Freaky Loops has released a new sample pack titled Hip Hop Paradise, a collection of loops and samples for new and old-skool Hip Hop productions. Contains a variety of fresh and inspirational sounds; from wonky drums to hiphop melodies, smokey basses to shimmering instruments sounds, punchy snares to inspirational combi files, percussions, vox, fx and […]

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Tracktion has announced availability of Waveform Pro, the eleventh version of the affordable, award winning, fully featured digital audio workstation. Designed for the needs of modern music producers, this deeply capable DAW is a suite of tools that is powerful, intuitive and very user friendly. The latest evolution includes new features developed to harness the […]

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Function Loops has announced the launch of its Production Contest 2020 with prizes including a collaboration with 22Bullets, premium bundles, and much more. Edvin from Function Loops: “We decided to create this production challenge, to find out who is the best producer in our community! Completely free to enter. The grand winner will get a […]

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Micah Frank has announced the release of Tape Pieces Vol. 2, a new installment in the series of collaborations between Micah Frank and Chris Child (Kodomo). The EP contains four compositions that Chris and Micah built from field recordings, cassette tapes and synthesizers. While Tape Pieces Volume One focused on the layering and cascading of […]

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Plugin Boutique has launched a sale on the FireCobra audio plugin by United Plugins, an analog saturation and tube effect. FireCobra combines the accuracy of the digital world with the live randomness of the analogue. Behind its simple user interface, there’s more technology than meets the eye. FireCobra intelligently analyses the audio signal and makes […]

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Serato has announced that its Serato Play DJ software is available for free during the month of May. You can get started right away with Serato Play, even if you’re not sure how. Serato has tutorials to help you navigate any questions, plus TIDAL and Soundcloud streaming integration into the software to get you started […]

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Cinematique Instruments has announced the release of its new Klang of the Month series free Kontakt instrument, Reverberated Strings. The instrument brings the sound of the reverb tail isolated from some recorded string instruments, resulting in a warm deep pad. Very often we think about what will it sounds when just playing the reverb of […]

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Plugin Boutique has published another Top 5 Friday video in which Tim Cant takes a look at some of the best plugins for producing EDM. If you want to get that polished, highly professional EDM sound, you’re going to need to use the right tools, and at Plugin Boutique, you can find some of the […]

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MusicDevelopments has announced the release of Melodya, an advanced motive editor and melody generator plugin for Windows and macOS. Melodya separates shape and rhythm and includes several melodic and rhythmic transformations. Melodya is an advanced motive editor and melody generator which is simple to use but at the same time it offers many detailed settings […]

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FeelYourSound has announced the release of The Piano Sessions, a free songwriting package for producers of any genre. It contains over 26 free chord transformation presets for the ChordPotion songwriting plugin. The new presets transform the chords in your DAW into completely new piano melodies. With a few clicks, you can turn any chords into […]

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Serato Studio pays homage to the classic 1990’s arcade fighter games with BeatFighter, letting you compete with beatmakers from across the world for ultimate victory in a global online tournament. Interactive, public judging via Instagram is to decide who takes the grand prize each month. “BeatFighter is a really epic combination of gaming and music […]

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The global spread of COVID-19 since January 2020 is resulting in a slowdown in economic activity across the world. The impact on India has been limited so far, however, increasing spread of the pandemic in the country over the last few days and the preventive measures being taken by the central and various state governments have severely restricted business activities.

"While the lockdown may continue for the next month or two, the cinema industry will take several months ('recuperating period') even after the lockdown is lifted, to get back to its feet, as the pipeline of content begins to flow again, and our patrons gain the confidence to step out of their homes and start visiting crowded places like cinemas.

In India, under traditional business interruption insurance policies, physical damage to property is the only criteria to trigger business interruption loss, while pandemics and epidemics are specifically excluded. Insurance companies, therefore, are refusing to accept any claims arising out of shutdown.

All malls have been shut since the lockdown began, and retailers in those malls are not in a position to pay rents because their outlets are shut. This in turn makes it difficult for the malls to pay the banks. About 85% of a mall’s revenue is dependent on rentals.

It can be noted that shopping centres and malls, which tend to attract a lot of crowds, have been shut since mid-March, much before the lockdown was announced and if the social distancing strategies continue post lockdown as well, such facilities are unlikely to open.

Large operators of malls such as Xander-backed Virtuous Retail, Select Group, Phoenix Group and Blackstone-backed Nexus have not waived rentals for their tenants.

