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Knobula’s Drum Farm Packs Synthesis, Sampling, and FX Into One Eurorack Voice

Knobula’s new Drum Farm looks like a module built by someone who understands where percussion workflows usually slow down in Eurorack. You patch a drum voice, add processing, maybe sample it elsewhere, then start rebuilding the chain when you want variation. Drum Farm tightens all of that into one p

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Sennheiser’s HD 480 PRO Targets the Closed-Back Problem Head-On

Sennheiser’s new HD 480 PRO feels aimed at one of the oldest tradeoffs in studio headphones. Closed-back models give you isolation, but they often come with low-end issues, comfort fatigue, or a sense that the image is narrowing the longer you work. The HD 480 PRO is clearly built to push against th

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Bad Bunny Accuser Criticizes Demand for Legal Fees Reimbursement

Bunny wants payback after beating a "frivolous" copyright case, but his accuser says it shouldn't be punished for filing a case it still believes it could have won.

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Bad Bunny Accuser Blasts Star’s Demand to Repay $500K Legal Bill After Failed Sample Lawsuit

Bunny wants payback after beating a "frivolous" copyright case, but his accuser says it shouldn't be punished for filing a case it still believes it could have won.

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Justin Bieber's Catalog Sees Streaming Surge Following Coachella Performance

“Beauty and a Beat” and “Baby” hit the Hot 100 for the first time in more than a decade.

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Beck Announces North American Tour, Releases "Ride Lonesome" Video

“Ride Lonesome” marks a reunion with producer Nigel Godrich

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Beck Readies North American Tour, Shares Video for New Song

“Ride Lonesome” marks a reunion with producer Nigel Godrich

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Kraftwerk copyright battle rages on as CJEU delivers landmark ruling in sampling case

The Court of Justice of the EU's decision could have wide-ranging implications for artists that sample other artists' work

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Justin Bieber’s Catalog Surges in Streams After Coachella, Returns to Hot 100 With Classic Hits

“Beauty and a Beat” and “Baby” hit the Hot 100 for the first time in more than a decade.

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Disney+ Taps 'Toddler Techno' DJ Lenny Pearce for New Music Series

Disney Jr. Music: Lenny Pearce Toddler Techno will feature remixes of classic tracks from the Disney Jr. catalog.

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Disney Signs ‘Toddler Techno’ DJ Lenny Pearce For Disney+ Music & Development Deal

Disney Jr. Music: Lenny Pearce Toddler Techno will feature remixes of classic tracks from the Disney Jr. catalog.

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Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels will step down in early July

There is a change at the top of electronic-music brand Beatport, with its CEO Rob McDaniels [pictured] revealing he will step down on 1 July after nine years leading the company. McDaniels will be taking a role as executive chairman of Beatport’s board of directors, in a managed transition that invo

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“Prince invited us to Paisley Park studios to jam – and he’s playing guitar and piano at the same time! You can’t compete with that”: No Doubt were thrilled to work with Prince – but their first meeting with him was a humbling experience

“You don’t walk away going, ‘He’s a normal guy’”

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"It’s been a very long time in the making": U-he releases Zebra 3 after more than a decade of development

The Hans Zimmer-approved powerhouse soft synth is back

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Matt Gralen promoted to CEO of Beatport, Helen Sartory upped to President & COO, as longtime Chief Exec Robb McDaniels moves to Executive Chairman role

Gralen previously served as President and CFO, while Sartory was most recently Chief Revenue Officer. Source

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Basement Jaxx Sampled Gary Numan for "Where's Your Head At" Bassline

Where’s your head at? Because our headspace is deep in Moog territory, as we rebuild a classic Gary Numan bass patch that was famously sampled by Basement Jaxx

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Madonna's Dancefloor Classic and Sample Usage

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

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Basement Jaxx Sampled Gary Numan for "Where's Your Head At"

Where’s your head at? Because our headspace is deep in Moog territory, as we rebuild a classic Gary Numan bass patch that was famously sampled by Basement Jaxx

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Madonna's Hit Song Features a Rare Sample Permission

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

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Basement Jaxx Sampled Gary Numan for Hit Song

Where’s your head at? Because our headspace is deep in Moog territory, as we rebuild a classic Gary Numan bass patch that was famously sampled by Basement Jaxx