New Inclusivity Initiative Seeks to Get rid of Audio Phrases Like “Grasp / Slave”

“Grasp / Slave” and “Male / Feminine” are phrases that these within the professional audio trade are undoubtedly accustomed to. The previous refers to a communication protocol during which one machine controls data (the Grasp) and one other follows its path (the Slave). “Male” and “Feminine,” then again, are widespread phrases for the topology of …

Boys Noize resurrects ruptured audio files to share ‘All I Want’ with Jake Shears

by: Cameron DeFaria May 11, 2021 On his fourth single of the calendar year, “All I Want,” Boys Noize enlists the unmistakable vocals of Scissor Sisters‘ frontman Jake Shears for a modern take on Chicago house. Propagated by Defected Records, “All I Want” arrives as an audiovisual pairing, with a music video directed by none …

Facebook to Launch Clubhouse-Like Drop-In Audio Chat Rooms

Facebook has announced a drop-in audio chat platform is in the works. “Live Audio Rooms” as it will be called, will compete directly with the increasingly-popular and notoriously exclusive Clubhouse app. For those unfamiliar with Clubhouse or stuck on its waiting list, Clubhouse is an invite-based social media network that allows users to listen in …

Pro Audio Forum Gearslutz Will Rebrand as Gearspace Following Name Controversy

After 18 years as one of the world’s foremost pro audio forums, Gearslutz has decided to begin a new chapter as Gearspace. The move comes after a Change.org petition calling for a name change, wihch garnered nearly 5,000 signatures. The petition was started by user Cam Ran, who detailed the initiative’s purpose in the description section of …

Audius’ $AUDIO Token Reaches All-Time High, But Payouts are Still to Come

Music streaming service Audius has seen a recent surge of popularity since its beta phase in October 2019 and ensuing public launch a year later. The controversial blockchain-powered platform’s cryptocurrency token, $AUDIO, has hit a new all-time high after Audius surpassed 3 million active users, according to Cointelegraph.  The report claims that the beginning of March 2021 saw the price of …

Online Petition Pushes Pro Audio Website Gearslutz to Change Their Name

More than 2,600 signatures have been aggregated in a Change.org petition to encourage popular pro audio platform Gearslutz to change their name.  “While there has been much progress in the gear community and audio world for women, we still exist in a time where every woman I know who works in audio has been asked …

Your EDM Premiere: Members of Signs Re-brand and Switch the Tempo With New Project Cecil Hotel [Flexout Audio]

While the disillusion of the experimental French bass music trio Signs left a big gap in the genre’s landscape, they each promised they would be back in some form after their parting Naegleria EP on Division in early 2019. Julian and Niko have rebranded individually as Digger and Opsen respectively, with the latter being part of the …

Audius marks $AUDIO launch with deadmau5 and RAC livestream

by: Dancing Astronaut Staff Oct 23, 2020 Luckily most of our favorite artists were able to quickly pivot to livestreaming in the wake of COVID-19’s global shutdowns. Of course deadmau5 was already waiting there when everyone else hastily shifted to online platforms, but that’s because he’s made a career out of his unrivaled tech-savviness. One …