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Sonos on where streaming music is going next
Coincidentally, home audio and smart speaker company Sonos launched its first foray into original content, Sonos Radio, just as the pandemic took hold in the US. It forced people indoors, and Sonos owners had the chance to use their speakers more than ever be…
Coincidentally, home audio and smart speaker company Sonos launched its first foray into original content, Sonos Radio, just as the pandemic took hold in the US. It forced people indoors, and Sonos o… [+538 chars]
Nathan Ingraham
2021-01-13 00:55:59
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Hologram Electronics Microcosm: A cheat code for making ambient music
Sometimes I come across an effect pedal that almost feels like cheating because it just makes everything sound amazing. Empress Effects’ Reverb and Earthquaker Devices’ Afterneath come to mind. And now, Hologram Electronics’ Microcosm joins that list. You can…
Around the back, you’ll find the requisite audio ins and outs, along with 5-pin MIDI In and Out/Thru, and an expression pedal jack. My one complaint here is that the stereo input is a single TRS jack… [+10667 chars]
Terrence O'Brien
2021-01-05 17:00:02
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Uppbeat launches a freemium music platform aimed at YouTubers
A new music platform, Uppbeat, aims to make it easier for YouTubers and other content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos. The system, which is designed to navigate the complexities of copyright claims while also fairly compensating art…
A new music platform, Uppbeat, aims to make it easier for YouTubers and other content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos. The system, which is designed to navigate the complex… [+4938 chars]
Sarah Perez
2021-01-19 19:20:02
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Amazon has purchased podcast network Wondery
As expected, Amazon has acquired one of the few remaining large and independent podcast networks in the US. On Wednesday, the retailer announced that Wondery, best known for producing shows like Blood Ties and Dying for Sex, will join Amazon Music as part of …
“Amazon Music launched podcasts in September 2020, and together with Wondery, we hope to accelerate the growth and evolution of podcasts by bringing creators, hosts and immersive experiences to even … [+525 chars]
Igor Bonifacic
2020-12-30 18:27:37
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Alibaba shuts down 12-year-old music streaming app Xiami
Using Xiami was once synonymous with having good music taste in China. The music app, which debuted around 2008 and was acquired by Alibaba in 2013, is discontinuing its streaming service today, Xiami said in a notice to users. Xiami, which means “smalll shri…
Using Xiami was once synonymous with having good music taste in China. The music app, which debuted around 2008 and was acquired by Alibaba in 2013, is discontinuing its streaming service today, Xiam… [+1728 chars]
Rita Liao
2021-01-05 07:54:45
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Amazon's premium music streaming service is available for free
SAVE OVER £40: A three-month subscription to Amazon Music HD is free for new customers.
Who doesn't love a freebie? Amazon is starting the year by generously giving new customers a chance to try out its music streaming services for free.
Amazon Music Unlimit…
SAVE OVER £40: A three-month subscription to Amazon Music HD is free for new customers.
Who doesn't love a freebie? Amazon is starting the year by generously giving new customers a chance to try out… [+1026 chars]
Joseph Green
2021-01-06 05:10:00
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Denon expands its home theater lineup with the Home Sound Bar 550
Denon’s home theater lineup is about to expand with the impending arrival of the Home Sound Bar 550. The company says the soundbar can deliver Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D surround sound through its six-driver array. The soundbar can operate as a standalone devic…
You'll be able to stream music from your local library and services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music HD and Tidal. With the Quick Select feature on the remote or Heos app, you can create … [+253 chars]
Kris Holt
2021-01-14 09:00:30
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Korg Gadget-VR takes music producing from the studio to the headset
Over the years, Korg’s Gadget app has allowed for software-based music production on platforms ranging from iOS to Switch, and now it’s making the jump to virtual reality. We don’t know much about Gadget-VR, like how much it will cost or what platforms it’s g…
Over the years, Korg’s Gadget app has allowed for software-based music production on platforms ranging from iOS to Switch, and now it’s making the jump to virtual reality. We don’t know much about Ga… [+631 chars]
Richard Lawler
2021-01-20 05:01:36
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‘Fuser’ is a complex music game that can still please newbies
The phrase “perfect pandemic game” is one that’s been thrown around quite a bit this year, awarded to various popular titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Among Us. Now that I’ve spent a few weeks with Harmonix’s concert DJ simulation game, Fuser, I’…
Harmonix games have always been expensive thanks to all the accessories you needed to buy to play them. Sure, you could manage with a controller but that wasn’t the point; you wanted those guitars an… [+7735 chars]
Kris Naudus
2020-12-22 16:00:25
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Sincere, Outdoorsy, Trippy, a Music Festival Breathes Los Angeles
Darkness Sounding, a solstice-inspired embrace “of the body and for the body,” is coming from the group Wild Up.
