Music & Tech
AI Voice Clones and AI Training Face Legal Scrutiny
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
VocAlign 7 vs. SyncVX: Which Vocal Tuning Plugin Is Right For Your Music Studio?
I’m happy to spend time getting a vocal right, but manually moving the same consonant across six backing tracks is the kind of editing I’d rather have software handle. The decision gets harder when several plugins promise to save that time. I want to know what each one can correct, how much control
IMPF and IMPEL publish AI licensing principles, insisting songs and recordings must be valued equally
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
AI and Voice Rights: Contrasting Court Rulings
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
IMPF and IMPEL Advocate for Equal Valuation of Song and Recording Rights in AI Deals
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
AI and Music: Contrasting Legal Decisions Emerge from Japan and the US
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
Heavy Metal Pioneer Conrad 'Cronos' Lant Dies at 63
“I took chances as an artist and a musician – I helped keep the music alive”
News Organizations Challenge Trump's DoJ Stance on AI Training and Fair Use
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenA
IMPF and IMPEL Advocate Equal Value for Song and Recording Rights in AI Licensing
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
PROJECTOR's 'I Need A Lie Down' Blends Industrial and Post-Punk
With Brighton quartet PROJECTOR industrial drum machines, angular post-punk and rant-pop share the same space. New track ‘I Need A Lie Down’ was designed to “make people feel sick and culminate in a h
AI and Music: Voice Clones Protected, AI Training Deemed Not Fair Use
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
Novation launches FLpad and FLpad Mini, its first dedicated pad controllers for FL Studio
Developed in partnership with Image-Line, this pad-based alternative to the FLkey range is bundled with a six-month pass for FL Studio Producer Edition
Novation Launches FLpad and FLpad Mini Controllers for FL Studio
Developed in partnership with Image-Line, this pad-based alternative to the FLkey range is bundled with a six-month pass for FL Studio Producer Edition
Universal Audio's next generation of Volt audio interfaces offers more ways to shape your sound
Switchable preamp characters and six flavours of compression bring more tonal variety to UA's affordable, easy-to-use interface range
Universal Audio Updates Volt Audio Interfaces
Switchable preamp characters and six flavours of compression bring more tonal variety to UA's affordable, easy-to-use interface range
Novation Debuts FLpad and FLpad Mini for FL Studio Users
Developed in partnership with Image-Line, this pad-based alternative to the FLkey range is bundled with a six-month pass for FL Studio Producer Edition
Universal Audio Volt Audio Interfaces Get Sound-Shaping Upgrades
Switchable preamp characters and six flavours of compression bring more tonal variety to UA's affordable, easy-to-use interface range
Novation Launches FLpad and FLpad Mini for FL Studio
Developed in partnership with Image-Line, this pad-based alternative to the FLkey range is bundled with a six-month pass for FL Studio Producer Edition
Universal Audio Releases New Volt Audio Interfaces
Switchable preamp characters and six flavours of compression bring more tonal variety to UA's affordable, easy-to-use interface range
SOMA Cosmos Review: Is It Still Avant-Garde in 2026?
Between the Hologram Microcosm, Chroma Console, and SOMA WARP, I already have plenty of ways to add delay, reverb, and granular processing to my music. Another expensive hardware effect needs a specific reason to earn space in my studio, and the Cosmos gives me one with its approach to repetition. I