The ‘endgame’ for US dollar stablecoins is no tickers — Web3 execUS dollar-pegged Stablecoins have become commoditized, diminishing the need for individual price tickers from the viewpoint of crypto users.

Send Images to Your Terminal With Rich Pixels[darrenburns]’ Rich Pixels is a library for sending colorful images to a terminal. Give it an image, and it’ll dump it to your terminal in full color. While it also supports ASCII art, the cool part is how it makes it so easy to display an arbitrary image — a pixel-art rendition of it, anyway — in a terminal window.
How it does this is by cleverly representing two lines of pixels in the source image with a single terminal row of characters. Each vertical pixel pair is represented by a single Unicode ▄ (U+2584 “lower half block”) character. The trick is to set the background color of the half-block to the upper pixel’s RGB value, and the foreground color of the half-block to the lower pixel’s RGB. By doing this, a single half block character represents two vertically-stacked pixels. The only gotcha is that Rich Pixels doesn’t resize the source image; if one’s source image is 600 pixels wide, one’s terminal is going to receive 600 U+2584 characters per line to render the Rich Pixels version.
[Simon WIllison] took things a step further and made show_image.py, which works the same except it resizes the source image to fit one’s terminal first. This makes it much more flexible and intuitive.
The code is here on [Simon]’s tools GitHub, a repository for software tools he finds useful, like the Incomplete JSON Pretty Printer.

KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 PlayerSynthMaster 3 Player is a stripped down version of SynthMaster 3 tailored towards users who prefer tweaking existing presets over designing sounds from scratch. It comes with all the factory presets of KV331 Audio's SynthMaster One, SynthMaster 2 and SynthMaster 3 software synthesizers. Features Rich Content Library: SynthMaster 3 Player comes with 4400 factory presets designed by a world class team of sound designers: Arksun, Aiyn Zahev, Bluffmunkey, Brian Transeau, BigTone, Cipryan Bot, Davide Puxeddu, Demis Hellen, Electronisounds, Francis Preve, Gercek Dorman, Insigna, Howard Smith, Kevin Schroeder, Kurt Ader, Mirko Ruta, NatLife, New Loops, Nori Ubukata, Rob Lee, Selcuk Ergen, Xenos Soundworks, XTD, Ufuk Kevser, Venus Theory, Vandalism, Vorpalsound and Yuli Yolo. Multi-layer Architecture: Each SynthMaster 3 Player instance can have up to 16 layers. Users can add new layers by loading existing presets into layers through the preset browser. Limited Editing: Although users can not edit layer modules and modulation sources, they can edit all other layer parts such as keyboard zones, velocity zones, voicing, unison, arpeggiator, sequencer and insert FX. Multiple Layer Views: SynthMaster 3 Player provides 2 different views to edit layer parameters: Track View: This view is used for editing keyboard zones, velocity zones, voicing, unison, arpeggiator and sequencer parameters of multiple layers. Mix View: This view is used for editing insert FX and FX send parameters of multiple layers. Preset Previews: Presets in SynthMaster 3 Player have built-in previews. Users can listen to the preview of a preset by moving the mouse over the Play icon that is displayed next to the preset name on the presets list. In-App Shop: Multiple products are displayed on the Shop page, with their individual price and sale details. Free Player There is a free version of SynthMaster 3 Player that comes with 500 factory presets. It can be downloaded from KV331 Audio web site. Audio Demos Audio demos of SynthMaster 3 factory presets can be listened to on KV331 Audio's SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster/sets/synthmaster-3-player Read More

Sonora Cinematic release Aethervox vocal library Sonora Cinematic have released Aethervox, a new cinematic vocal instrument designed for Audiomodern’s free Soundbox sampler platform.

Sustance shares sound design tips for drum and bass synths
Expert drum and bass producer Sustance shares three versatile sound design tips for crafting hard-hitting synths in Serum.

