A musical rainbow in the Cotswolds.

Claim by Birmingham MP.

DanceXchange launch free online classes for all levels.

2019-2020 Arts & Science Festival concludes with a season dedicated to hope.

Iconic Beano and Dandy albums hitting the shelves thanks to Birmingham company.

Solihull Mind set to benefit from link.

Matt Lindley writes about recognition for the Central Library.

A course aiming to assist the international drive to protect the world’s tree population is once again being hosted by the University of Wolverhampton.

The lover of old houses and social history will be unable to resist learning more about Wickhamford Manor, reports Marsya Lennox

Richard Lutz tours the geometry of a grey Evenlode valley.

Well, this is something to definitely look forward to. Continue reading…

Morris has unveiled a four-song Amazon Live EP, 'Maren Morris Live From Chicago.' Continue reading…

Businesses in the region are being encouraged to find out more about the importance of the growing digital economy at a free event taking place at Coventry University in January.

Panto stars pay visit to children and their families.

Voyage of local Mayflower Pilgrim to be commemorated.

Upwards of 90,000 people expected to attend Digbeth festivities.

First participants confirmed through the Birmingham Weekender in Digbeth Open Call.

Andy Munro ponders on a lengthy spell without a trip to St Andrews.

Dave Woodhall wonders whether football and footballers are getting an unfair press.

Birmingham entrepreneur to back prestige ceremony.

Dave Woodhall on Villa and dangerous fashions.

Broad Street casino pays out to emergency services and NHS staff.

India, the world’s largest diamond polishing hub that employs over one million people, is likely to see a staggering 50% job loss. Diamond merchants are struggling to manage their inventories or pay salaries to their craftsmen. Knock-on effects are being felt by one million more workers employed in the gems and jewellery industry.

The company will continue to strictly comply with all government rules while reopening and running operations at the store. The company plans to reopen first 50 stores by 10th May, 2020.

The economy has been severely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the government and policymakers are looking for segments that are in the best position to help revive the economic activity the quickest.

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.

Toontrack has announced the official list pricing information for EZbass as well as a new video presenting an in-depth look at the features of the program. As announced earlier, EZbass will be available on May 19th and is Toontrack’s highly anticipated bass software instrument as well as the next core title in the company’s widely […]

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Audified has released its new audio effect VocalMint Saturator, an easy-to-use single knob vocal saturator with powerful processing hidden under the hood. Most one-knobs do one thing and one thing only: they linearly mix in a certain effect to your track. However, VocalMint runs the track through its virtual signal chain and tunes multiple parameters […]

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W.A. Production has released its new audio plugin Punchy Worm, a one-knob punch and saturation effect with a dancing worm. At W.A. Production they’re serious about music and over the last few years, they’ve created many top-quality plugins with finely tuned controls and pro studio features. But sometimes they just like to go a bit […]

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Ampify is the name behind the iOS apps Launchpad, Blocs Wave and Groovebox, which have together amassed over 15 million downloads. Ampify now brings you its latest music-making software, Ampify Studio, available for free on MacOS and Windows. After announcing Ampify Studio at NAMM 2020 in LA and releasing as public beta software, Ampify Studio […]

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Erica Synths is one of the few manufacturers that uses vacuum tubes in its Eurorack modules — and those who are familiar with tube-based modules know that tubes can push the sound to extremes, or transform it into deep and saturated tones. Three new Fusion series modules have been announced: Fusion VCF3
, Fusion Modulator 
and […]

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The Unfinished has launched the Humankind 2020 promotion, a collection of limited edition charity synth soundsets. For those who don’t know, Humankind is a collection of synth soundsets (of 64 patches each), with 50% of the proceeds going to charity. This time around I have chosen The Trussell Trust, a wonderful charity who help provide […]

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Isotonik Studios is offering the Control Pack of Max for Live devices by NOISS COKO as a free download for the next few days. The Control Pack is a collection of three MaxforLive Devices designed by NOISS COKO, developer of the best selling Modulation Pack & Sempler PRO. Consisting of three MaxforLive Devices, CC Manager, […]

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PluginFox has launched an exclusive sale on two audio plugins by Tokyo Dawn Labs, offering a 50% discount for a limited time only. NOVA Gentleman’s Edition MKII is a parallel dynamic equalizer. Appearing in the familiar layout of a parametric equalizer, the plugin also includes flexible dynamics processing options allowing the coverage of an impressively […]

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No Dough Music has announced its new online House/Techno/Electronic music production hub The Archive, which features content from all of No Dough’s current sample packs repackaged with loads of new features. The Archive will offer sound packs, Ableton projects, production technique and how to blogs, podcasts, interviews, and video content. Available now, Underground Electronics is […]

