[ad_1] While Modes were previously only on artist-based stations, the feature is now available on the new Qmunity and Black Music Forever genre stations. Instead of being data-driven, the new Modes are “fine-tuned by Pandora’s expert curation team across genres, decades and themes,” according to a statement from Pandora. Qmunity features iconic pride anthems from […]
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‘Tetris Effect’ soundtrack now available for streaming
[ad_1] Tetris Effect, like the legendary original Tetris it was based on, can put players into a “flow state:” a period of great concentration where distractions melt away and you become entirely absorbed in the task at hand.” Researchers have measured mental benefits from flow state, and from Tetris, specifically. A study from Oxford University […]
Spotify drops the 10,000-song cap on libraries
[ad_1] At long last, Spotify is dropping the 10,000-song limit on My Library, so you’ll be able to save as many tracks and albums as you like for easier access to them. You won’t need to remove any tunes to make space for new ones anymore. It’s a welcome quality-of-life update, which has been a […]
Hacked NES Power Glove controls a modular synth with finger wriggles
[ad_1] Never mind controlling a modular synth by twiddling knobs. If one modder has his way, one of Nintendo’s legendary controllers is the way of the future. Look Mum No Computer (aka Sam Battle) has hacked an NES Power Glove into a gesture controller for his modular synth setup. All he has to do is […]
Bias FX 2 turns your iOS device into a portable guitar rig
[ad_1] Positive Grid’s Bias FX Mobile app for iOS lets you plug in your guitar and sculpt out a custom tone. Today, the company released a new version of the software — and the update contains more than just a few tweaks. The sounds engine of Bias FX 2 has been rebuilt from the ground […]
Jammy’s new MIDI guitar can control all your virtual instruments
[ad_1] The Jammy Evo rethinks the original’s formula, and was designed as a MIDI controller first and foremost. In other words, it’s not a MIDI controller crammed into a guitar. There are more buttons on the body of the instrument, which should provide some performance methods outside of typical guitar playing, and Jammy says that […]
Spotify’s web player works with Safari again
[ad_1] In 2017, Spotify’s Safari web player vanished without any explanation. Users were forced to use another browser or the native Mac app. Now, just as mysteriously, Spotify has added Safari back to its list of approved browsers. After almost three years, loyal Safari users can finally listen to Spotify in the browser once again. […]
Every musician is basically a YouTuber now
[ad_1] Maia, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter from California, enjoys all the bona fides of a budding pop superstar. The Bay Area teen sold out her first US tour last spring with only an EP released. Her anticipated debut album, The Masquerade, dropped in the fall and spurred a gushy profile in The New York Times, exalting […]
The first ‘AI Eurovision’ song contest winner was trained on koalas
[ad_1] Other tunes are, shall we say, less than comforting. The song from runner-up Germany, Dadabots x Portrait XO’s “I’ll Marry You, Punk Come,” is about as disturbing as you’d expect from an AI trained on acapellas, death metal and a fake news generator — “extinction is the only way” isn’t exactly the feel-good lyric […]
YouTube Music will transfer your Google Play songs with one click
[ad_1] Google says this whole transfer process will take place in steps, but the whole thing should take less than an hour. Of course, edge cases with massive music libraries or tons of uploads can take much longer, up to a few days. But even libraries with tens of thousands of songs shouldn’t take very […]