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daw

+10

Spotify just cut your pay by 30%. The 1,000‐play trap is making your music worthless now

Aug 14, 2026

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7 min read

Spotify just cut your pay by 30%. The 1,000‐play trap is making your music worthless now

The math behind the cut and what it means for your catalogue. Check which tracks just stopped earning and why.

Music Scientists
Music Scientists

vst

+4

Music streaming platforms are building a content customs office

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

Music streaming platforms are building a content customs office

AI generated music to be classified as a supply-chain risk?

Music Scientists
Music Scientists

vst

+6

Your beat went viral on TikTok but got nothing in return. Here's your missing royalty check.

Jul 3, 2026

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2 min read

Your beat went viral on TikTok but got nothing in return. Here's your missing royalty check.

The creator didn't clear it. The platform paid out nothing. The old model doesn't work. Learn to protect your music from "viral" losses.

Music Scientists
Music Scientists

daw

+2

How do you catch a great artist before their big moment? Here's 3 sitting in that window.

Jun 14, 2026

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6 min read

How do you catch a great artist before their big moment? Here's 3 sitting in that window.

Do you get pre-mainstream signals? Acting before talent saturates for mass consumption ain't that easy. Here are 3 artists sitting in that window right now.

daw

+6

Audio hardware is shrinking. But does it matter?

May 27, 2026

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2 min read

Audio hardware is shrinking. But does it matter?

Hardware becomes more compact while the demand for high-performance capabilities intensifies. This challenges producers to adapt their workflows while maintaining quality and creativity.

Music Scientists
Music Scientists

daw

+5

The real reason your DAW sounds different on different days

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

The real reason your DAW sounds different on different days

Your ears aren't broken. They're just not calibrated. Here's the 5-minute system that changes everything.

Music Scientists
Music Scientists

daw

+12

The Plugin Feed Is Loud. Here's What To Do About it.

Feb 23, 2026

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6 min read

The Plugin Feed Is Loud. Here's What To Do About it.

We explore why the social debate is actually about "effort signaling" and how a hybrid approach is quietly becoming the new standard for breaking creative blocks.

daw

+13

Live 12 Isn’t ChatGPT-for-Beats. It’s Something More Useful.

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

Live 12 Isn’t ChatGPT-for-Beats. It’s Something More Useful.

Live 12’s “AI” story isn’t about a black box making music for you. It’s about predictable generative tools and a few smart utilities where machine learning actually saves time. The main point: stay in

daw

+9

The Death of the $200 Preset Pack

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

The Death of the $200 Preset Pack

Creative VST techniques / Granular Resampling. Serum 2, Granular Synthesis

daw

+7

Zebra 3 beta blows up twitter/x

Feb 17, 2026

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4 min read

Zebra 3 beta blows up twitter/x

Top 5 loud threads in music tech + VST land today, pulled from high-engagement posts and trend clusters

daw

+11

Why Napster’s Chord ID is the New Studio Standard

Feb 5, 2026

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5 min read

Why Napster’s Chord ID is the New Studio Standard

From peer-to-peer piracy to peer-to-agent co-creation: How Napster is turning music theory into a utility.

daw

+12

The Native Instruments Insolvency: Why Your Plugins Are Safe (But Your Work Might Not )

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

The Native Instruments Insolvency: Why Your Plugins Are Safe (But Your Work Might Not )

The industry just hit a liquidity wall, but your license manager isn't dead yet.

Diaries of Distortion
Diaries of Distortion

daw

+7

New Post [VIDEO SKITS]: Future of Native Instruments?

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

New Post [VIDEO SKITS]: Future of Native Instruments?

The bond between a producer and their Kontakt libraries just entered the "it’s complicated" phase.

daw

+12

Spotify’s Quiet Collapse

Dec 2, 2025

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5 min read

Spotify’s Quiet Collapse

The Wrapped Glow Is Fading, and This Time It Might Not Come Back

daw

+8

Maschine 3.4, Korg's PS-3300, and Why Steinberg Changed the Game

Oct 30, 2025

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5 min read

Maschine 3.4, Korg's PS-3300, and Why Steinberg Changed the Game

New tools and updates that make you rethink how you produce music

daw

+8

7 digits define your song (machines listen first)

Oct 18, 2025

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3 min read

7 digits define your song (machines listen first)

How your tracks get ranked. Your music breaks down into code before anyone hears it. And thats your shadow profile is shown to your fans.

daw

+9

Audio tech gets smarter: Music chat discovery, real-time creation & more

Oct 14, 2025

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6 min read

Audio tech gets smarter: Music chat discovery, real-time creation & more

DAWS = Smart Studios with Logic Pro updates, real-time music creation to Spotify's new AI features. Here's what's shaping the music scene.

daw

+5

Berklee Music goes full on AI. Should we be worried?

Sep 28, 2025

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4 min read

Berklee Music goes full on AI. Should we be worried?

Here’s what berklee is doing with ai, their new lab, course, partnerships, and public stance.

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