MelodyVR continues to sign major deals. Two years ago, MelodyVR, a virtual reality firm, signed major licensing deals with Warner/Chappell, Sony, Universal, and Roc Nation. The firm had also announced it successfully raised $19 million in funding. The…
Category archives: Gear And Software
Pro-Ject Introduces a Stereo Solution for High-End Streaming Music
Pro-Ject is well known for its high-performance turntables, but now the company is debuting a HiFi music streaming device. The Stream Box S2 Ultra is an “audiophile-grade network bridge” using a quad-core industrial version of the Raspberry Pi. The dev…
Dolby Is Working on an App That Delivers ‘Studio Quality’ Recording
Dolby has quietly been testing a new mobile recording app. But how good is it? Artists have been recording on their iPhones for years. But is it really possible to match studio-level recording quality from a smartphone? Enter Dolby, which is now part…
Spotify Prepares to Launch $100 Voice-Controlled In-Car Music Player
Will Spotify’s new in-car device have its own data connection? Early last year, and ahead of its direct listing on Wall Street, Spotify posted three job positions. The streaming music giant had sought an Operations Manager in Hardware Product and a Sen…
Sony/ATV’s EMI Completely Digitizes the KPM Music Library
Sony/ATV’s EMI has managed to digitize the iconic KPM library. Sony/ATV has confirmed the complete digitization of the KPM Music Library will now appear on streaming and download services. The move, made by Sony/ATV Music Publishing division EMI Produc…
Verizon Bundles Apple Music into 2 Unlimited Plans
Apple Music has just expanded its partnership with Verizon. But, will the move help it take on Spotify? Last summer, Verizon announced an exclusive promotion. The telecommunications conglomerate offered a new bundle – 6 months of Apple Music. The pro…
Google Discontinues Chromecast Audio to Focus Entirely on Smart Speakers
Google is going all-in on its smart speaker strategy and abandoning Chromecast Audio. The streaming adapter was introduced in 2015 and brought streaming music to existing stereo systems. A Google spokesperson confirmed the shift away from the product i…
Amazon’s ‘Echo Auto’ Is Now Shipping to 1 Million Drivers In the U.S.
Smart speakers are the fastest growing tech category in the United States. Now, they’re threatening to transform car dashboards, with potentially huge implications for music. Amazon’s Echo currently leads the pack in a heated race for the home. But w…
Technics Teases a Brand-New SL 1200 Turntable for DJs
Technics is teasing a big reveal at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this month. Vinyl has been making a comeback among consumers for more than a decade now, with plenty of updated hardware to enjoy the vintage sound. But dedicated DJs…
A Fed Up Musician Demands That YouTube Fix Its Broken Content ID System. More Than 100,000 People Have Signed His Petition.
YouTube’s Content ID has a major copyright infringement problem. Now, people have urged Google to fix it. As part of the video platform’s large-scale protest against the EU’s Copyright Directive, YouTube has pointed to its Content ID as an existing vi…