Stability AI releases a new audio model that can create six-minute songs

Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks

The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano

Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don’t really make much sound. There is an internal mic that you can blend in for a little acoustic spice, but it’s mostly driven by the synth engine that combines physical modeling and FM. The tines are […]

Ashnymph’s Childhood EP is exhilarating dance goth rock
Ashnymph’s Childhood EP is exhilarating dance goth rock

I’ve got to thank my oldest friend and concert buddy, Tim, for turning me on to this one. Ashnymph is a London band that blends post-punk melodies with Krautrock rhythms and industrial grime. Their debut EP, Childhood, drifts between dreamy vocals buried in layers of reverb and four-on-the-floor dancefloor pounding. It’s a thrilling opening salvo […]

Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects
Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects

The EP-136 KO Sidekick is Teenage Engineering’s stylish new two-channel mixer, clearly designed to connect two of its KO-II samplers for live performances and DJ sets. Though, it can connect any two audio sources, not just TE gear. The mixer leaked a couple of times, but what those leaks didn’t show was that it’s also […]

The company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native Instruments
The company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native Instruments

Native Instruments’ suite of music production software and gear, including Traktor and Kontakt, will soon live under the inMusic umbrella alongside other music tech brands like Akai Professional and Moog Music. As MusicRadar reports, Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams said the company was looking for a buyer in March, following news it had entered bankruptcy […]

will.i.am taught 75 college students to build AI agents. The tech industry spent the same semester firing 73,000 people.
will.i.am taught 75 college students to build AI agents. The tech industry spent the same semester firing 73,000 people.

The tech industry laid off more than 73,000 workers in the first four months of 2026. In a classroom inside a Hollywood recording studio, a 51-year-old hip-hop artist was teaching 75 college students how to build the AI agents that are replacing them. …

You can now request songs from Spotify DJ in French, German, Italian, and Portuguese too

Spotify is expanding its DJ feature in beta to Premium users in over 75 markets and adding four new languages, French, so more listeners can make voice requests in their own language.

Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds
Native Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano sounds

The latest version of Native Instruments’ Komplete music production bundle is here with 62 new additions, including the wonderfully weird Absynth 6. Komplete 26 comes in several flavors, starting with three $99 Select bundles: Beats, Band, and Electronic. Prices jump pretty steeply from there, with Standard costing $549, Ultimate costing $1,249, and the Collector’s Edition […]

Orchid, the buzzy Tame Impala synth, is back in a gorgeous clear colorway
Orchid, the buzzy Tame Impala synth, is back in a gorgeous clear colorway

The Telepathic Instruments Orchid has been unavailable for a few months now. But a new batch is ready to drop on May 11th for $649, and the company is celebrating with a limited edition clear Orchid: Arctic, which will cost slightly more: $699. The Orchid was designed in part with Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, […]

Verified by Spotify badge lets you know this artist isn’t AI
Verified by Spotify badge lets you know this artist isn’t AI

Spotify is launching a new verification program to combat spam, fakes, and AI. Some artists will now have a “Verified by Spotify” badge and a green checkmark on their profile, indicating that the company has confirmed a real person is behind the music and the profile. At least at launch, Spotify says that AI personas […]