Signing Stories: WarmduscherDate Signed: June 2024Label: Strap OriginalsBand Members: Craig Higgins (“Clams Baker Jr.”), vocals; Benjamin Romans-Hopcraft (“Mr. Salt Fingers Lovecraft”), bass guitar; Adam J. Hamer (“Quicksand”), guitar; Quinn Whalley (“The Witherer”), keyboards and electronics; Marley Mackey (“Three Piece AKA The Worm”), keyboards and electronics; Bleu Ottis (“Bleucifer”), drumsType of Music: Post-Punk/AlternativeBooking: Tom Konitzer, Anniversary GroupManagement: Karey Fisher, WestPublicity: Pamela Nashel, pam@sirenscallpr.com A&R: Peter Doherty and Jai StanleyWeb: warmduscher.co.uk Taking their name from a light-hearted German pejorative, Warmduscher is a serious post-punk and alternative outfit that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Born out of the South London club scene, this sextet of rockers and multi-genre enthusiasts, have been gradually building a solid reputation since 2014.Formed from the bones of respected underground bands such as Black Daniel and Fat White Family, this progressive ensemble is rolling out their fifth release on the Strap Originals label, with Too Cold to Hold. The album continues their eclectic mix of rock, funk, house and hip-hop music, with provocative and socially satirizing tunes like “Fashion Week” and “Staying Alive.”“It started from anything goes into what it is now,” says Higgins, who prefers his nickname Clams. “Regardless of anything else, when we get together we find it pretty easy to write stuff. And 10 years later, we find we have more time to devote to our music, as it’s not just a side project anymore. It’s allowed everyone to buckle down and push ourselves and progress.”Over the course of their previous four albums, Warmduscher has achieved a modicum of success. But it hasn’t been without some label turbulence and bumps in the road. For this current deal, manager Karey Fisher was instrumental in bringing the band and Strap Originals to the signing table.“We didn’t know what to do and the band morale was low,” explains Clams. “But we met with Strap and laid everything out. And they told us everything we wanted to hear. They’ve been amazing and made us a priority at their label. They gave us complete artistic freedom and have been completely supportive of everything we’ve done.”The new album Too Cold to Hold is available globally on all platforms and is already gaining traction on playlists like BBC 6. A U.S. tour, with select European dates, is also underway for 2025.The post Signing Stories: Warmduscher first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Tron’s gas fee reduction cuts daily revenue by 64% in 10 daysEven after the change, Tron still holds a significant lead in revenue among layer-1 blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain.

Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO priceTransit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.

A Breadboard Computer in Three ChipsBuilding a computer on a breadboard is a seminal project for many builders, but it can become complicated quite quickly, not to mention that all the parts needed for a computer are being placed on a medium which often lends itself to loose wires and other hardware bugs. [3DSage] has a working breadboard computer that is as simple as it can possibly be, putting it together piece by piece to show exactly what’s needed to get a computer which can count, access memory, and even perform basic mathematical operations.
The first step for any computer is to build a clock, and in this case it’s being provided by a 555 timer which is configured to provide an adjustable time standard and which steps through the clock pulses when a button is pressed. The next piece is a four-bit counter and a memory chip, which lets the computer read and write data. A set of DIP switches allows a user to write data to memory, and by using the last three bits of the data as opcodes, the computer can reset, halt, and jump to various points in a simple program.
Although these three chips make it possible to perform basic programming, [3DSage] takes this a bit further in his video by demonstrating some other simple programs, such as one which can play music or behave as an alarm clock. He also shows how to use a fourth chip in the form of a binary adder to perform some basic math, and then packages it all into a retro-styled computer kit. Of course you can take these principles and build them out as far as they will go, like this full 8-bit computer built on a breadboard or even this breadboard computer that hosts a 486.

