Instagram and Spotify teaming up? Ableton's Auto Shift, Hope Tala spotlight
Studio Tool You Need 🎹
FabFilter’s Saturn 2 is a versatile distortion and saturation plugin that offers a wealth of creative possibilities. With its multiband design, you can apply different types of distortion and saturation to different frequency ranges, creating rich and complex sounds. The intuitive interface and extensive modulation options make Saturn 2 a go-to tool for adding warmth, grit, and character to your tracks. Check it out here!
Production Sauce 🎵
T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and many others are famous artists widely known for auto-tune. Ableton Live has released an audio device called auto shift that closely emulates auto-tune. Watch 343 Labs explain how this great new device works here!
News You Should Hear About ⚠️
Instagram and Spotify are testing a new feature people can use to share what they are listening to on the social app.
Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted the test and posted about it on threads. (See above). There's no guarantee this will be a fully launched addition to the platform. If it does go ahead, it would benefit both Spotify and Instagram.
Spotify has added many social features to their app recently, and they are aware that music discovery largely happens on social networking sites like Instagram.
An Industry Secret They Don't Want You To Know 🤫
While most musicians and producers use Instagram, how many are familiar with Threads? Unlike Instagram's visual focus, Threads is mainly text-based. Its algorithm is remarkably powerful, showing you relevant posts only and exclusively to your most important interest. We tried it out, and as producers, most of the suggested posts were starting with "looking to connect with producers/musicians/singers." The coolest part? Many of these posts come from music labels, playlist curators, promoters, and others seeking fresh talent. In this context, you become the opportunity. Check it out yourself!
Artists We Love 🎤
Hope Tala is a London-based artist who blends pop, R&B, and alternative music to create a signature soulful, tropical sound. She's been on the scene since 2018, releasing several singles and three EPs.
Her latest single release “Thank Goodness” is a certified bop so check her out on Spotify and Apple Music!
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