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BandLab has upgraded AutoMix, its AI-assisted mixing tool for existing BandLab projects. AutoMix analyses audio and MIDI tracks, then adjusts track volume and panning across the mix.
Native Instruments has released Maschine 3.7, a free update for Maschine 3 that adds random note generation, Euclidean sequencing and per-note probability, alongside three new paid Expansions.
LEWITT has entered the professional headphone market with the LW6, a closed-back wireless studio design using UWB for stated uncompressed audio and sub-6ms latency.
Suno has released v6, a new suite of AI music models with section-level editing, mashup and sampling tools, plus image and video inputs. Its licensed-data training claims and retirement of previous models also matter to producers.
SH Labs, SubmitHub’s AI Music Detector, says it analysed more than one million releases in July and classified nearly 40% as showing AI involvement. The figures are detector outputs rather than proof that every flagged track was definitively AI-generated.
Lunacy Audio’s Nova is a cloud-based instrument platform that works in a browser and DAW, with a marketplace now and AI-assisted plug-in building planned for wider release.
Arturia has released the free MiniFreak 5.0 update for its MiniFreak hardware synthesiser and MiniFreak V software instrument, adding user sample and wavetable import, new presets and hardware content management.
Universal Audio has released LUNA 3.0, adding faster idea capture, stem separation and expanded MIDI tools to its DAW. A new paid LUNA Studio tier and UAD Spark Studio subscription add further smart tools, plug-ins and instruments.
PreSonus has released Studio One 4.5, a free update for Studio One 4 users that adds more than 70 recording, mixing, MIDI and session-management improvements.
LALAL.AI is reported to be moving its stem-separation technology into Neko hardware, allowing local, real-time separation of vocals, drums, bass and guitar without an internet connection.
Apple Music reportedly plans to label tracks substantially created with generative AI as “Made With AI”. For producers, the immediate issue is accurate disclosure and keeping clear records of how AI tools were used in a release.
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have announced a multi-year licensing deal and strategic collaboration, starting with an in-development AI music platform for fan remixes, mashups and artist-approved reinterpretations.