The plans follow comments from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who back in September confirmed that the government would be consulting on the future of the law in regards to dynamic pricing, which caused mass frustration following the soaring costs of tickets for Oasis’ reunion tour. A large number of tickets were then also listed on resale sites for thousands of pounds.
Behringer dévoile le Phara-O Mini pour les fêtes
Behringer continue de démocratiser l’accès aux instruments analogiques avec le Phara-O Mini, un synthétiseur polyphonique et programmable au format compact.
Spotify allegedly using ‘ghost artists’ to minimise royalty costs
According to Liz Pelly’s findings in Harper’s Magazine, the ghost artists are appearing on all sorts of popular playlists from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop. It effectively lowers the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins.
Chromeo launches one-of-a-kind cassette player with We Are Rewind
As We Are Rewind states, Chrome’s music “just feels meant to be played on cassette”. The brand, which is based in France, is on a mission to bring the humble cassette player back, and sells an array of them in sleek modern designs and colourways, plus a range of accompanying accessories.
Test de Synthmaster 3 de KV331 – Le maître des synthés ?
Dur de ne pas être emballé par ce qui nous est proposé dans cette troisième version : pour un prix très raisonnable (et carrément agressif en période de promo), on tient là une copieuse mise à jour d’un des synthés les plus complets du marché.
Test de Wave Alchemy Triaz – Transformez les beats en or sans plomber vos productions
Wave Alchemy est une marque anglaise encore peu connue dans nos contrées, spécialisée dans le sound design et la création d’instruments samplés pour Kontakt. Ils se sont lancés depuis peu dans le plug-in, avec une refonte remarquée de leur instrument Triaz, dédié aux batteries en général façon BAR.
Burn it all down with Obliterate, new free plug-in from Newfangled Audio
If I had to guess what would best fit the current audio zeitgeist, “free” and “violent distortion” would probably be exactly it. Obliterate, released today by Newfangled Audio, delivers. Get angry. Destroy everything.
Cherry Audio pays homage to the Sequential Prophet-10 with new P-10 virtual synthesizer
As a quick history lesson, the Prophet-10 was originally launched by Sequential in 1980, essentially offering two Prophet-5s in one massive enclosure. It could be configured to be played as two independent five-voice synths, a single ten-voice synth, dual-patch layered, or alternating between layers with each keystroke.
Minichord: This pocket-sized Omnichord-inspired synth is the cutest thing ever
Love the Omnichord but find its near-$1000 price tag a little too intimidating? You might want to turn your attention to the Minichord – a compact, open-source Omnichord-inspired synthesizer that promises a wealth of musical possibilities.