AlphaTheta and Serato will continue to operate as standalone brands, a statement confirmed. AlphaTheta Corporation, the parent company of Pioneer DJ, has purchased Serato. Announced today, July 11th, the acquisition strengthens what is a longstanding relationship between Pioneer DJ and Serato. However, a statement confirmed that they will continue to operate as standalone brands. [...]
The Recording Academy has announced new rules to address the evolving landscape. Harvey Mason Jr., the CEO of the recording academy, says the organization aims to navigate the complexities and controversies surrounding AI’s role in music production. Recent announcements reflect the industry’s struggle to adapt to AI and seek to ensure fairness and transparency. Artificial Intelligence’s controversial [...]
We round up the best Bluetooth earbuds for electronic sounds and gunfinger mixes, from budget to premium options It’s been nearly seven years since Apple first announced their wireless Airpods earbuds to some fanfare, but also plenty of derision and scepticism. But as the years have passed, the pinky-finger sized Bluetooth earbuds in a box have become [...]
Compared to tools like Chat GPT and Midjourney, music-making AI is behind the curve. But what's coming next? And how can these tools help producers? This article is part of Water & Music founder Cherie Hu's guest-edited month of June, featuring specially curated content exploring new possibilities in music and tech. By now, ChatGPT is a [...]
The controller is the first version to work as a freestanding instrument Push 3, the next generation of Ableton’s Push, has been unveiled. It comes 10 years after the release of the original version in 2013, this time marking the first product in the series to work as a standalone instrument. Push 3 can be [...]
MusicLM is by far today's most powerful and intuitive AI music generator. But what are its implications? Google is rewriting the symphony of creativity with MusicLM, its groundbreaking AI text-to-music model. According to an academic paper published in January, the tech giant said there were "no immediate plans" to share the experimental AI tool, which lets [...]
Uli Behringer’s flagship brand supposedly has over 50 synths in development. We track the progress of those announced so far If you know Behringer, you’ll likely know the company loves a teaser campaign. Since 2017, the German instrument manufacturer has been trickling out snippets of new synthesizers and drum machines inspired by studio gear legends. The clones have been somewhat [...]
(Image credit: Technics) Technics has announced a new limited edition direct-drive turntable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its legendary SL-1200 series. The new model is based on the SL-1200MK7, released in 2019, and features a golden anodised tonearm and an engraved serial number on the top panel. Included with each turntable is a slip mat with a gold-coloured Technics logo [...]
You may of seen that little button on your DJ equipment called ‘SYNC’. Now if you’re a more established DJ the you’ll know what is does I’m sure. If you’re read up on the DJ scene then you’ll also know that there’s positive and negative chat around the topic of using SYNC. When Do [...]
James Hall AKA Mr. Realistic Co-Owner of My House Radio International DJ and Producer In 2015 I was introduced Italian Dj/Producer Antonio Deep Scarano through a mutual friend Teddy Esposito the owner of Groovin Records in NYC at the time. I had told teddy in conversation that I was interested in possibly buying a [...]