UK Electronic Music Generates £2.47bn as Venues Continue to Close Fourth Industry Report Finds

The Fourth UK Electronic Music Report shows growth despite a 36% fall in nightclubs since 2020, with regional expansion and export strength offsetting infrastructure pressures. UK electronic music generated £2.47 billion in measurable economic activity in 2025, according to the fourth edition of the UK Electronic Music Report, commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association…

The Playlist Pyramid: From Music Discovery To Great DJ Sets

With thousands of new tracks released every week and millions already out there, building a quality DJ music collection can feel overwhelming. How do you go from “all the world’s music” to having the right tracks ready for your next gig? The answer is our Playlist Pyramid method – a simple, systematic approach we’ve taught…

TrackSniff Is A Shazam Alternative Built For DJ Mixes

TrackSniff is a new web-based AI tool that does something Shazam can’t – it analyses entire DJ mixes and returns timestamped tracklists. The service actually launched in August 2025, but it only just came to our attention when one of our students flagged it for us. The idea is that you paste a YouTube, Mixcloud,…

Dawesome plugins now available with native AAX support on macOS and Windows

Dawesome Music and Tracktion Software have announced that the Dawesome plugin lineup is now available with native AAX support on macOS and Windows. This means Dawesome instruments and effects can now be used directly inside Pro Tools – without wrappers or workarounds – and integrate cleanly into established professional workflows. All Dawesome plugins are now…

Waldorf Releases Attack 3 Percussion Synth (VST3, AU & AAX)

Waldorf Music has released Attack 3, the next evolution of one of Waldorf Music’s most iconic and longest-running instruments, originally launched in 2001. As a true classic reborn, Attack 3 redefines what a modern percussion synthesizer can be. From punchy kicks to melodic percussion, Attack 3 is Waldorf’s percussion synthesizer built for rhythm. Powered by…

Samba Godschynski updates Werckmeister MIDI Compiler to v1.4.6

Samba Godschynski has updated Werckmeister, the open source MIDI compiler, to version 1.4.6. This new release includes: New repeat measure feature. New multi measure feature. New channel conductions declaration (example). Minor bug fixes and improvements. Price: Free. YouTube/jJeUW72IcH4 Read More Read the full story

Dystopian Waves releases Auren Pro – Spectral Delay (Windows VST3)

Dystopian Waves has released Auren Pro, a creative multiband, multisource spectral delay plugin for Windows VST3. Auren Pro expands on the original Auren with advanced spectral processing aimed at evolving textures and rhythmic movement. The plugin features dual band-splitting algorithms and a new band-splitting system that allows detailed control over frequency ranges and band allocation,…

MathAudio releases Headphone EQ v2.0.0 (VST, VST3, AU & CLAP)

MathAudio has updated its Headphone EQ plug-in to version 2.0.0. New in Headphone EQ v2.0.0: Supports automatic scaling for 4k monitors. Supports manual window resizing (drag the bottom right corner of the window). Supports CLAP. Supports importing filters to a specific stereo channel (L or R). Supports high-pass (HP) and low-pass (LP) filtering. Supports Unicode…