PRS set to take legal action against SoundCloud, Camel Audio Alchemy returns in Logic 10.2, Carl Cox says “Ibiza is spoilt now”, and SFX Entertainment shares down 93%.
PRS for Music takes legal action against SoundCloud. The Performing Rights Society for Music sent out emails to their members explaining that “after careful consideration, and following five years of unsuccessful negotiations, we now find ourselves in a situation where we have no alternative but to commence legal proceedings against SoundCloud.” Find out more, and read the full email here.
Camel Audio Alchemy returns in Logic 10.2. Following Apple’s acquisition of plugin-maker Camel Audio last February, a free update brings back the company’s much-loved Alchemy synth as an integrated part of Logic Pro X, with 3,000 presets, an update to the synth engine, redesigned filters, formant resynthesis, a granular mode, integration with Logic’s EXS24 sampler and more. Find out more here.
Remix Machinedrum and Lapalux with Novation Launchpad app. Novation and Ninja Tune have teamed up to launch the first two artist sound packs for the iOS version of Novation‘s popular MIDI controller Launchpad, allowing users to remix Machinedrum‘s ‘Gunshotta’ taken from his 2013 album Vapor City, and Lapalux’s ‘Moments’ taken from 2012’s When You’re Gone EP. Each pack contains drums, bass, melodies and vocals from each track to rearrange live. Find the full story here.
Win A Vintage Minimoog. The Bob Moog Foundation has announced a raffle to win a vintage Minimoog Model D synthesiser, serial number 2120, built at Moog Music‘s NY factory in the early 1970s. Proceeds will go to the foundation’s educational and historical preservation projects. Tickets are $20 each, or 6 for $100, and they can be purchased through the Foundation’s website here.
CDR and PRS For Music Announce CDR Process. CDR Process is a new electronic music project to provide live music performance training, one-on-one mentorship and creative feedback, financial contribution, and exposure within the music industry for ten unsigned UK-based artists. Those selected will have the opportunity to showcase their works with a live performance of their track in London, and the tracks will form an innovative album release in early 2016. Find out more here.
Arturia Celebrates The Keys Behind The Melodies. Arturia‘s summer sale will feature 50% discounts on a selection of their classic analogue synth plugins, including the CS-80 V, Prophet V, Oberheim SEM-V, Jupiter-8V, ARP 2600V, Mini V and many more. Check it out here.
Carl Cox Says “Ibiza Is Spoilt Now”. Carl Cox spoke to Daily Record about his fondness for Ibiza, and criticised its commercialisation. He said: “It’s not just me being old, Ibiza is spoilt now. You can go down to the Hard Rock Hotel and you’ve got Ushuaia with its high-end DJs, big bottle service tables and two-tier VIP areas. Everyone used to be together when they went out and on the same dancefloor.” Read the full interview here.
The Origins of Ecstasy Culture. Dori Oskowitz, who directed the short EDM documentary Blackout for Vice, is shooting an untitled independent movie about the origins of the drug ecstacy, its first public widespread use in US rave culture, and an early 80s subculture in Dallas and Austin, Texas, during a period in which the drug was legal in the US – the Guardian reports.
FabFilter Pro-C 2 Plugin Now Available. A major update of FabFilter‘s popular Pro-C compressor plugin has been released, which has new features such as lookahead, range, hold, sidechain EQ, and introduces five brand-new compression styles that make Pro-C more effective in common scenarios like vocal processing and mastering. Find out more here.
SFX Entertainment Shares Down 93%. Poor management decisions, suspect financial planning, and even personal hubris are said to have been the cause of a drastic drop in SFX Entertainment‘s shares value, down 93% from its October 2013 initial offering price of $13 a share. CEO Robert Sillerman, who corporatised the live industry in the 90s, said that he takes “full responsibility”in an interview with Forbes. Read the full story here.
The Data Journalism That Wasn’t. The Future Of Music Coalition – an education, research, and advocacy group for musicians – have responded to a feature they were asked to help fact-check by the New York Times magazine, alleging that the magazine “chose to publish without substantive change most of the things that we told them were either: a) not accurate or b) not verifiable.” Read FMC’s full criticisms here.
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Carl Cox article is a great one!