Born from VibeLab’s research and activism, the new foundation aims to elevate the role of nightlife in urban culture, policy, and community. A new global nonprofit, the Nighttime Foundation, has officially launched to advocate for nightlife as a vital part of urban life. Emerging from the work of nightlife research consultancy VibeLab, the Foundation brings…
Allen & Heath has launched the Xone:K3, a fully customisable Midi controller that succeeds the popular Xone:K2 with improved build quality, RGB LED feedback, and modern connectivity – but this time with no audio interface. The Xone:K3 costs £195 and is available now. The K3 updates the K2’s formula with several improvements while keeping the…
We’re back again with our final 15th birthday giveaway, and this time we’ve teamed up with IK Multimedia for your chance to win a system that’ll make any speakers sound amazing. Each winner gets: Arc Studio Room Correction System – This professional room correction system makes any speakers sound better, automatically calibrating your monitoring setup…
MusicDevelopments has released RapidComposer v6.0, a major update to the advanced music composition software for Windows and macOS. This new version introduces several powerful features and workflow improvements designed to make composing faster, more intuitive, and more inspiring than ever. Highlights: Neural Phrase Engine: generate or continue phrases and full multi-track compositions using local AI…
IK Multimedia’s TONEX is now 85% off at Plugin Boutique until October 12, bringing the price down from $199.99 to just $29.99. If you’ve been holding off on trying one of the most realistic amp modeling platforms around, now’s a great time to jump in. TONEX is built around IK’s “AI Machine Modeling” technology, which…
Church Bells is the latest Decent Sampler library from Joonas Ylänne, the developer behind AV‑Ylänne, and it’s one of those brilliantly unexpected additions. If you’re not using Decent Sampler, you’re missing out on a world of free sounds, many of which are brilliantly unexpected. Decent Sampler is free to download in AU, VST, VST3, and…
Benedict Roff-Marsh has released The Indie Musician’s Guidebook, a free ebook for independent artists, available now on Ko-Fi as donationware. The author reached out directly to let us know that the guidebook is once again available online after being tied up in publishing limbo for years (by the way, Benedict, if you’re reading this, I…
These Blueprint releases from Fracture Sounds are incredible, as they provide us with ridiculously high-quality sounds for free, and they are compatible with the free Kontakt Player 8 (and later versions). Their latest release is the free Blueprint: Brass Ensemble library. To download Brass Ensemble, you’ll have to create an account or log in to…
