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It’s Been Three Years Since Apple Music and Amazon Music Introduced Premium Audio Upgrades. So Where Is Spotify’s ‘Supremium’?

January 31, 2024

Apple's AirPods Max are a cornerstone of Apple's premium content+hardware ecosystem, which includes Apple Music's Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos (photo: MaxWdhs) After years of investing in lossless and spati... Read More...

Should You Buy One of Yamaha’s New Made-in-Japan Guitars?

Noah Itman

December 20, 2023

left - FG9R | Right - Revstar Yamaha has new models of acoustic and electric guitars that are Made in Japan. Is it time to buy one? Let's explore. Yamaha is known as a leader in affordable quality instrument... Read More...

Spatial Audio Is Here to Stay, What Now?

Mathilde Neu

October 5, 2023

With the rise of audio technologies such as Dolby Atmos on streaming platforms, spatial audio has become unmissable for all artists. Whether we discuss the perspective of well-established musicians or emergin... Read More...

Sonos Layoff seven percent of workforce, reduces real estate holdings

Sonos Triggers 7% Layoff While Substantially Reducing Real Estate Holdings

Ashley King

June 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Toa Heftiba Sonos has disclosed a 7% reduction in its workforce in the latest layoff round to hit a tech company. Sonos says it is also committing to further reducing its real estate footprint ... Read More...

With The Introduction of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset, The Focus on Spatial Audio Makes Sense

Ashley King

June 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Apple Apple unveiled its Vision Pro headset with a $3,499 price tag. The experimental tech is ushering in what Apple calls the era of spatial computing. During its WWDC 2023 conference, Apple f... Read More...

Soundtrack Loops Teams Up with Cherry Audio for Charitable ‘Humble Bundle’ Initiative

Raha M.

April 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Humble Bundle Soundtrack Loops produces royalty-free samples, loops, and music for films, creative artists, beat makers, producers, DJs, and music lovers. The company recently announced a charit... Read More...

Sound Credit Releases Version 6 – A ‘New Standard for Transferring Music’ Aims to Resolve the Metadata Crisis

Paul Resnikoff

April 13, 2023

Sound Credit CEO Gebre Waddell pictured at the 65th Grammy Awards, where he announced a $30 million advance facility for North American users’ neighboring rights royalties Sound Credit’s Version 6 brings dece... Read More...

Should You Try the New Aeros Loop Studio? Absolutely – Here’s Why

Noah Itman

February 15, 2023

The Aeros Loop Studio is a Swiss Army knife of music-making utility that helped me jumpstart my creativity. Here’s a peek at how this looper gave me the ‘kick in the pants’ I didn’t know I needed. I recently... Read More...

Sweetwater content creators production quality

Are You a Budding Content Creator? Here’s How To Help Your Production Quality Bloom

Ashley King

January 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Sweetwater Ready to take your home setup to the next level as a content creator? Whether you’re writing music, streaming video games, or making videos–Sweetwater has the gear content creators ne... Read More...

Google spatial audio support Pixel series

New Update Brings Spatial Audio Support to Pixel 6 & Pixel 7 Series Phones

Ashley King

January 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Screen Post A new update for Pixel smartphones finally brings spatial audio support to a limited number of devices. Namely, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series now supports the new feature–older Pixe... Read More...

Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers

Noah Itman

December 20, 2022

Image: https://pixabay.com/photos/christmas-gift-new-year-holidays-3015776/ As we close out 2022, I wanted to share a handful of items that I personally got some enjoyment out of. We're cutting it close on ti... Read More...

pCloud Is Angling to Become the “Dropbox Killer” for the Music Industry — With Critical Differentiating Features

Paul Resnikoff

November 21, 2022

pCloud is targeting serious music clientele with collaboration, encryption, and metadata. The company is introducing unique features like a native music player, previous file-version access/reverting, metadat... Read More...

FDA Approves Apple AirPods Pro 2 As First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Nova H1 Audio Earrings Promise ‘Special Edition’ for Presidential Debates After Kamala Harris Accusations

Sonos CEO Apologizes for Bumpy App Redesign Amid User Uproar Online

It’s Back: Apple’s Beats Teams Up With LeBron James & Lil Wayne to Launch New Beats Pill Speaker

Sonos Debuts Much-Anticipated Headphones with Sonos Ace

It’s Been Three Years Since Apple Music and Amazon Music Introduced Premium Audio Upgrades. So Where Is Spotify’s ‘Supremium’?

Should You Buy One of Yamaha’s New Made-in-Japan Guitars?

Spatial Audio Is Here to Stay, What Now?

Sonos Triggers 7% Layoff While Substantially Reducing Real Estate Holdings

With The Introduction of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset, The Focus on Spatial Audio Makes Sense

Soundtrack Loops Teams Up with Cherry Audio for Charitable ‘Humble Bundle’ Initiative

Sound Credit Releases Version 6 – A ‘New Standard for Transferring Music’ Aims to Resolve the Metadata Crisis

Should You Try the New Aeros Loop Studio? Absolutely – Here’s Why

Are You a Budding Content Creator? Here’s How To Help Your Production Quality Bloom

New Update Brings Spatial Audio Support to Pixel 6 & Pixel 7 Series Phones

Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers

pCloud Is Angling to Become the “Dropbox Killer” for the Music Industry — With Critical Differentiating Features