PepsiCo India had volunteered to support the scale up of India's COVID-19 testing capacity through support provided to FIND.

President Trump excoriated the administration of President Barack Obama as “human scum” who attempted to undermine him by “targeting” former national security adviser Michael Flynn. 

Restaurants in the city are looking to slash in-house dining capacities by 40 per cent to ensure social distancing norms are followed and also ramp up their tech infrastructure to handle more orders online.

40% Restaurants Face a Permanent Lockout; some entrepreneurs tweaking business models, selling DIY meal kits, attempting delivery.

Mothercare in March reported making a profit of 28.3 million pounds (USD 36.6 million, 32.8 million euros) from more than 1,000 stores it has worldwide.

Arizona colleges and universities have dramatically altered graduation ceremonies to adapt to COVID-19.

The state government is looking to re-introduce the old tradition, where steel or other metal utensils were taken on rent from vendors and community stores. Over the years, disposable plates, glasses, cups and other utensils have gained popularity, replacing the system.

On March 23, the company had informed bourses about disruption of operations across the country on account of COVID -19 pandemic.

According to the company, the online presence will further strengthen the brand’s reach by covering 2,000+ pin codes. Basis the demand and sales, Godrej Interio also plans to introduce selected online-only models to cater to a larger section of customers who love purchasing online.

There is a lot of deal activity because businesses are looking for capital.

The company, which has a retail network in 450 towns, is further expanding by adding new stores in smaller towns through franchise route.

Industry players say premium and luxury buying sees an uptick in two cases — purchase for occasions by the aspirational millennial and by a growing cohort of marathon runners.

"Similar to others in the marketplace, approximately half of Nike-owned stores have been temporarily closed," while it is "experiencing lower than planned retail traffic in stores that do remain open."

According to the company, Puma's collaboration with the Indian cricket captain saw a massive rise in sales in FY2019 with sales through One8 accounting for almost 10 per cent of its overall sales, and cementing the leadership position by a wider margin.

With this campaign, the brand aims to highlight the inspirational stories of real women, influencers and athletes from different age groups and fields through the medium of a film, said the company.

The decision was taken in the 39th GST Council meeting chaired by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The move was made to correct the inverted duty structure. ​

The state government has given permission to various companies, including Samsung, to start operations with a maximum of 3,000 employees in a manufacturing unit.

MadRat has developed an interactive suit designed to encourage children to venture out and play even within the restrictive confines of housing complexes.

The reinvention started more than a decade ago, soon after the company decided to exit textile manufacturing.

Most consumer durables companies in India rely on imported components. Poor input supplies since January and later closure of factories, malls, shops and offices due to the lockdown hit consumer demand badly.

Major retail chains including Viveks, Shahs, Girias, Vasanth and Co are among the signatories of the letter, which fears job losses might start impacting one lakh of families, besides a steep drop in direct and indirect tax revenues to the state.

With about a million products available on its website, Tolexo is among the largest B2B ecommerce sites in the country, serving 2.5 lakh businesses.

"The company will invest another Rs 15 crore in another three months. The factory is close to Chennai port, thereby facilitating easy exports to our buyers abroad. We are happy to inaugurate our third manufacturing facility in India and production has already begun ,” said John Baby, chief executive officer (CEO), Funskool.

The startup plans to use the funds raised to focus on building unique phygital interactions, new product developments and expand its retail presence from 15 countries to more than 30 countries

Prada, who has been the creative force behind one of luxury's most successful brands for 30 years, said the new partnership did not signal an eventual succession.

BigThinx’s neural networks create a personalised 3D virtual avatar from 2D images for fashion brands and their customers.

Diamond trade at Surat has come to a halt because of the lockdown. Many workers have also left.

On March 24, the company had decided to temporarily close its manufacturing operations at the two units with immediate effect till further notice following announcement of nationwide lockdown to curb spread of coronavirus pandemic.

The apparel retailer, which like many others in the industry has closed its stores and furloughed employees, said it had also suspended rent payments of about $115 million per month in North America.

The continued lockdown in April 2020 (from late March) has impacted the entire textile industry and disrupted exports, Ind-Ra said in a report.

Earlier this month, Ratan Tata had invested in Tracxn Technologies and followed it up with pet care portal DogSpot and online cashback and coupons venture CashKaro.

Highlighting that network capacity and higher bandwidth services have proved to be crucial, not only during the pandemic itself, but also for e-commerce and economic inclusion in general, it said in an information note: “What can WTO members do to improve communications networks and services?”