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The Big Story
SoundCloud tests zero-commission music sales
Artists can sell music directly through their profiles while keeping the full sale. For producer-DJs, SoundCloud may finally become a storefront rather than another link in the bio.
via MusicTech
The Feed
83% of Gen Z report hearing issues after live music
The RNID-backed figure is grim. For anyone spending weekends beside monitors and club systems, the takeaway remains uncomplicated: wear earplugs.
via DJ Mag · Aug 25
Basement adds smart glasses to the banned list
The New York club is treating camera-equipped glasses like any other recording device, with permanent bans reportedly on the table. The no-phone floor now has a new problem to police.
via We Rave You · Aug 31
Software
Ableton Note finally gets landscape mode
Note 2.1 also refines its interface and Warp Marker workflow. Small changes, but useful ones if your phone or iPad is where tracks begin.
via CDM · Aug 25
Reason puts 15 Rack devices out for free
Reason Free runs as a plugin in compatible DAWs and supports the full third-party Rack Extensions marketplace. A proper gateway into the Rack, not a disposable demo.
via CDM · Aug 27
Gear
A $299 box turns MIDI controllers into standalone rigs
Deckshark’s Mako mounts to the back of an ordinary MIDI controller and removes the laptop from the setup. It has started shipping.
via Digital DJ Tips · Aug 25
Elektron gives Tonverk multitrack Overbridge streaming
The latest OS update also expands track modulation and adds effects-order swapping. Tonverk just became considerably easier to integrate with a DAW.
via Sound on Sound · Aug 28