Cherry Audio releases the ODC2800
Cherry has released their newest plugin, and I’m afraid to say it is a version of that classic – the ARP Odyssey or 2800. I’m… Read More »Cherry Audio releases the ODC2800
News
PMT in administration – everything closed
PMT (Play Music Today) have gone into administration today with all the stores and most of the staff laid off immediately. I hear debts are… Read More »PMT in administration – everything closed
Ableton Live 12.2 is out now!
Live has been updated to version 12.2 with some nice changes to the browser and some nice addition to bouncing tracks as well, seems pretty… Read More »Ableton Live 12.2 is out now!
Brian Wilson dies aged 82
Brian Wilson co-creator of The Beach Boys has passed away aged 82 his family have announced… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg71xrxrn8go
AI stalemate continues…
Here in the UK the AI stalemate is still on going with no end in sight. I am astonished that the UK govt seems happy… Read More »AI stalemate continues…
Insta360 is having a summer sale!
Insta360 is having a summer sale – might be worth checking out if you need an action camera, gimbal or 360 camera! https://store.insta360.com/campaign/2025-summer-sale?_sc=NzMzMDM3MCMzMDc1MTEx
Brave Browser review!
On another website I run (3dcandy.social) I have reviewed Brave Browser, and it is the best product I have reviewed so far. Why is that… Read More »Brave Browser review!
Substack now offers livestreaming…
Recently Substack has rolled out livestreaming, and you can easily stream to everybody or just your subscribers. This allows you a pretty simple way to… Read More »Substack now offers livestreaming…
Ebay Live – erm WTF?
Ebay has launched Ebay Live, and yes it is as pointless as it sounds! You can bid on real time auctions live! https://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebaylive-faq If ever… Read More »Ebay Live – erm WTF?
Government AI chaos! Elton John wades in…
In a bizarre bit of news the UK government seems to be disappearing backwards at a great rate of knots. New plans to make technology… Read More »Government AI chaos! Elton John wades in…
Topaz Labs launches Video AI 7
Topaz Labs has launched the latest version of its Video AI software and plugin. With a new diffusion upscaling model and up to 16k upscale… Read More »Topaz Labs launches Video AI 7
Insta360 Mic Air launched!
Something that appears to have flown under the radar a little bit is the Insta360 Mic Air. This is a wireless mic system that connects… Read More »Insta360 Mic Air launched!
Soundtoys SpaceBlender released
SpaceBlender is a new and interesting approach to delays etc. and is FREE until May 22nd!
Arturia release V Collection 11
It is out, but the Arturia website isn’t actually updated yet! Seems to be that the differences I can find so far are the JUP-8000V… Read More »Arturia release V Collection 11
Cherry Audio release Yellowjacket!
Cherry Audio release their version of ye olde EDP Wasp! The black and yellow terror! I played one back in the day and it was,… Read More »Cherry Audio release Yellowjacket!
Insta360 release the X5
This does look like a mahoosive step up in the 360 camera stakes, with 2 large sensors, better mics and replaceable lenses! Take a look… Read More »Insta360 release the X5
Backmagic announce Resolve 20!
Blackmagic Design have announced (amongst other things) the upcoming release of DaVinci Resolve 20. Touting over 100 improvements it seems a big focus is on… Read More »Backmagic announce Resolve 20!
Tom Wolfe’s Synth Vault
Just a quick shout out to Tom Wolfe and his Synth Vault, a great resource for plugin synth presets. It is a free resource but… Read More »Tom Wolfe’s Synth Vault
Bax Music files for bankruptcy!
Bax Music a Dutch online retailer of music and tech products in filed for bankruptcy on April 1st. This follows on from well known Brighton… Read More »Bax Music files for bankruptcy!
Streaming subs falter – price rises?
Streaming service subscriptions are beginning to level out after plenty of years of pretty explosive gains with around half of the UK population (32.4 million)… Read More »Streaming subs falter – price rises?
Behringer release the Deepmind X series’
After 10 years Behringer has released the Deepmind X series of synths, this includes the 12XD (estimated £549), the 6X (£599) and the flagship 12X… Read More »Behringer release the Deepmind X series’
Serum 2 released
Xfer records have released Serum 2 and the good news is it is a FREE upgrade from Serum! Loads of new features including new oscillators… Read More »Serum 2 released
Cherry Audio release the KR-55C
Cherry Audio have released their version of the class Korg Rhythm 55 and it has way more features than the original which was used by… Read More »Cherry Audio release the KR-55C
Korg releases multi/poly Native plugin
Korg has released a plugin version of its mult/poly synth! Early days so far but the product page is below and there is a video… Read More »Korg releases multi/poly Native plugin
Excite Audio releases Bloom Synth Atmosphere!
Excite Audio has released its first synth in the Bloom series, and it is a atmospheric machine for drones, textures etc. Expect a review up… Read More »Excite Audio releases Bloom Synth Atmosphere!
Ableton Live 12.1.10 released!
Latest version of Ableton is released. Bug fixes and release notes below! https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-12
Facebook makes huge changes to its live video policy
In a massive change to its live video policy, Facebook will now only keep live videos for a maximum of 30 days. Starting from like… Read More »Facebook makes huge changes to its live video policy
Artists protest Ai laws with silent album release!
This is a great idea…. artists have released a silent album protesting UK laws surrounding AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd3r62kp5o
James Skuse
I was reminded that yesterday (24/2/2025) was the 5th anniversary of the death of James Skuse, bassist with Sinestar. I knew James well and he… Read More »James Skuse
Behringer goes all daft punk!
Do you like the Daft Punk robot sound? Or perhaps the sound of old Kraftwerk? Well that is the sound of a vocoder and Behringer… Read More »Behringer goes all daft punk!