Music & Tech
Lyndon Laney, Pioneer of UK Amp Manufacturing, Dies at 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Auxy and Cuckoo Announce New Hardware Instrument
The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument
Lyndon Laney, UK Amp Pioneer, Dies at 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Auxy and Cuckoo Announce New Hardware Instrument
The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument
Tributes Paid to UK Amp Pioneer Lyndon Laney
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Auxy and Cuckoo Announce New Keyboard Instrument
The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument
Universal Audio Drops a Free Studio Bundle With UAD Explore FREE
Universal Audio is making a direct move toward accessibility with the release of UAD Explore FREE, a bundle that puts a full set of its core production tools into a no-cost package. It includes eight of the company’s established plug-ins along with the LUNA digital audio workstation, and it runs nat
“These rare birds combine period-accurate features with some modern twists”: Gretsch's exquisite, limited run Penguin and Falcon are a pair of fine-feathered guitars to crow about
There is something about that metallic Emerald Night finish and gold hardware that screams "take all our money now"
AI Artist's Chart Performance Fuels Debate on AI in Music Industry
An AI-generated artist called Eddie Dalton got a lot of press coverage this weekend after reaching number two in the UK charts. Though it was the sales chart that excludes streaming data, which isn’t
UMG Executive Addresses AI's Role in Music and Artist Rights
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
PlayStation Plus subscribers are getting ‘Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered’ and more this April
The premium titles have been revealed
Kanye’s world tour loses another date as French show gets postponed
Kanye West has voluntarily postponed a planned show in Marseille. There were reports that French ministers were planning on following the lead of the UK government, which withdrew permission for West to perform in the country after he was announced as headliner of this year’s Wireless Festival
UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things you might have missed from his HumanX panel with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things we learned from his HumanX panel with Splice’s CEO
The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation Source
Audiotool launches a global hackathon for music apps
Music-production firm Audiotool has unveiled ‘Let’s Build’, a series of online and in-person events designed as a hackathon for music apps. The post is from Music Ally.
Splice Launches AI Tools for Sample Customization
Each tool is designed to allow users to modify human-made samples already in Splice's library — and the musicians get paid with every AI use.
Splice Announces New Generative AI Tools to Customize Human-Made Samples
Each tool is designed to allow users to modify human-made samples already in Splice's library — and the musicians get paid with every AI use.
Sample creators will get payouts from Splice’s new GenAI tools
Splice is launching three new GenAI tools for musicians and producers, including ‘Variations’. But it is also stressing the ethics. The post is from Music Ally.
Universal Audio is giving away eight of its most popular plugins for free in the UAD Explore FREE bundle
You also get the company's AI-powered LUNA DAW
Ye Postpones Upcoming France Gig ‘Until Further Notice’ Following Wireless Festival Ban
The rapper was scheduled to perform in Marseille in June.