Spotify takes Car Thing for a test drive to learn more about people’s in car listening habits and preferences. In a blog posting they have announced the trial of a voice-controlled music and podcast device called ‘Car Thing’. The trial which is limited at the moment to the US is for a small group of invited Spotify Premium users with the promise that “We might do similar voice-specific tests in the future, so don’t be […]
Sonos adds Google Assistant in US with a free software update promising additional countries to follow in July 2019. Google Assistant is now built-in to Sonos One and Sonos Beam and can be used with any connected Google Home product to easily start a song, queue a TV show, check the weather, and control the smart home. The free software update is available now in the US with support for the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, […]
SoundCloud integrates with Pioneer DJ to provide creator tools and resources for an easy to use beginners DJ app. SoundCloud has recently partnered with Serato, Virtual DJ and DEX 3 to bring streaming to a range of DJ applications. Pioneer DJ’s easy-to-use WeDJ app simplifies things so that users can start mixing SoundCloud’s millions of tracks within their DJ app using a SoundCloud Go+ subscription. How to use Pioneer DJ with SoundCloud On iOS, download […]
Spotify launches Soundtrap for Storytellers a cloud-based one-stop shop for podcast creation designed to make podcast production easy. Soundtrap for Storytellers is a comprehensive podcast creation tool that offers recording, remote multi-track interviewing with video chat, smart editing of audio as a text document, full audio production, direct-to-Spotify publishing of the podcast, and transcript publishing to optimize SEO all in one service. In a blog posting Spotify describes how it gathered together the hosts of […]
Beatport launches streaming service for DJs together with integrations to Beatport CLOUD and Pioneer WeDJ software. Beatport LINK is a new subscription service for DJs launched in beta version giving access to Beatport’s extensive music catalogue of seven million tracks available to stream directly into performance software. Beatport LINK also includes the beta release of Beatport CLOUD, a suite of features which includes full track previews via Beatport’s proprietary Needle Drop Player, unlimited re-downloads of […]
Netflix quadruples audio bit rate to its streaming service bringing ‘Studio Quality’ to 5.1 and Dolby Atmos capable devices. The upgraded service is adaptive and will deliver the best audio match for the device and/or bandwidth available in a similar way that Netflix streams its video content. Netflix has quadrupled the 5.1 audio bit rate to 640 kbps and increased the Dolby Atmos bit rate by 70% to 768 kbps. In a video announcement (see […]
Deezer Free gets Alexa voice control giving users who use the ad-supported free service instant access to their music through voice control on Amazon Alexa enabled devices. Deezer Free users will be able to enjoy music from requested artists, genres and editorial playlists. Users can set Deezer as their preferred music streaming service in the Alexa app setting and give commands such as “Alexa, play music on Deezer” or “Alexa, play my Flow”. Deezer Free […]
© 2024 AceIT Publishing