Bandsintown is supporting independent artists with a feature that pushes out a ‘watch live’ notification when performers are live streaming shows on Twitch. These notifications pop up on Bandsintown, Facebook pages, Instagram Stories and other places that show Bandsintown listings. These live streams are humorously being referred to as ‘quaranstreams’, as COVID-19 forces musicians inside….
Mixcloud will be waiving its revenue share on Mixcloud Select to support artists affected by COVID-19, alongside other initiatives. “After consulting with our partners, friends and creative community of agents, bookers, artists and creators around the world, it’s clear to us there’s no silver bullet. For as long as it lasts, COVID-19 will demand the…
Sony Computer Science Laboratories has announced its launch of FlowMachines, an AI-assisted music production project. FlowMachines runs as a plug-in inside a DAW and presents multiple choices of chord progressions, melodies and basslines for the user to drag and drop into a session as MIDI data. Initially launched as an R&D and social implementation project,…
Multi-talented producer Sharooz Raoofi (AKA Principleasure), founder of Sample Magic, Audiaire and Attack Magazine, has compiled a 1GB pack of samples. The collection is full of analogue synths and drum machines from Principle Pleasure Studios, all of which have been recorded into a Neve 1073 or Focusrite ISA 430 channel strip into Prism Orpheus sound…
We’ve praised Tracktion’s Waveform on RoyalAudio before, saying it was “one of the easiest DAWs to use”, and the company appears to stay focused on maintaining that approach. Not just with Waveform Pro 11, but also with Waveform Free, claiming on its website that it’s “the world’s best, fully-featured, completely unlimited free DAW for all…
SoundCloud is rolling out a new feature for its iOS app called Artist Shortcuts, which lets fans see new content from their favourite artists, the moment they open their apps. With Artist Shortcuts, SoundCloud aims to give music makers a direct line to their fans. The feature notifies users of newly uploaded or reposted tracks…
Now that we’ve learned about why bass matters, let’s take a look at which plug-ins you should consider purchasing to make that low end rumble. Modo Bass by IK Multimedia This extraordinary bass plug-in captures 12 iconic instruments and has a range of customisable options that include performance controls and picking location. It’s worth considering…
Last week, Bandcamp declared it was renouncing its revenue from music and merch sales onsite for 24 hours on the 20 March to support artists affected by COVID-19. On Friday, artists earned a collective $4.3 million from 800,000 Bandcamp sales, marking the biggest sales day in the company’s history. In a statement, Bandcamp said that…
Avid has announced that it is issuing temporary licenses to active users who’ve been asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 90-day licenses are for Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate, and the Ultimate versions of scoring software Sibelius and video editor Media Composer. Responding to social-distancing measures being taken around…
The UK CMA (Competitive Markets Authority) has “provisionally found” that Roland and Korg could be fixing prices and illegally preventing discounts on their products. Casio and Fender faced financial penalties last year after investigations into anticompetitive activities in the musical instrument market. The CMA is yet to announce its final conclusion on Roland and Korg,…
