LabelWorx has introduced Elevate, a new programme that combines upfront funding, strategic planning, and promotional support for independent electronic music labels. The initiative is positioned as a response to ongoing cash flow challenges faced by independent labels, particularly the delay between music releases that generate income and the receipt of royalty payments. According to the…
IK Multimedia Releases the TONEX Royal 45 Legends – Signature Collection for TONEX
IK Multimedia has released the Royal 45 Legends Signature Collection for TONEX, a premium collection of Tone Models and presets designed to capture the sound of three museum-grade mid-’60s British 45-watt amplifiers that helped lay the foundation for classic rock guitar tone. Created with TONEX V2 AI Machine Modeling technology, Royal 45 Legends delivers the…
Arturia Releases Memory V – Memorymoog-Inspired Polysynth
Arturia has released Memory V, a software instrument modeled on the 1982 Memorymoog polyphonic synthesizer. Built using Arturia’s TAE analog modeling technology, it replicates the original hardware’s three-oscillator-per-voice architecture, ladder filter, and analog non-linearities, while adding modern features including MPE support, a multi-layer arpeggiator, and a 4-slot effects rack. The instrument operates in Poly 6…
AudioBrain updates MixBrain to v2.0.2 for MacOS — Logic Pro mono track AU fix
AudioBrain has released MixBrain version 2.0.2 Hotfix. This update fixes a Logic Pro Audio Unit compatibility issue. MixBrain Node should now be available on both mono and stereo audio tracks in Logic Pro. Changes in v2.0.2: Fixed MixBrain Node AU not appearing on mono tracks in Logic Pro. MixBrain Node should now work on both…
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith With London Contemporary Orchestra, Barbican Review
With a new album on the horizon, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith brought the London Contemporary Orchestra to the Barbican for a performance that balanced retrospective and reinvention. We were there to witness Smith push her sound from intimate electronics into rhythm-driven new territory. There is a version of this concert that goes badly. An artist whose…
Scaler Music releases Carbon Electra 2 (VST3/AU/AAX)
Scaler Music has announced the release of Carbon Electra 2, a synthesizer plugin featuring wave terrain synthesis and musically meaningful controls. Switch on Scale Lock and select a scale, and certain parameters respond in a more musical way. Oscillator tuning is done in scale degrees, fitting in major, minor or diminished chords. Carbon Electra’s Filter…
Sketch Audio Releases Free “Lil’ Doc” Detroit-Style Compressor Plugin
Sketch Audio has released Lil’ Doc, a new compressor plugin. Lil’ Doc is a compressor effect based on the muscular vinyl simulation made famous by a workhorse sampler of the early 00s. It’s a powerful effect that’s found a cult following among lo-fi heads, and rightly so. The plug-in features the exact same algorithms as…
No Type No Tag Beats updates Stuttermation to v1.1.0
No Type No Tag Beats has updated Stuttermation to v1.1.0. This update introduces major new modulation effects, deeper per-block sound design controls, workflow improvements, playback refinements, and a fully polished visual overhaul. Changes in v1.1.0: Added new Bit Env and SR Env envelope editors for per-block bit-depth and sample-rate reduction effects. Added new Freq Env…