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Akai MPC Sample Key panel points to pitched sample playback
Exclusive images of Akai's upcoming 25-key sampler show dedicated pitch and mod wheels, chord and arp buttons and a looper. Price and release date are still unannounced. […]
Deepgram to buy Daily, the company behind Pipecat
Deepgram announced the deal at its first Speak event in San Francisco, along with an alpha context standard and two new language models for voice agents. […]
UMG holds 35.23% of US current music as Columbia passes Warner
Billboard's third-quarter label report puts Universal Music Group at 35.23% of current US recorded music. Columbia moves ahead of Warner Records, and indies rise to 22.41%. […]
Foo Fighters' monitor engineer moves to Sennheiser Spectera
Ian Beveridge, who has mixed monitors for Dave Grohl for 37 years, has swapped narrowband in-ear systems for Sennheiser's Spectera ahead of a summer stadium tour. […]
Sennheiser, Neumann and HÖR open a four-day hub at ADE 2026
From 21 to 24 October the three partners turn Bonne Amsterdam into the Amsterdam Livingroom, with livestreams, DJ sets, panels and workshops during Amsterdam Dance Event. […]
Neumann CEO Yasmine Riechers on making Neumann a workflow brand
In an interview, Neumann CEO Yasmine Riechers described her path from Sennheiser China to Berlin, the company's U.S. plans in Nashville, and her aim to turn Neumann into a workflow standard. […]
Neumann launches Hear the Moment, its first global brand campaign
Neumann has started Hear the Moment, its first worldwide brand campaign, built around a brand film made without generative AI and launched first in Germany, the UK and the US. […]
Sennheiser becomes Official Sound Provider of Formula E
Formula E and Sennheiser have signed a multi-year deal that makes Sennheiser the series' Official Sound Provider and brings its AMBEO immersive audio to broadcasts and trackside areas. […]
Neumann marks Bon Scott's 80th birthday with a U 47 fet edition
Neumann and the Bon Scott Estate are releasing the U 47 fet Bon Scott Edition, limited to 300 numbered units, on July 9, 2026, the day the AC/DC singer would have turned 80. […]
Shure takes a minority stake in Edge Sound Research
Shure now holds a minority stake in Edge Sound Research, the start-up behind the Virtual Sound Engine that already works with Shure's DCA901 broadcast array mic. […]