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What happens when AI-synthesized vocals meet choral notation?
Tokyo-based startup Dreamtonics is doing unparalleled work with AI-powered voices; their Synthesizer V Studio enables a level of precision that combines that of recording and synthesis. Add that to Steinberg’s Dorico scorewriter, and you get a machine mockup of solo singers and choirs that we’ve never heard before. But there are a lot of details involved — so let’s hear from an expert.
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Cubase 15: Expression Maps, rich patterns, updated Modulators, plug-ins
It’s all in the details on this one. Cubase 15 has a ton of tweaks to its expansive plug-in library, new and more expressive editing, pattern sequencing, and Modulators, automation tools, proper Mac full-screen support, compatibility with the inter-DAW standard DAWproject, and more.
Peter Kirn - November 5, 2025
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Open Steinberg: VST3 and ASIO SDKs now have open source licenses
Open licensing for proprietary audio and plug-in standards could enable the entire industry to move forward on some critical work. So it’s great news that Steinberg this month announced not one but two big licensing announcements: first, a dual-licensing model for their ASIO audio driver protocol for Windows (including an OBS collaboration), and now a permissive MIT license for the mighty VST3 plug-in spec.
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
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An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2022
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Here’s German artist Stimming on Elektron’s Digitakt, and why it’s cool
Peter Kirn - June 28, 2017
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Romance Again: Intimate, Personal Music for the First Warmth of Spring
Peter Kirn - March 5, 2015
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