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“Who would have thought we'd be having full Ableton running on an iPhone chip? That's kind of crazy”: The first reviews of the MacBook Neo are in, and it looks like g…

Producer L Dre is one of several YouTubers who have been taking the machine for a spin. In his video, we see him firing up ...
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iZotope's Tonal Balance Control 3 captures audio directly from Spotify, YouTube and your DAW timeline for fast and intuitive referencing

The next generation of iZotope's analysis tool makes it easier than ever to reference against your favourite tracks ...
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“You’d have Mark talking about strings, Our Kid talking about amplifiers. Whereas me and Bez would just walk in and be ourselves. So nobody wanted to talk to them”: Shaun ...

Shaun Ryder has written his memoir. Yes, another one – his first, Twisting My Melon came out in 2011, but, hey, that other wayward Mancunian icon, George Best, penned no less than FIVE during his ...
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Unwatched and unloved: Two-thirds of recorded footage from gigs is never played back

You know the footage that so many of us record on our phones when we’re at gigs? Less than a third of it is ever watched back ...
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"Of course I knew this device would be controversial": ChatDSP generates instruments and effects in Max for Live from text prompts - but now even its creator is asking if …

Bastan’s latest creation is ChatDSP, a M4L device that makes it possible to create any instrument, audio effect or MIDI ...
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“These tools should not replace the artist, but support a workflow where human intent, taste, and creativity remain at the core”: Roland unveils generative AI tool, M…

Forthcoming Cloud AI tool develops “Roland’s vision of technology as a partner that coexists with the creative process” ...
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“I tried to write a love song that wasn’t corny, that didn’t sound stupid or lame the way many do. I think I succeeded”: How Talking Heads crafted the delicate beauty ...

Both one of Talking Heads’ most out-of-character compositions and their most emotionally resonant, This Must Be the Place continues to cast its spell over listeners ...
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Would you buy “one of the greatest rock albums of all time” from this man for $2 million?: Meet the ex-Kiss guitarist asking one lucky fan to pay to manufacture and …

That individual is Vinnie Vincent, one-time guitarist with Kiss. Just before Christmas, Vincent announced the idea for his ...
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“I find it amazing that people are singing along in such a celebratory way about being involved in a car crash”: We speak to The Smiths’ producer Stephen Street and lear…

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out remains one of The Smiths’ most heartbreaking songs - a near-perfect example of the ...
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“We do not ever want it to be like we’re going through the motions or we’re having to run on empty. We’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less”: Radiohe…

That’s according to no less an authority than Ed O’Brien, who in a new interview with Rolling Stone has said that the band ...
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“People never believe me that Kraftwerk created Atomic Kitten”: OMD’s Andy McCluskey says that it was an electronic music legend who advised him to form the …

You might be aware that the driving force behind ‘00s UK girlband Atomic Kitten was Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres ...
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“I urge them to reconsider and step up to help the next generation of talent”: Minister’s message to Live Nation’s dawdling over £1 arena and stadium levy

The minister Ian Murray was speaking to NME about the levy – a £1 surcharge on tickets for arena and stadium gigs that goes ...