Streaming Archives - Page 8 of 8

New Campaign Seeks to Make Streaming Royalties Fairer

13 May 2020 in

The Musicians' Union and The Ivors Academy targets streaming royalties with their Keep Music Live Campaign Is it time the streaming industry was reformed?

Maonocaster: portable podcast production station at an affordable price

12 May 2020 in Studio

The Maonocaster is portable and affordable, two qualities which distinguish it from similar products by RODE and Zoom. Can it grab a chunk from the market?

Facebook Live: Cashing in on Pay-Per-View Video Events?

29 Apr 2020 in Other, Live

Facebook introduces the ability to charge access to Facebook Live video events. Is this a great new income stream for artists? Or will artists once again be leveraged for corporate profits?

Elektron Overbridge 2.0 is officially released – finally!

15 Apr 2020 in Synths, Studio

The beta testing is over: Elektron has released Overbridge 2.0 today. Does this mean that the DAW integration and USB streaming software for Elektron instruments now works as intended? We hope so!

Musicians Ways to Keep Working During the Lockdown

Musicians! 7 ways to keep productive (and even earn money) during lockdown

02 Apr 2020 in Other

Musicians are being hit hard by the Coronavirus crisis: Here are some ways to keep productive during lockdown, generate income and sharpen your skills for the time after Covid-19.

NAMM 2020: EVO by Audient – entry-level audio interfaces for streamers

15 Jan 2020 in Studio

Styled in black and green, the EVO 4 and EVO 8 look like pieces of Razer equipment in your typical gaming setup.

NAMM 2020: Roland launches the GO:LIVECAST smartphone streaming studio

08 Jan 2020 in Studio

Roland has announced the GO:LIVECAST live streaming studio for smartphones. It's a hardware/app combo for delivering live streams directly from your phone, without the need for other gear.

Alto Professional Uber FX: A mobile PA with bluetooth and internal FX

04 Jun 2019 in Live

Alto Professional has announced the Uber FX portable PA system. With 2 mic inputs, bluetooth streaming, and internal effects, it looks like a good fit for street performers and other mobile musicians.

Blue Microphones acquired by Logitech for $117 million – what does this mean for Yeti?

04 Aug 2018 in Studio

Blue seems very pleased with the development, citing Logitech's "vast resources" as capable of "supercharging" the company. We'll see how it's turning out for these two in the years ahead.

Elektron Overbridge 2.0 closed beta sign-up – it might actually exist!

09 Jul 2018 in Synths

Elektron has announced that a beta version of Overbridge 2.0 does exist and they are inviting Elektron users to sign-up for the closed beta testing. Exciting times!

Spotify is building hardware, likely an in-car streaming player

09 Apr 2018 in Studio

As Spotify is gearing up for an April 24 event, informed speculation arises that the music streaming giant is about to launch its first hardware device, reportedly an in-car controller or player.

MasterCheck Pro 1.5 is out, helps mastering engineers make music sound good on iTunes

27 Jan 2018 in Studio

Nugen Audio has updated its MasterCheck Pro mastering software to version 1.5. The biggest additions are support for Apple's AAC and native OS X codec, along with an update for the PSR...

Spotify buys SoundTrap: A new age in online music production and streaming?

19 Nov 2017 in Other

Not content to own the streaming rights to all our music Spotify wants to own the tools that create the music. SoundTrap is a cool online DAW that runs on everything - I can see why they like it.

Microsoft kills Groove Music Pass and pushes users to Spotify

03 Oct 2017 in Other

In a deepening partnership between Microsoft and Spotify, Groove Music ceases it's Music Pass streaming surface and invites users to take their music catalogue to Spotify Premium.

Nugen Audio’s MasterCheck Pro: A new standard?

14 Nov 2016 in Studio, Deals

How loud should your master be? How will the loudness treatment effect your mix? MasterCheck Pro is a metering and quality-simulator plug-in here to help.

Is Spotify about to buy Soundcloud?

29 Sep 2016 in Other

A report in the Financial Times says that Spotify and Soundcloud are in talks about a potential buy out. How likely and how helpful is that going to be?