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2. Use Leap to loop ideas One of Kontakt’s newest features, Leap, helps you loop musical ideas, and easily create song ideas by jamming with samples. Leap combines the power of a looper VST with an intuitive way to jam, make and manipulate samples in seconds, giving you a wealth of new creative ideas for beats and tracks. You can use Leap to loop your own samples, or try out the Leap Expansions series, which offers genre specific sample kits if you’re looking to focus in on a particular sound. To use Leap, open Kontakt and select the Leap heading…

Emergence Audio has introduced a free Kontakt instrument featuring 10 instruments taken from the Infinite Motion series.The Infinite Collection demo pack contains only one source sound per layer, limited presets, one LFO with only sine wave selection, two convolution reverbs, and delay available in effects, among other restrictions. Despite its limitations, its a great way to explore and understand Emergence Audio’s sound design before committing to the full version.Non-Static Sampling and Infinite Motion Engine, developed by founder Michael Vignola, introduces a constantly evolving, unpredictable quality into sonic environments, enhancing depth and realism. This approach goes beyond using static, predetermined samples,…

On Wednesday (May 28), Billboard revealed its midyear Boxscore report, tracking the top touring artists, concert venues and promoters around the world. From October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, the midyear recap focuses on the biggest tours from the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, before global stadium tours and music festivals take over the summer. The animated graphic below shows how the top 10 tours have shaped and shifted over this six-month period. The immediate leader was Paul McCartney. The legendary Beatle played a sold-out stadium show in Montevideo, Uruguay on the first day of the tracking…

Tom Wolfe has announced the release of a new collection of presets for the Pigments software synthesizer by Arturia.Exploring the power of Pigments’ new cutting-edge Physical Modelling engine, Echoes features 50 brand new presets designed to take organic sounds to the next level.By combining physical modelling with other forms of synthesis, Echoes creates a world of immersive ambient atmosphere with just an echo of realism.From gorgeous, glassy soundscapes to serene, spacious keys, Echoes offers a wide palette of expressive ambient presets that are perfect for adding a touch of enhanced acoustic atmosphere to your tracks.Echoes is on sale for the…

Stationhead announced the launch of a new feature on Wednesday (May 28): Collections, which allows users to show off the physical and digital merchandise that they have bought through the fandom platform. “We were inspired by what fans were already doing,” Ryan Star, founder and CEO of Stationhead, said in a statement. “They would post receipts to prove they were there first — that they didn’t just show up late to the party. We wanted to honor that devotion and make it more fun, meaningful, and permanent.” Stationhead debuted in 2017 as an app that allowed Spotify subscribers to transform…

Donald Trump claimed Canada is weighing a proposal to join the U.S. as the 51st state in exchange for free access to his Golden Dome. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Donald Trump claimed that Canada is considering a proposal to become the 51st U.S. state in exchange for free access to his “Golden Dome” missile defense system, a $175 billion initiative he says would shield…

Audio Plugin Deals has launched a limited time promotion on Mario Nieto’s groundbreaking MIDI generator that seamlessly integrates polyrhythmic patterns with stunning visuals.Offered at a 60% discount for the next two weeks, Harmony Bloom aims to revolutionize musical creativity by enabling MIDI data transmission to compatible devices, enhanced by its visual experience.Distinct from typical MIDI generators, Harmony Bloom offers unique functionalities. The standalone version’s ability to generate audio, with five selectable sounds, broadens its usability. It features a comprehensive control set for musical creation, including a Scale Selector with 57 options for melodic consistency, and various offset controls for sequence…

Stockholm-based music library giant Epidemic Sound is launching a new remix series, called Extra Version, on Wednesday (May 28) with help from DJ/producer Honey Dijon. As part of Extra Version, Epidemic pays participating DJs and producers “five to six figure sums” to pick from the songs, stems, samples and loops in its catalog of over 250,000 tracks — and remix them into something new. Epidemic then adds the results to its ever-growing catalog available for use by clients — like content creators, advertisers and brands looking for easy-to-clear songs to soundtrack videos — and distributes them to streaming services. To…

Plugin Boutique is offering a 90% discount on Unfiltered Audio’s multi-effect plugin featuring a 3-band frequency splitter capable of processing the low, mid, and high frequencies with different effects.Easy to to setup and control, TRIAD offers everything from multiband compression to frequency dependent reverb, complex distortions to intricate delays, pitch shifting and a variety of modulation based effects.Even without adding any of the effects, TRIAD can be used a “flat-sum” frequency splitter with adjustable cutoff points. An awesome looking FFT visualizer displays the signal and allows for precise control over the band amplitudes and cutoffs on the fly. Well-crafted tools…

For the record, Bono said he has never endorsed a politician for office. But when Jimmy Kimmel asked him on Tuesday night (May 27) where he stood in the ongoing, escalating battle between Donald Trump and Bruce Springsteen, the socially conscious U2 singer said there was only one endorsement he could possibly give. “I think there’s only one ‘Boss’ in America,” the Irish rock legend responded cheekily in reference to Springsteen’s longtime nickname. The dig at the president came after a recent late night Truth Social rant in which Trump called for a “major investigation” into celebrities who supported former…