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COVID-19 has deeply impacted the livelihoods of countless musicians all over the world, causing them to cancel performances and lose other sources of income. To help offset this hardship, Polyverse Music has created a platform for supporting and raising financial aid for performing artists. Polyverse.TV is a livestream-powered fundraising initiative to support independent artists impacted […]

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Luftrum has announced that its Lunaris Pads Instrument is now available with a rent-to-own option. There has been rising interest in a rent-to-own option of Lunaris and we have also granted a few one-off requests for this. In these uncertain times, we want to open it up for all our customers, and empower you with […]

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Native Instruments has announced a sale on Sonokinetic, offering up to 70% off on its orchestral and cinematic instrument libraries for Kontakt for a limited time. Playful, independent, and unique, Sonokinetic phrase-based instruments bring dazzle and delight to every composition. Now with 70% off the collection, 50% off 15 individual instruments, and the brand-new Ibrido […]

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Xenos Soundworks has announced the release of Synthwave Volume 2, a new soundset for the Sylenth1 software synthesizer by LennarDigital. ‘Synthwave Volume 2’ contains 80+ Sylenth presets with the same distinctive warm and analog feel that made Volume 1 popular. Producers of Synthwave and other 80s-influenced styles will find a treasure trove of vintage sounds […]

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Dabro Music’s latest sample pack Melodic Deep Techno by Ras Algethi brings a collection of loops and samples inspired by Adriatique, Sevendoors, Stephan Bodzin, N’to, Artbat, Yotto, and more. The pack includes bass, drums, music loops, fx, synth hits, and Kontakt sampler patches. The sample pack contains Melodic Techno, Deep House, Progressive House sounds for […]

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Datacode Records has announced the release of the new FOCUS: Serum Melodic Techno sound pack, a collection of Serum presets with a focus on Melodic Techno, Progressive House, Techno and Minimal. The pack features 68 brand new Serum presets and 20 Serum patches from FOCUS: Melodic Techno as a bonus. The follow up release to […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced a sale on the Monoment Bass by Softube, a software synthesizer designed to producing huge, solid bass tones with complex, organic overtones and focused effects. In the modern day, music production leans more heavily on bass than ever before. Although track counts can number a hundred or more, often the core […]

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Wally Cescato is offering a collection of 640 patches for the Trans Computer Maschine VST instrument as a free download to help you in these difficult times of lockdown. They are intended for normal keyboard playing, without using the sequencer section and most of them use just two oscillators. That’s because they date back to […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive sale on NOVO Essentials by Heavyocity, offering 50% off on the curated selection of core orchestral strings content from NOVO: Modern Strings. Featuring deeply-sampled organic strings recorded at the famous Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios, NOVO ESSENTIALS contains the same three-engine functionality of the full NOVO instrument […]

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Singomakers has released a collection of piano samples with Cinematic Piano Grace, a collection of sounds ready to add a cinematic touch to your productions. If you want to add some magical cinematic feeling to your music, doesn’t matter if it’s some addition for Drum & Bass Breakdowns, Chopped parts for Hip-Hop Beats, Chill, Psytrance […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced a sale on Signum Audio, offering discounts of up to 60% off for a limited time. DSP engineering experts Signum Audio develop a range of high-end and highly intuitive plugins for advanced loudness analysis, limiting and normalisation. Save up to 60% off their entire range, exclusively at Plugin Boutique. The sale […]

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Pornofonic Instruments has announced the release of a new Kontakt library featuring all-new electro-mechanical bass instruments constructed from a multisampled analog synthesizer, physical actuators, noise artifacts, and amp/cabinet impulses. Building on the philosophy of mechanical sound, RootBass TANG charts new creative territory by blending all-new analog textures with mechanical and electronic actuators. Pornofonic delivers rich […]

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The Bob Moog Foundation has announced Moogmentum in Place, an upcoming series of fundraising live stream events. The performances will take place from May 9th-31st and will celebrate Bob Moog’s 86th birthday and the one year anniversary of the Moogseum, both of which occur on May 23rd. Moogmentum In Place will feature performances, musical and […]

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Loopmasters has released the 5Pin Media Label Sampler Volume 8, a new compilation that gives you the opportunity to experience a varied selection of material from 5Pin Media’s most recent releases. With ten years experience as a label, we continue to strive to bring producers the best combination of Loops, One-Shots, Presets, Patches and MIDI, […]

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Splice has launched some new samples and presets on its Splice Sounds label. Mario Luciano Sample Pack Vol. 2 — Musician, composer, and arranger, Mario Luciano is back with his second volume of sounds for Splice. Using 100% all-analog keyboards, instruments, and vintage mixing equipment to craft his samples, you’ll find some truly unique gems […]

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