Gear You can now turn your Nintendo Switch into a controller Modelled on the Akai Pro MPC, the Nintendo MPC has been designed by Sydney-based Alquemy
Gear Student builds abacus-inspired synth for thesis, the Abacusynth Built for mathematical rhythms, the Abacusynth comes with a free plug-in version for Ableton Live
Gear New streaming app claims it will pay artists the equivalent of "500,000 Spotify streams" upfront The app is available for free on the App Store
Gear Moog has released a new build-it-yourself semi-modular synth Mavis costs $349 and has the brand's first-ever wavefolder
Gear Music could be archived for “10,000” years on new hard drive made from glass The new project, a collaboration between Microsoft and Global Music Vault, could be the solution to storing data for future generations to access
Gear Pioneer DJ launches new affordable mixer DJM-S5 This is the first Pioneer DJ mixer that can be powered via a USB connection to a computer
Gear What does the return of political ads mean for Spotify users? Political ads will be available on podcasts, but not for music streaming
Global Bandcamp could see delayed payments to artists over court battle to keep Android payment system Android users will be able to continue making in-app payments as Epic Games and Google come to agreement
Gear Inventor creates cd-vinyl hybrid that sounds better “than any other format” Creator T Bone Burnett said it's the "first breakthrough in analog sound reproduction in more than 70 years."
Gear Arturia's latest V Collection 9 boasts 32 soft synths & instruments We're giving away the Arturia V Collection 9 to to five lucky Mixmag Asia readers
Global Apple discontinues the iPod after 21 years The original iPod was released in 2001 and had the capacity for 1,000 tracks — groundbreaking at the time
Gear SOMA Labs announce new microtonal synth built into wood The TERRA synth can make a range of digital sounds with 32 algorithms
Features Retail therapy: The future grail of technology in music Tomorrow’s music tech comes today & it looks avant-garde AF
Asia News SoundCloud has bought AI tech startup Musiio Musiio will “help to identify talent and trends ahead of anybody else”
Gear Apple Music launches Spatial Audio DJ mixes The first mix to be given the Spatial treatment is from Jeff Mills
Asia News TikTok owners ByteDance launch new streaming service in China The app features over 10 million songs but currently only works in beta mode
Gear Moog reveals new and updated Etherwave Theremin Described as an updated version of the Etherwave Standard and Etherwave Plus
Gear Soundwide brings Native Instruments, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx & Sound Stacks together in one unified group Celebrate by downloading a raft of free plug-ins
Gear The Weeknd creates limited vinyl run pressed on saw blade The release notes warn: “Attempting to use Vinyl Blade on a saw could result in serious injury or death”
Gear Technics reveal limited editions of the SL-1200 to celebrate 50th anniversary The SL-1200M7L is based on their SL-1200 MK7
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