Cosmica Artists Spotlight Latin Talent for Heritage Month 2025Cosmica Artists has built its reputation as a home for groundbreaking Latin voices in the indie and alternative space. This Latin Heritage Month, the company is highlighting a roster of artists whose 2025 already carries significant momentum.A statement from the company discloses that the lineup is “marked by Grammy wins, national TV debuts, and features across Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Variety.” These achievements set the stage for a fall filled with new music and major performances.Miranda del SolThe release calendar is strong: Katzù Oso shares Corazones Desechables on September 19 before unveiling his anticipated album La Conexión October 17. Miranda del Sol releases her debut EP when you were asleep (vol. i) the same day, introducing her bilingual, alt-pop sound to a wider audience. Luna Luna returns with the For Siempre EP on October 10, while Rhiannon Rodriguez issues a live single in collaboration with Chingon.Loyal LobosCosmica’s artists are also active on stages across the Americas. Loyal Lobos appears in Bogotá on September 12, while GRAMMY-winning Gaby Moreno performs in Rancho Cucamonga a week later. Luna Luna headlines Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre October 9, and Bronx-born singer-songwriter Selines makes her festival debut at Migo Fest in New York October 11. The fall continues with Hunters of the Alps in Miami, Katzù Oso at The Paramount in Los Angeles, and Selines again at The Novo to close out November.Gaby MorenoSeveral artists stand out as defining voices of this season. Gaby Moreno, who recently brought her 2024 album Dusk to national TV platforms including Good Morning America and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, is praised as “one of Americana’s only prominent Latina voices.” Former Chicano Batman frontman Bardo takes a new direction with his debut solo project Transformation Time, while Boyle Heights–born Katzù Oso has nearly doubled his streaming audience in anticipation of his October release.Other highlights include Miranda del Sol, spotlighted by Glamour and supported by Zane Lowe, Luna Luna continuing to build momentum after national touring, and 19-year-old Rhiannon Rodriguez growing a fast digital following. The roster also brings established names such as Twanguero, whose guitar mastery has earned him a Latin GRAMMY and acclaim from Rolling Stone Spain, alongside new-generation artists like Victor Internet and Guatemalan indie-pop voice TITA.TwangueroA statement from the company emphasizes that “this Latin Heritage Month, Cosmica Artists spotlights a roster whose 2025 is already marked by Grammy wins, national TV debuts, and features across Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Variety.”Together, the lineup reflects both the legacy and the future of Latin music in the indie and alternative space.The post Cosmica Artists Spotlight Latin Talent for Heritage Month 2025 first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

SMAOLAB releases Akira Filter, a FREE Korg MS-20 low-pass filter plugin
SMAOLAB has released Akira Filter, a free low-pass filter plugin inspired by the legendary MS-20 filter from KORG. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tested dozens (if not close to a hundred 😳) of filter plugins over the years. Despite having a few go-to favorites like HY-Filter and our own BPB Dirty Filter, I [...]
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HeartBeat: Percussive beats from Sample Logic Sample Logic’s latest release is a new loop-based instrument that provides a wide variety of percussion beats and kits suitable for many genres.

This producer has created an electronic album for babies so “parents and their children can bond over a micro rave”Graham Smyth, a DJ and producer from Ireland, has created an electronic music album for babies. Split into two halves for both moving and winding down, it’s intended to help babies and their parents bond over “a micro rave and a nap”.
Fittingly titled Music For Babies To Rave And Sleep To, the record utilises children’s instruments, and its tracks are even inspired by how a young child may pronounce words – with Toy Piano becoming Toy Pianonono, for example. The record was crafted with assistance from producer Gareth Quinn Redmond, and its title also takes inspiration from Brian Eno’s Music For… albums.

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Speaking to District Magazine, Smyth explains: “The album is intended to introduce children to the different aspects of electronic music, from building up to the peak time rave all the way down to placing the head down for a snooze so mirroring a night on the tiles is fully intentional.”
Backed by science no less, he continues to share, “Babies’ heart rates are 50 percent faster than adults so the music should reflect this, hence the drum ‘n’ bass inspired beats on [track] Toy Pianonono (For Raving).
“The percussion is even influenced by how young children interact with instruments. If you give an adult a keyboard they will probably try to bang out a hesitant version of Chopsticks, whereas a child might throw it, bang it, rub it, hit it, even eat it. I thought that all the typical sounds (not the eating) that children make when interacting with the instruments should be included in the production.”

Babies certainly have an interesting connection with music; YouTuber Rick Beato shared his belief that all babies can develop perfect pitch up to nine months old on a Rick Rubin’s podcast posted earlier this year.
Beato came up with the theory after watching a TED talk from Patricia Kuhl, a professor known for her research on early language learning. Kuhl showcased a study which looked into the sounds that babies can hear in their early life, and how they are “geniuses” when it comes to detecting language.
Graham Smyth’s Music For Babies To Rave And Sleep To is out now. You can find out more via his Bandcamp page.
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State Of Independent Live Music in a single infographicIndependently produced live music has a major impact on local and regional economies, but independent live music venues are struggling. This infographic offers an overview of the state of independent live music and events in the U.S.
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