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Steinberg has announced the release of a new virtual instrument featuring a deeply sampled grand piano by Yamaha with more than 18 GB of sample content.This world-class grand piano, a beautiful Yamaha C3X, was sampled in a recording space which was acoustically designed especially for playing and experiencing pianos. You can hear this in every nuance of Etude, its sound perfectly balanced with a delicate harmonic richness at the top end and deep, warm tones in the lower octaves.Its mixer, with four different microphone positions, makes it perfectly suited to scoring, but also for writing classical, jazz or more pop-oriented…

JIN of BTS has released his solo EP Echo (echo, echo, echo, echo …). On Friday (May 16), the K-pop star unveiled the project featuring seven tracks: “Don’t Say You Love Me,” “Nothing Without Your Love,” “Loser” featuring YENA, “Rope It,” “With the Clouds,” “Background” and “To Me, Today.” JIN first announced the mini-album about a month prior to its release, with a statement describing Echo as offering the musician’s “perspective on universal life experiences, capturing everyday emotions with warmth and sincerity.” “Built on dynamic band sounds, the album showcases his versatile vocals across a spectrum of moods and styles,”…

Lorde apparently really enjoyed watching Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee get it on.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the New Zealand singer-songwriter, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, revealed that she once watched the famous 1995 Anderson and Lee sex tape in its entirety while undergoing a psychedelic therapy session.The 28-year-old said she didn’t know why she searched for that particular tape during her trip, but what she saw wasn’t just the couple having sex—it was “two people that were so in love with each other.””I found it to be so beautiful…I watched it, but I saw two people…

Loopmasters has introduced a new new vocal sample pack shaped by the gritty streets of São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. The royalty free Brazilian Vibe Vocals blends funk, phonk and Brazilian rap with pounding 808s, donk basslines, cowbells and aggressive Portuguese vocals.BRAZILIAN VIBE VOCALS isn’t about carnival – it’s about the street. Pure vibe. No polish. All fire.Brazilian Vibe Vocals features15 powerful vocal acapellas.Expressive adlibs, chants, and hooks, perfect for chorus drops or gritty verses.Drum loops and one-shots that hit like freestyle sessions on the block.Serum presets, atmospheric layers, bass grooves and music loops ready to chop, loop, flip and…

Morgan Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, has officially arrived, heralding the next chapter in Wallen’s already massive, stadium-headlining career. His previous album, 2023’s One Thing at a Time, featured 36 sprawling tracks, and with his new project he does it one better, with I’m The Problem clocking in at 37 songs. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The album features collaborations with Tate McRae (“What I Want”), plus artists he has previously collaborated with including Eric Church (the new album features the song “Number 3 and Number 7”), HARDY (“Come…

Plugin Boutique has launched an exclusive promotion on Excite Audio’s Lifeline series plugins, offering up to 50% off for the next few days as part of its Mastering Month.Lifeline Expanse simulates the space and characteristics of real recording environments and re-amping methods. Lifeline Console focuses on mixing in a control room, offering you the sound of sought-after hardware and analogue formats all within your DAW.The Lifeline Bundle is priced $64 USD, Lifeline Console and Lifeline Expanse are on sale for $39 USD each, while the Lite versions are $29 USD each during the promotion.The offer expires May 31st, 2025.More information:…

Australian singer, songwriter and EDM icon VASSY has teamed up with Dutch producer RSCL for the release of her latest single, “Beg.” Released Friday, May 16 via Revealed’s Gemstone Records imprint, “Beg” is the latest in a long line of singles for the Darwin-born, U.S.-based musician. Described as being rooted in emotional surrender and the desire to hide vulnerability, it sees VASSY (born Vasiliki Karagiorgos) using her trademark strength to turn pain into power. “From the moment I wrote and recorded BEG, I knew it had that special spark—emotive, energetic, and made for the dancefloor,” VASSY explained to Rolling Stone…

AudioThing has announced an update to its dynamic dual waveshaper plugin that can be used for both symmetrical and asymmetrical distortion.Offering everything from from mild tube-flavored overdrive to extreme digital harshness, Wave Box is now also available on iOS. The version 1.5.3 update also comes with brightness and contrast controls and support for macOS 15 Sequoia.A waveshaper is a type of distortion in which the input signal is mapped to the output by applying a fixed or variable shaping function.Wave Box features two separate waveshapers that can be mixed together while being modulated by 2 LFOs and 1 Envelope Follower.…

It’s taken years, but Rihanna finally released a new song Friday (May 16) — “Friend of Mine,” recorded for the upcoming Smurfs movie in which she voices Smurfette. Featuring the Fenty mogul singing over a happy-sounding Afrobeats-inspired dance track, complete with warm synths and rhythmic drums. A snippet of “Friend of Mine” was first premiered in a trailer for the Smurfs film two days prior to the song’s release, showing Ri’s animated blue character singing and dancing to the track in Smurf Village. “Friend of Mine” will appear on the Smurfs soundtrack, along with DJ Khaled, Cardi B and DESI…

After surprising her audience in Charlotte, N.C. with special guests Alejandro Sanz and Wyclef Jean earlier this week, Shakira brought another star to the stage on Thursday (May 15), on her first of two nights at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Puerto Rican singer Ozuna joined the Colombian superstar to perform their collab “Monotonía,” included in her Grammy-winning album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, which gives its name to her tour. The song, a bachata about heartbreak released in Oct. 2022 via Sony Music Latin,…