and the station, the hatch opened at around 12:46 […]
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Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin’s Bullfrog Drums will “teach you drum programming and sampling”Meet Bullfrog Drums, a new drum machine developed by Erica Synths in partnership with esteemed producer Richie Hawtin.
The yet-to-be-released machine expands the Bullfrog range, which offers educational music production tools to encourage aspiring producers of the future.

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Bullfrog Drums is designed to teach drum programming and the basics of sampling. Its user interface is inspired by classic drum machines, and hosts everything you’ll need for building advanced drum patterns using sampled drum sounds.
The synth features seven sample-based drum voices, each with hands-on sample manipulation, including tuning, start point, sample length, attack, decay, overdrive and stereo panning.
Currently, the Bullfrog ecosystem consists of two other products – the Bullfrog and the Bullfrog XL (designed for teachers to use in front of a classroom)– which creatives will be able to combine with Bullfrog Drums to create a complete electronic music production and performance setup. Bullfrog Drums will contain an easy-to-programme CV/Gate sequencer for this.

Little detail on when it’s set to arrive is yet available, but it’s currently expected to land at retailers before the end of 2024. The Latvia-based brand also says that the product is a “logical and consistent step” in its combined efforts to inspire the next generation and make electronic music technology more accessible along with Hawtin.
“As a producer who’s created many percussion-only tracks under my Plastikman moniker, it only makes sense to add a drum machine to our developing Bullfrog ecosystem,” says Hawtin. “This exciting development will allow both novices and pros a new way to learn drum programming and enjoy some fun new capabilities that we plan to feature on our new machine!”
Check back on MusicTech for more information on Bullfrog Drums as we get it. You can also view more from Erica Synths in the meantime.
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2024 Business Card Challenge: Tiny MIDI KeyboardThe progress for electronics over the past seven decades or so has always trended towards smaller or more dense components. Moore’s Law is the famous example of this, but even when we’re not talking about transistors specifically, technology tends to get either more power efficient or smaller. This MIDI keyboard, for example, is small enough that it will fit in the space of a standard business card which would have been an impossibility with the technology available when MIDI first became standardized, and as such is the latest entry in our Business Card Challenge.
[Alana] originally built this tiny musical instrument to always have a keyboard available on the go, and the amount of features packed into this tiny board definitely fits that design goal. It has 18 keys with additional buttons to change the octave and volume, and has additional support for sustain and modulation as well. The buttons and diodes are multiplexed in order to fit the IO for the microcontroller, a Seeed Studio Xiao SAMD21, and it also meets the USB-C standards so it will work with essentially any modern computer available including most smartphones and tablets so [Alana] can easily interface it with Finale, a popular music notation software.
Additionally, the project’s GitHub page has much more detail including all of the Arduino code needed to build a MIDI controller like this one. This particular project has perhaps the best size-to-usefulness ratio we’ve seen for compact MIDI controllers thanks to the USB-C and extremely small components used on the PCB, although the Starshine controller or these high-resolution controllers are also worth investigating if you’re in the market for compact MIDI devices like this one.

LVRN invests in Afro-Caribbean cultural platform Jerk X JollofThe investment 'underscores our commitment to empowering communities through music and culture,' LVRN says
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Foosbar: The World’s Best* Foosball Robot From Scratch[Xander Naumenko] is back with another bonkers project. This is the same creator that built a working 32-bit computer inside a Terraria world. This time it’s a bit more physical of a creation: a self-playing foosball table.
We’re not sure of the impetus for this idea, but we’re delighted to see the engineering it took to make it work. It sounds so simple. It’s just servos mounted on linear actuators, right? Oh, and some computer vision to determine where the ball actually is on the table. And the software to actually control the motors, pass the ball around, and play offense and defense. So maybe not so simple. All the code and some other resources are available under the MIT license.
As to while the claim of “best” foosball robot has an asterisk? That’s because, although we’ve seen a few potential competitors over the years, there isn’t yet a world foosball competition. We’re hoping that changes, as a tournament of robots playing foosball sounds like a sports event we’d show up for!

Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2024 BMI Pop AwardsMiley Cyrus’ 'Flowers' was named Song of the Year.
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Playfair Audio: Dynamic Grading plug-in gets major update With the launch of v1.3, Dynamic Grading has gained a whole host of new features and improvements based on user feedback. 

UNIIQU3 on the art of sampling and the sonic identity of Jersey club
UNIIQU3 and fellow New Jersey icons Just Blaze and Rah Digga dive deep into the evolution of Jersey club, the art of sampling, and more.

Eventbrite study confirms fans are buying tickets much later than everTicketing platform Eventbrite shared a new study on US music ticket buyers at this week's National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) conference in New Orleans.....
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5 Music Collaborations worth exploringUnlock the secrets to musical success with these five game-changing collaborations. They show how teaming up with the right partners can skyrocket your career and create unforgettable music. by Chris. Continue reading
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Rob Papen unveils “minimalist” one-knob plugin, UniMagic – but what does it do?Rob Papen‘s latest plugin – UniMagic – is here to prove that complicated plugins aren’t always necessary. With a single control knob, the software allows users to thicken and modernise their sound without the faff of an overly cluttered UI.

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At a glance, you wouldn’t be blamed for glancing over this minimalist plugin. However, UniMagic is rammed with over 50 presets suitable for tweaking vocal or instrumental tracks. In a preview video, the plugin can be seen working with single vocals, harmonies and even a steel string guitar.
The 0-100% knob makes adjusting a track clear and simple. There’s also a Spring Back switch to synchronise sound to tempo, with the option to select different time divisions.
Speaking about the plugin, Rob Papen writes: “You might think… what type of FX is this? But we simply say, don’t worry about that.” The plugin is a low-cost multi-tool, able to produce just about any sound a user might desire at a high quality.
“Put it this way: while flicking through UniMagic’s presets proves that effect plugins do not necessarily have to be packed full of overly-complicated features and
functions in order to create a great sound, its Ribbon controller allows users to finely adjust the sound by changing a pre-defined parameter within each
preset type,” says Rob Papen.
The plugin is currently available for $26. However, users who already own Rob Papen’s eXplorer-9 bundle can claim UniMagic for free by downloading Rob Papen’s latest installer.

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What is an ISWC? Hint: The key to music rights and royaltiesIf you’re a new artist, you may not fully understand all the important terms the industry throws at you yet. If an “ISWC” is one of those terms, don’t worry! We'll give you everything you need to know about it below…..
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