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Music League, Roxxem Take Top Honors in Music Tectonics Startup Competition 2025

Music tech startup Music League and Roxxem claimed the top prizes at Music Tectonics’ 2025 'Swimming with Narwhals' competition. Each year the competition highlights companies reshaping how music connects people, powers creativity, and expands into new areas of culture and ...

Music Think Tank

Dec 11, 03:13 PM

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Stuck for ideas in Ableton Live? This free Max for Live device could snap you out of writer's block

Dnksaus's Spawner randomly spawns effects from Live's library of stock devices. Combine it with a parameter randomizer for instant inspiration

Keyboard Magazine

Dec 11, 02:43 PM

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Syngular for Modartt Pianoteq 9

A few months on from its release, Modartt’s Pianoteq 9 has gained a new instrument pack that uses the software’s praised physical modelling to create a range of keys and synth pad sounds.

Sound On Sound

Dec 11, 02:30 PM

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“There’s a lot in the works for Kiss moving ahead. We’re not touring anymore, but there’s still a ton happening behind the scenes”: Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer says the band could still make new music in the future

“I feel like we all have a lot of great ideas and a desire to keep creating'

Keyboard Magazine

Dec 11, 02:28 PM

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“Seriously wtf – we are truly doomed”: King Gizzard leave Spotify only to be replaced by fake AI band called... King Lizard Wizard

Frontman says he’s “trying to see the irony” of the situation

Keyboard Magazine

Dec 11, 02:23 PM

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“Over countless years I have always dreamed of an official release for this mash up. I can confirm it is thoroughly road tested and fit for purpose”: Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction Skank bootleg is finally released

Track combines Stones classic with Rockerfeller Skank

Keyboard Magazine

Dec 11, 02:14 PM

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Just in time for the party season, Spotify is finally back in iOS and Android DJing apps

You can now mix Spotify music in Algoriddim’s djay and AlphaTheta rekordbox

Keyboard Magazine

Dec 11, 01:22 PM

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How to run Bitwig Studio on the Steam Deck gaming console

You'd be hard-pressed to build a better handheld-sized computer. Artist nbor has turned his Steam Deck gaming handheld from Valve into a compact step-sequencing powerhouse, and he shares the script and tips you need if you want to do the same. The post How to run Bitwig...

Create Digital Music

Dec 11, 01:10 PM

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KNOCK drum processor plugin on sale for $69 USD

Plugin Boutique has launched a limited time sale on Plugins That Knock’s drum processor KNOCK, an effect plugin that includes every feature DECAP used in order to craft his signature sound heard in the Drums That Knock series of sample packs. KNOCK is the last plugin you...

Rekkerd.org

Dec 11, 12:48 PM

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ZAVOLOKA’s high-protein live set on the new Waldorf synth is don’t-miss

Ukrainian-born Zavoloka was a perfect choice to debut the new Waldorf Protein with a jaw-rattling live set. Now you can catch that performance in video -- grab a cold Koryfei*, kick back, and enjoy. The post ZAVOLOKA’s high-protein live set on the new Waldorf synth is...

Create Digital Music

Dec 11, 12:43 PM

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Apatite releases Magic Mellotron free soundset for Serum 2

Apatite has introduced a new sound pack for the Serum 2 software synthesizer by Xfer Records. Inspired by one of the most iconic instruments ever made, Magic Mellotron contains 20 presets made from Mellotron samples. Years after transforming my first Mellotron sounds into...

Rekkerd.org

Dec 11, 12:30 PM

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