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12/06/2025

Christopher Simmons’ MuseWire again ranked among the Top 70 Music Industry Blogs for 2025 by Feedspot

Christopher Laird Simmons

TEMECULA, Calif., June 12, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MuseWire has been selected by the panelists at Feedspot as one of the "Top 70 Music Industry Blogs" on the web for 2025. Ranked #30 this year ( #35 last year). MuseWire™ (aka/formerly Music Industry Newswire) covers music makers, music gear, ...

12/06/2025

Schiit Audio Powers up its New Class-A ASGARD X Modular Headphone Amp and Preamp, including Halo X Technology for Affordable High-end Audio Schiit Audio

MUSEWIRE - Music News / Schiit Audio today announced their latest high-quality, high-value audiophile solution, their new ASGARD X, a Class A Modular Headphone Amp & Preamp. Priced from $399US (in black, silver is added $30 cost), the Class A, zero-feedback Asgard X also offers the Mesh DAC card wit...

11/06/2025

Todd Rundgren Announces New ‘Still Me / Still We’ Tour Shows for Aug. 2025, and a Return to the U.K. @ Todd Rundgren

MUSEWIRE - Music News / Seminal musician, producer, composer, Todd Rundgren, who has been influential to many since the 1970s, has announced new show dates in the U.S. and the U.K. for the latter half of 2025 for his 'Still Me / Still We' tour. - MuseWire - an Electronic Music and Technology Magazin...

29/05/2025

MUSEWIRE, is again in the top 30 on FEEDSPOT's ( #28) annual "top 70 music blogs on the web" lineup --- "MuseWire has been selected by our panelists as one of the Top 70 Music Industry Blogs on the web."

FeedSpot brings you the best list of Music Industry blogs, ranked by relevance, online following, and freshness to keep you connected with the latest voices

30/04/2025

Expressive E announces v2.1 update for the Osmose MPE Keyboard Synthesizer with new sounds and effects

MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News: French synth wizards, Expressive E today announced the version 2.1 update for the Osmose MPE Keyboard Synthesizer with new sounds and effects. 80 new MPE presets; 2 built-in FXs, new editor features, and bug fixes. Update is free for Osmose owners. - MuseWire - an Electro...

25/04/2025

Schiit Audio announces its new budget-audiophile Mimir DAC, digital preamp, and EQ https://musewire.com/schiit-audio-announces-its-new-budget-audiophile-mimir-dac-digital-preamp-and-eq/ Schiit Audio

MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News: U.S.-based Schiit Audio this week announced their newest value-audiophile creation, Mimir - an affordable balanced DAC with their own Mesh digital conversion, that’s also a full preamp and EQ via Forkbeard. And it's made in the U.S.A. Schiit is well known for making DAC...

24/04/2025

Arturia Dials Up Their Virtual Music Instrument V Collection to Eleven with Seven New Synths Arturia

MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News: Highly regard French music instrument company, ARTURIA, today announced their latest collection of virtual instruments, V COLLECTION 11, a premium suite of software instruments for unparalleled sonic exploration; from evocative emulations and hybrid synth engines, to auth...

23/04/2025

Waldorf Music announces final production run of its flagship Quantum MK2 synthesizer keyboard https://musewire.com/waldorf-music-announces-final-production-run-of-its-flagship-quantum-mk2-synthesizer-keyboard/ Waldorf Music

REMAGEN, GERMANY / MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News: Waldorf Music this week announced the completion of the final production run of the Quantum MK2 synthesizer. No additional units will be manufactured, according to the company. The Quantum has been Waldorf's flagship music instrument since its announcem...

22/04/2025

ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest 2025, hosted by legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, comes to Los Angeles in May American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)

LOS ANGELES / MUSEWIRE - Music News: The ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest is back at The Wallis in Beverly Hills for another year of outstanding programming for a two-night event of performances from Broadway legends, live workshops hosted by Stephen Schwartz (composer and lyricist of "Wicked,"...

16/04/2025

Eurorack modular synth innovator Knobula announces availability of Monumatic polyphonic synthesizer Knobula

MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News: This week, UK-based eurorack modular synthesis innovator, Knobula, announced its latest creation, Monumatic - a fully polyphonic 8-voice synthesizer and a monophonic synthesizer packed into a compact 12HP eurorack module. It features16 selectable oscillator modes to provi...

16/04/2025

Hey party people! I have been a ghost last few months due to an early diagnosis for non-hereditary prostate cancer; and just completed 6 weeks of radiation to cure it. Whew. Not dead yet :) -- Chris S.

04/02/2025

Heritage Audio introduces desktop 10 to 1 reversible and fully passive stereo switch, the SYNTH BUDDY Heritage Audio

MUSEWIRE - Music Tech News/ - Heritage Audio has introduced a new desktop 10 to 1 reversible and fully passive stereo switch, called the SYNTH BUDDY. This nifty gadget is like a portable patchbay ideal for DAWless and live setups allowing merge of up to 10 sources to one output, or one output to up....