Avid’s Pro Tools is pretty much the industry standard for folks that edit audio for a living, including musicians, radio journalists, and other audio producers. But it ain’t cheap. When I started working in radio news nearly 15 years ago, Avid offered a basic free version cleverly called Pro Tools Free. But it was discontinued […]
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LG unveils Music Flow Wi-Fi speakers with smartphone controls
LG will launch a new series of WiFi-enabled speakers in early 2015. The LG Music Flow speakers are designed to work on their own or together: if you have multiple speakers they can work together to provide fuller sound. They’re also designed to work with apps for Android and iOS phones which allow a Music […]
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Microsoft’s holiday Music Deals promotion is crazy good
Microsoft launched Music Deals last month, offering a new crop of deeply discounted MP3 albums every week. Normally that means you can score one DRM-free album of music for $0.99 and about 100 more for $1.99 each. But Microsoft is shaking things up a bit in time for the holidays: For the next 20 days […]
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Google launches YouTube Music Key: ad-free music for $8 per month
Want to find a song? It’s probably on YouTube… but you might have to watch an ad before you can stream it, or put up with the occasional take-down notice when a song is uploaded without permission from the artist (or record label). Now there’s a new way to stream music from YouTube. Google is […]
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Now (some) Samsung phones can work as guitar effects pedals
Google Android 5.0 includes audio improvements that, among other things, will make it easier to use an Android phone or tablet for professional music production. But if you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 or Galaxy Note Edge you don’t need to wait for Android 5.0. IK Multimedia has released new hardware and software that […]
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Google Play Music gets Songza-like curated playlists
Google acquired music streaming service Songza this summer, and now the company is starting to bring Songza-style features to Google Play Music. Starting today Google is rolling out an update to Play Music that will let you stream curated playlists… assuming you’re paying $9.99 per month for a Google Play Music subscription. There’s still a separate […]
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Amazon Prime Stations brings ad-free genre-based internet radio to Prime members
Amazon is adding genre-based internet radio stations to Amazon Prime Music. In addition to adding songs, albums, and playlists to your library, Amazon Prime subscribers can now tune into ad-free music streams in categories such as Classic Rock, Top Pop, ’90s R&B, or Classic Blues, just to name a few. The new offering is called Amazon […]
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Sony’s smallest HiFi Walkman is coming in November for $300
Looking for a better portable music player than your smartphone? A handful of companies offer high-end devices for audiophiles who aren’t happy with compressed MP3 music and cheap audio hardware. Sony has a long history in the space. At one point the company’s Walkman brand was pretty much synonymous with the idea of a portable […]
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T-Mobile customers can now stream Rdio, Songza, Grooveshark for free (Google Play Music is coming)
6 Comments on T-Mobile customers can now stream Rdio, Songza, Grooveshark for free (Google Play Music is coming)T-Mobile subscribers may get “unlimited” internet access, but the company caps the amount of “high speed” 4G LTE data you can use each month before your connection is slowed down. Earlier this year the company started removing music streaming services from that data cap. In June T-Mobile launched Music Freedom which lets subscribers stream tunes from […]
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Google Play Music users can only deauthorize 4 devices per year
Google Play Music lets you upload your music collection to the cloud and stream songs over the internet for free. Or you can pay $10 per month for Google Play Music All Access and stream millions of songs. Google lets you stream to any device with a supported web browser and you can link up to […]
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Google acquires Songza to bring better playlists to Google Play Music
Good news for fans of Google Play Music: Google has announced that it’s acquiring Songza, a music streaming company that specializes in curated playlists. Hopefully this is good news for Songza too, since the startup now has access to Google-sized resources. But Google has a habit of shutting down products from the companies it acquires […]
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ROK Mobile will offer unlimited talk, text, data, and music streaming
A new wireless carrier plans to open its doors on July 4th. At first glance ROK Mobile looks like yet-another MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator such as Straight Talk, Boost Mobile, or Republic Wireless. But in addition to offering unlimited talk, text, and data ROK Mobile will also include access to a Spotify-like music-on-demand […]