Music & Tech
Reaper DAW Gains Momentum in Music Production
If you’ve never given Reaper much thought, it might be time to look again. The DAW is gaining fans at remarkable speed and it’s all happening by word of mouth
Best DJ Headphones For House DJs: 5 Choices And Some Guidance On What’s Best For You
Finding the best DJ headphones for house DJs comes down to a few practical things that matter in the booth: isolation, comfort, timing accuracy, cable management, durability, and whether the headphones stay useful outside the club. House DJs spend a lot of time lining up grooves, checking low-end re
Best Budget Music Production Gear By Price Point: 18 Studio Toys I Love
Buying the best budget music production gear gets messy fast because most producers do not need “the best” piece of gear in the abstract. They need the right next purchase for where their studio is right now. That is why I wanted to break down the best budget music production gear by price point ins
How To Master Music At Home: The Best Mastering Software For Getting Your Tracks Ready Faster
Learning how to master music at home used to feel like the final boss of music production. You could spend weeks getting a track to feel right, then hit the final stage and suddenly everything felt a bit wonky. The mix sounded decent during the session but weak compared to the released music, just a
World Cup 2026: ‘Dai Dai,’ ‘Champions,’ ‘El Último Baile,’ ‘Jump’ & More Best Songs to Celebrate
In the spirit of the 2026 soccer tournament, here’s a roundup of the best World Cup-related songs.
Reaper DAW gains popularity through word-of-mouth
If you’ve never given Reaper much thought, it might be time to look again. The DAW is gaining fans at remarkable speed and it’s all happening by word of mouth
Executive Turntable: BET Announces First-Ever Board With Queen Latifah, LL Cool J & More
Other hires and promotions within the music industry took place at Disney Music Group, Sound Royalties and Amazon Music.
Reaper DAW Gains Popularity Through Word of Mouth
If you’ve never given Reaper much thought, it might be time to look again. The DAW is gaining fans at remarkable speed and it’s all happening by word of mouth
Musicians Union Sues UMG, WMG Over AI Settlements
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) claims it's being left out of landmark licensing deals with Suno and Udio.
Musicians Union Sues UMG, WMG Over AI Settlements: ‘Refused to Provide Compensation’
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) claims it's being left out of landmark licensing deals with Suno and Udio.
ROSTR And IFF LA Partner On Festival Data, Custom Booking Tools, And Industry Coverage
ROSTR is linking with International Festival Forum for IFF LA, the conference’s first North American edition, taking place September 14 through 16, 2026 at The London in West Hollywood. The deal makes ROSTR the official technology and media partner for the event, with the partnership centered on fes
Buso Audio Unity Targets The Low-Mid Problems In Small Studios
Buso Audio’s Unity panel is aimed at one of the most common problems in home studios and production rooms: getting acoustic treatment that helps with low-mid buildup without turning the room into something dead, awkward, or impossible to set up. The Unity is a wideband absorber panel with Class A ra
Peter Frampton Adapts Guitar Playing Amidst Degenerative Muscle Disease
The 76-year-old rock legend said his fight against Inclusion Body Myositis has forced him to change the way he plays guitar.
Loopcloud Adds Free ProducerTech Training, Smarter AI Search, And Updated Drum And Play Plugins
Loopcloud is rolling out a pretty useful batch of updates, and the headline is easy to understand: subscribers now get free access to Producertech’s full course library at no extra cost. That matters because Loopcloud has always been about finding sounds quickly, getting them into a session, and kee
Peter Frampton Talks Staying Positive Amid Fight Against Degenerative Muscle Disease: ‘I Know the Endgame, But It Doesn’t Bother Me’
The 76-year-old rock legend said his fight against Inclusion Body Myositis has forced him to change the way he plays guitar.
From Suno’s $5.4B valuation to Bill Ackman’s exit from Universal Music… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
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Acustica Audio ASH 2 Puts Clipping, Loudness, And Final Master Control In One Plugin
Acustica Audio’s ASH 2 is out now, and this update seems aimed at one of the most practical parts of mastering: getting level, punch, and density without turning the final master into something flat or harsh. ASH already had a clear role as Acustica’s mastering clipper, and ASH 2 consolidates that i
TUSH Talk Hardware, Weirdness, and the Heavy Weather Remixes EP
Image Cred: Akram Hamdan TUSH return with Heavy Weather Remixes, a new revision of their 2025 EP featuring Ian Pooley, Afrique Like Me, Pursuit Grooves, and Olive T. The project gives the original material a wider club frame, with Pooley reworking “Push” through his deep, dubby house language, Afriq
Shakira & Burna Boy to Perform ‘Dai Dai’ at 2026 World Cup Opening Ceremony in Mexico
The stars from Colombia and Nigeria will headline the show at Estadio Ciudad de México alongside Alejandro Fernández, Maná, J Balvin and more.
Questyle And SEAS Launch A Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker Partnership At High End Vienna
Questyle and SEAS have started a global co-branding partnership, and the first product from that agreement is the Oceanic Blue Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System, which made its debut at High End Vienna 2026. This is a pretty practical pairing on paper. Questyle brings its Current Mode Amplification plat