There You Are is an experiment in whether the phone can be a more personal performance medium. The goal is for it to be releasing or healing in some way, Andrews said. I do my best to sing right at t… [+1305 chars]
Zachary Woolfe
2021-01-15 17:49:50
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Bassam Saba, Renowned Proponent of Arabic Music, Dies at 62
A skilled multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Saba co-founded the New York Arabic Orchestra and directed Lebanon’s national conservatory of music. He died of complications of Covid-19.
Mr. Saba was born on Oct. 26, 1958, in Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, to Antoine Saba, an oil company worker, and Delena Saba, a homemaker. He grew up in a household of amateur musicians; his older si… [+916 chars]
Kareem Chehayeb
2020-12-29 18:27:26
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How to access Amazon's music streaming services for free
SAVE OVER £40: New customers can get a three-month subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited or Amazon Music HD
for free.
You know that uneasy feeling you get when you see something being offered up for free? Everyone looks for the catch, because nothing can …
SAVE OVER £40: New customers can get a three-month subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited or Amazon Music HD
for free.
You know that uneasy feeling you get when you see something being offered up … [+1008 chars]
Joseph Green
2021-01-10 05:10:00
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Bandsintown launches monthly subscription service, giving fans 25 exclusive concerts a month
For $10 a month, music fans can catch up to 25 shows per month through Bandsintown’s new monthly subscription service. The boom in live virtual concerts seen over the pandemic is something the company is betting on sticking around.
$10 a month for 25 exclusive shows
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Visible
Attending an actual concert still isnt a good idea in the United States, so Bandsintown is launching a monthly subscription ser… [+2755 chars]
Julia Alexander
2021-01-13 17:29:06
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Mix your own music with a lifetime subscription to Ableton
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the Ableton Music Production Mastery Bundle is on sale for £21.32 as of Jan. 21, saving you 97% on list price.
Claire Boucher (Grimes), the 30-year-old pop-electronic musician from Vancouver has made a name for herself as a …
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the Ableton Music Production Mastery Bundle is on sale for £21.32 as of Jan. 21, saving you 97% on list price.
Claire Boucher (Grimes), the 30-year-old pop-electron… [+1884 chars]
Joseph Green
2021-01-21 05:05:00
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Globalfest Moves Online, Showcasing World Music Without Boundaries
With 16 bands over four nights, the festival expanded its reach at a time when live music with audiences is in short supply.
Minyo Crusaders set an old Japanese song, from a tradition called minyo, to a Nigerian Afrobeat groove. DakhaBrakha, from Ukraine, roved from Eastern European drones and yipping vocals to something l… [+1208 chars]
Jon Pareles
2021-01-16 00:27:08
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How Classical Music Can Help You Hear the Open Road
The writer, philosopher and mechanic Matthew Crawford on Sibelius, Bach and the playfulness of “car jazz.”
And in the following 30 seconds or so, it has an undulating quality that reminded me of driving on a tight canyon road, which I do quite a bit; its one of the joys of living in the Santa Cruz Mountai… [+1761 chars]
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
2021-01-13 15:43:28
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Tyshawn Sorey: The Busiest Composer of the Bleakest Year
An artist straddling jazz and classical styles had perhaps the most exciting fall in new music.
But its not right to make it seem like an outlier in this respect; Mr. Soreys music has never been solely Feldmanian stillness. In Alarm Will Sounds inspiringly well executed virtual performance of A… [+1154 chars]
Zachary Woolfe
2021-01-01 19:06:17
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Roast your own Spotify listens with this snarky AI
For anyone who is annoyed by the cheerfulness of Spotify Wrapped, there is now an AI bot that will judge you for your bad taste in music based on your Spotify profile.
For people who find Spotify Wrapped too chipper
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The yearly Spotify Wrapped is a rather upbeat affair, which doesnt doesnt quite match everyones mood this yea… [+1660 chars]
Kait Sanchez
2020-12-23 00:33:46
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