Florian Mrugalla releases Absorbiere, a free sidechain ring modulation plugin
Florian Mrugalla has released Absorbiere, a free sidechain ring modulation plugin available in VST3 format for Windows and macOS. Absorbiere takes an intelligent approach to solving one of the most persistent problems in mixing: uncontrolled peak levels that result from stacking multiple tracks. Rather than using traditional compression or volume ducking, Absorbiere uses sidechain-based ring [...]
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DiBiQuadro releases Mars800Free, a FREE Marshall JCM800-style amp sim
DiBiQuadro has released Mars800Free, a free amp sim plugin that emulates the classic Marshall JCM800 guitar amplifier. It’s available for Windows and macOS in VST3, AU, and AAX formats. If you’re after that gritty and bright British, Mars800Free is an excellent free option.  This freeware single-channel amp simulates the EL34 power tubes with a precise [...]
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Album Review of "American Wasteland" by Whitney Tai (8/10)Self-releasedProducer: TommyHatzThe joy of an album like American Wasteland is that each listen reveals something new. That betrays the fact that there’s a depth to the songwriting that transcends genres and trends. Tai has the sort of voice that tears away at your soul with unrelenting passion; as the emotions pile up, we’re left drained and satisfied. She has a gift for anthemic pop, resulting in swathes of epic melody washing over us in glorious waves. The combo of strength and vulnerability has yielded a killer record. The post Album Review of "American Wasteland" by Whitney Tai (8/10) first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

US bill proposes 21st-century privateers to take on cybercrimeThe proposed bill included a list of targetable offenses, including the theft of cryptocurrencies, ransomware attacks, and pig butchering scams.

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video modelsMeta's Chief AI Officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology.

Florian Mrugalla AbsorbiereAbsorbiere is a sidechain ringmod, that aims to maximally streamline the ducking technique. This video explains the process: https://youtu.be/V2Ee3qMa9XI Read More

How to Stop Zeus from Toasting Your PiIf you’ve ever lost gear to lightning or power spikes, you know what a pain they are. Out in rural Arkansas, where [vinthewrench] lives, the grid is more chaos than comfort – especially when storms hit. So, he dug into the problem after watching a cheap AC-DC module quite literally melt down. The full story, as always, begins with the power company’s helpful reclosers: lightning-induced surges, and grid switching transients. The result though: toasted boards, shorted transformers, and one very dead Raspberry Pi. [vinthewrench] wrote it all up – with decent warnings ahead. Take heed and don’t venture into things that could put your life in danger.
Back to the story. Standard surge suppressors? Forget it. Metal-oxide varistor (MOV)-based strips are fine for office laptops, but rural storms laugh at their 600 J limits. While effective and commonly used, MOVs are “self-sacrificing” and degrade over time with each surge event.
[vinthewrench] wanted something sturdier. Enter ZeusFilter 1.0 – a line-voltage filter stitched together from real parts: a slow-blow fuse, inrush-limiting thermistor, three-electrode gas discharge tube for lightning-class hits, beefy MOVs for mid-sized spikes, common-mode choke to kill EMI chatter, and safety caps to bleed off what’s left. Grounding done right, of course. The whole thing lives on a single-layer PCB, destined to sit upstream of a hardened PSU.
As one of his readers pointed out, though, spikes don’t always stop at the input. Sudden cut-offs on the primary can still throw nasty pulses into the secondary, especially with bargain-bin transformers and ‘mystery’ regulators. The reader reminded that counterfeit 7805s are infamous for failing short, dumping raw input into a supposedly safe 5 V rail. [vinthewrench] acknowledged this too, recalling how collapsing fields don’t just vanish politely – Lenz makes sure they kick back hard. And yes, when cheap silicon fails, it fails ugly: straight smoke-release mode.
In conclusion, we’re not particularly asking you to try this at home if you lack the proper knowledge. But if you have a high-voltage addiction, this home research is a good start to expand your knowledge of what is, in theory, possible.

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YouTube, YouTube Music updates are big wins for MusiciansAs part of its 10th Anniversary celebration, YouTube and YouTube Music updates are big wins for musicians and music marketers.
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This new app is like Pokémon GO for music loversRemember Pokémon GO, the augmented reality app in which you had to collect Pokémon in the physical realm that took the world by storm in 2016?
Well, now there’s a similar app for music, in which users must track down music snippets in hidden places in the real world. Meet wildwildsky, the app which “merges song, art and nature”.

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Created by Nick Donovan – an indie-folk singer-songwriter and member of Brian Eno’s Hard Art Collective – wildwildsky seeks to make “music become an adventure”, as users find tracks hidden in forests, beaches and hillsides.
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“Forget passive streaming, what if you had to step into the world, breathe the air, and follow a map to hear a song?” Donovan writes. “Welcome to wildwildsky: the app turning the outdoors into a living record collection, where tracks exist physically, geolocated in the landscape, and can only be heard on site.”
He adds: “I wanted people to discover music as if it were an animal in the wild, tied to a place, momentary, and fleeting.”

