[ad_1] As with the initial launch, this is really about Amazon taking advantage of its far-reaching presence to bring more people into the fold. In theory, you’ll like the free service (or dislike the ads) enough to pay for a Prime membership or a full-on Music Unlimited subscription. Whatever it costs Amazon in the short […]
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Deezer’s lossless audio finally comes to Android, iOS and the web
[ad_1] The HiFi tier is normally $15 per month, although Deezer hopes to reel you in by offering it for free for the first 90 days if you sign up before the end of 2019. The challenge, as always, is the competition. Services like Tidal and Qobuz have their own high-quality options that may be […]
TikTok’s owner may be readying a streaming music service
[ad_1] ByteDance is said to still be in talks with Sony, Universal and Warner to license their music catalogs for the service. However, it might arrive sooner than you think. It’s believed to be launching as early as December in countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia. Service in the US is also coming, the sources […]
Spotify’s latest feature creates a playlist for your road trip
[ad_1] First, you put in your starting point and destination so Spotify can calculate your drive time with the help of Google Maps. Then you’re led through a series of questions that gather info like who you’re traveling with, your favorite genre for a road trip and what type of car you drive. The questionaire […]
Apple Music Replay highlights your favorite tunes of the year
[ad_1] Apple Music has been around for long enough that you can start reminiscing about years past, and Apple is banking on that nostalgia for its latest addition. It’s debuting an Apple Music Replay feature that highlights your favorite tunes not just from the past year, but every year you’ve been a subscriber. It creates […]
Korg Minilogue XD update adds key triggers for synth sequences
[ad_1] The upgrade also brings active step function that lets you add or remove steps from a sequence while you perform. You can control the arpeggiator’s speed and gate time, too. And if you often like to revert back to earlier settings, an original value view lets you see where those settings were and quickly […]
Johnny Cash’s powerful voice narrates his life in YouTube’s ‘The Gift’
[ad_1] Still, there’s plenty to enjoy here for both fans and the unfamiliar. Rick Rubin’s account, in particular, is one of my favorite parts of both The Gift and Cash’s decades-spanning career. The singer had basically been discarded by the music industry, and Rubin stepped in to compile an album from Cash’s library of hundreds […]
Behringer unveils a Roland TB-303 clone
[ad_1] The Roland TB-303 found its niche in the late ’80s and early ’90s in the dance music subgenre acid house. The 303’s modulated bass lines are a quintessential component to the acid style, but it can be heard in other genres; you’ll notice it in Aaliya’s “Try Again,” for example. Most electronic musicians have […]
Netflix’s ‘Heartstrings’ trailer reimagines Dolly Parton songs as dramas
[ad_1] The trailer has strong Hallmark Channel vibes, but if you’ve listened (read: dramatically sung along) to “Jolene” on repeat, you might be able to look past the cheesiness long enough to give the series a shot. Netflix first announced the collaboration with Parton in 2018. She will serve as the singer and songwriter for […]
The kid-friendly Blipblox Synthesizer is on sale for $30 off
[ad_1] On the outside, the Blipblox has bright, glossy, primary-colored plastic, large knobs designed for kids and crazy blinking lights. Underneath all that, you’ll find an oscillator, an amp envelope, a pair of LFOs, a modulation envelope and a low-pass filter. You don’t get full control. Various algorithms combine oscillators and modulation schemes in predetermined […]