Donovan explains that in an age of “instant clicks and endless playlists”, wildwildsky implores users to “slow down and savour music as a rare encounter”.
“Each track is mapped to a specific outdoor setting; listen once, and it vanishes, leaving the music, and your experience, where it belongs: in the wild.”
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A select cohort of artists is onboard for the launch, including Stornaway, Dutch Uncles, Anna B Savage, Mercury nominee Sam Lee, Twin Atlantic’s Ross McNae and more, with others joining in the near future.
A not-for-profit project, wildwildsky is supported by Arts Council England and the National Lottery.
“wildwildsky bridges music, nature, and activism,” Nick Donovan concludes. “We hope to create moments of awe and wonder in unexpected places, and to invite artists and listeners alike to see both music and the world differently.”
You can learn more and download wildwildsky right now.
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Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a FREE pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin
If you’ve been looking for a new delay plugin, there’s been no shortage of options over the past week or so as Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a free pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin for macOS and Windows. We’ve had Harrison 3D Delay (free from Harrison Audio), a BPB exclusive offering 35% off Raccoon Audio’s EchoSnack Delay, [...]
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Could State AGs use RICO to stop Ticket Scalpers and Bots?THe Federal Trade Commision is taking a more aggressive stance against ticket scalpers and their use of bots. Could State Attorney Generals a use RICO to stop ticket scalpers and. Continue reading
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This plug-and-play MIDI guitar from Jamstik is its “most affordable yet, without compromising on performance”Jamstik, the maker of real electric guitars that also function as MIDI controllers, has launched a brand-new, streamlined model at a lower price point.
The Jamstik Core has been designed for musicians, producers, and educators “who want plug-and-play versatility at a breakthrough price”, allowing musicians to control virtual instruments, synths, notation apps, and hardware gear directly from the instrument.

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Players can record both analogue and MIDI simultaneously with Jamstik Core; use it to control virtual instruments in a DAW, or connect to analogue synths and gear via TRS-MIDI. It hosts onboard processing, USB-C connectivity, a 3.5mm TRS-MIDI output, plus an onboard MIDI mode-switch to toggle between settings.
Diving further into its features, the guitar itself is a 3/4 sized, solid-body electric guitar with 22-frets and a standard 25.5” scale length. It houses a single humbucker, a volume control, and a 1/4” guitar output for connecting with amps, interfaces, and effects pedals.
It’s also fitted with a unique Hexaphonic MIDI pickup that captures each string’s signal and feeds data directly to Jamstik’s onboard processors. Take a closer look in the video below:

The guitar has been launched via a Kickstarter page, which has already surpassed its fundraising goal. Pre-orders are being accepted on the platform now, with early supporters able to secure one for the limited-time price of $479.99.
The Jamstik Core can be shipped globally, and all backers receive access to Jamstik’s cross-platform companion software. Colour options include Midnight Black, Glacier White, Sky Blue, Lilac Purple, Forest Green, and Red Coral. Left-handed models will be available in Midnight Black and Glacier White.
“We’ve always believed that technology should make music more accessible – not more complicated or expensive,” says Ed Cannon, CEO. “With the Jamstik Core, we’re delivering our most affordable MIDI guitar yet, without compromising on performance or playability.”
Jonathan Keller, Senior Embedded Systems Engineer at Jamstik’s parent company, Zivix, adds: “We’ve taken everything musicians love about our higher-end MIDI guitars and streamlined it into a sleek, plug-and-play package. The Jamstik Core offers a level of tracking precision and software integration that simply hasn’t been available in this price range until now.”
To find out more or pre-order now, head over to the Jamstik Core Kickstarter page. You can also find out more about the brand via the official Jamstik website.
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YouTube Music celebrates its 10th anniversary with Bandsintown partnership and new features to compete with SpotifyYouTube Music is taking things up a notch in honour of its 10th anniversary by introducing exciting new features for playlists, live music discovery, and fan recognition.
The streaming platform is now home to a catalogue of over 300 million tracks, including official studio recordings, remixes, live performances, and covers. Spotify reportedly hosts over 100 million, for reference. YouTube Music says its new updates are “just the beginning” of its next chapter, which welcomes a focus on “bringing fans even closer to the artists they love”.

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Further stepping it up, the platform has launched Taste Match playlists, similar to that of Spotify Blend; listeners can now generate playlists with multiple users that update daily and mix together a combination of their music tastes.
YouTube Music reports that fans have created over four billion music playlists on its platform so far, including 1.8 billion public ones. Soon, users will also be able to share comments directly under albums and playlists, and new ‘badges’ will display achievements such as ‘First to Watch’ or ‘Top Listener’, while artist milestones (the number of views on a music video, for example) will also earn them a badge.
This new era also ushers in a Bandsintown partnership for YouTube, so users can find nearby concerts while watching artist videos and Shorts, exploring Official Artist Channels, and soon, via the YouTube homepage. The partnership also unlocks a new push notification feature, alerting users to local shows.
The integration will expand to YouTube Music later this year, where live events will appear on YouTube Music home and artist pages. Bandsintown users also have access to a two-month free trial of YouTube Premium.
To mark the partnership, pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter is its featured artist; her shows will now gain significant visibility on YouTube, where she has 12 million subscribers, and on Bandsintown where she has over one million followers.

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Fabrice Sergent, Bandsintown co-founder and Managing Partner, comments: “At a time when musicians continue to struggle to generate income, this exclusive integration with YouTube further demonstrates Bandsintown’s ethos to create value and equal opportunity for artists worldwide, of all sizes and genres, to get discovered on digital platforms and sell more tickets.”
Musicians can publish live music listings via Bandsintown for Artists. Find out more about YouTube Music’s new features via the official YouTube Blog.
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Antares Flash Sale Antares have just announced the launch of a limited-time Flash Sale promotion that sees significant savings applied across their range of vocal-processing tools and creative effects plug-ins.