![]() ![]() To round it out, the Production Grooves library has extended Groove Agent SE 4, offering a wide scope of loops and samples for many music styles. The 64-bit environment of Cubase and plug and play support for USB devices under Windows only adds to the software’s consistency. Software Other (9) Download Licenses (160) Promotions Studio & Recording. The new Plug-in Sentinel scans plug-ins on startup so that stability is ensured at all times. Steinberg Cubase 9.5 Pro / Artist Media Pack (PC/MAC - installation only / no. Choose the best Cubase upgrade for your level and budget. AutoPan is the eminently exciting panning tool newly designed from the ground up, while other graphically redesigned audio processors include Brickwall Limiter, Compressor, Expander, Gate and Envelope Shaper. If so, you may want to consider purchasing an upgrade for Cubase to a higher version for example from Cubase Elements to Cubase Artist which will give you many more professional features for producing your music. Included in all three versions of Cubase 9, the overhauled Maximizer plug-in magically enhances audio, lending it more volume while remaining clear and brilliant. Version 9 also includes cloud collaboration, with VST Transit featured in both Pro and Artist while the next incarnation of Steinberg’s remote recording software, VST Connect SE, is exclusively available to Cubase Pro users. With the newly introduced Audio-Ins capability, users can send audio to VST 3 instrument plug-ins supporting side-chaining. There is also M/S support, Auto Listen to monitor adjustments, Spectrum Display and reference keyboard.Ĭubase Pro 9 also comes with up to ten marker tracks, providing users with even more freedom to specify ranges within music projects and to use these to export individual stems and group mixes.Ĭubase Pro and Cubase Artist versions now offer MixConsole History that tracks all changes made in the MixConsole, allowing users to undo/redo mixing actions in a very flexible way. Third up is a Cubase Pro only feature: Frequency is the new EQ processor with eight bands, each with the new Linear Phase mode to preserve the band’s signal phase. The second highlight of this iteration is the Sampler Track, a feature requested by many customers that provides an easy way to play samples chromatically and manipulate these with included filters and controls accessed through the Lower Zone also on board, the Sampler Track’s very own Caleidoscope library with hundreds of samples. The update adds user-requested sampler and optimized use of workspace plus an endless number of advanced audio and MIDI tools for composition, recording, editing and mixing.Īll three versions introduce the new Lower Zone, allowing for a dedicated area in the Project window to be used for the mixer and other tool panels. Record different versions of a song and compare them with the TrackVersions feature of this Cubase Artist 9. Its Pitch Correct feature lets you easily edit vocals, while its Chord Track and Chord Pads components make it easy to compose harmonic progressions. Information on every single update can be found in the Release Notes.Steinberg today introduced version 9 of its Cubase line of digital audio workstation software – Cubase Pro 9, alongside the smaller siblings, Cubase Artist 9 and Cubase Elements 9. Make your own tunes with this Cubase Artist 9 music production system. However, please note that we can provide support for the latest release only. 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![]() ![]() There's a reason why Steve Ritchie, Pat Lawlor, George Gomez or Brian Eddy are revered till this day. The balls feel exactly like they do in a real pinball table and not like a mixture of rubber and marble like in Zen/FX.ĭon't get me wrong, I like Pinball FX as well, otherwise I wouldn't have purchased a bunch of tables for the umpteenth time.īut they can be played mindlessly and after a 20 minutes a table becomes boring because it's all to easy. The physics are another point where this one is heads and shoulders above it's competitor. That layout and goals have a lot more thought put into that which makes the tables playable for decades, not just a couple of weeks/months. ![]() I'd go as far to say that a single table such as Ghostbusters is put together in such a way that puts every single table on Pinball FX to shame. Sure it's missing a couple of features, but a good pinball game should thrive on how well it's tables are put together and not on some online features that will go offline in a couple of years. I own both game series (Pinball Arcade and Zen) in it's multiple iterations on Wii, PS2, PS3, PS4, iOS, PSP, Vita, 360, 3DS and now Switch as well and while each caters to a certain demographic, slagging this one off for it's old licences and it's simplicity is really misguided. It's by no means at the forefront of the digital pinball game market and in its current state is probably a good indication as to why pinball lost traction over the years.Ĭan't say I agree with the review at all. Stern Pinball has none of this and a limited selection of purchasable tables. Not to mention a large collection of prominent licenses. Its primary competitor excels at offering a connected online experience with cross-platform play, global leaderboards and tournaments. The simulation aspects and overall realism does not make up for the severe lack of modern features within this title. The issue is it's a rather simplistic game. The limited content in Stern Pinball is nonetheless well-crafted and certainly accurate when compared to real pinball. Collectively, these are definitely some of the stronger aspects of Stern Pinball. The music and sounds are authentic to the respective franchises and the game runs smoothly in both the handheld and docked mode. Each table includes a description about its history and you also have the ability to view each table on certain angles. The controls make use the L and R buttons as bumpers, the left analog nudges the table while the right one launches the ball into play - nothing all that different to other pinball games.Īs jaded as a number of the tables look, the most impressive aspect is the accurate recreation of each one. Once you've grasped the basics, setting high scores and achieving goals becomes less difficult. It's the exact type of content you would expect from a pinball game. Each table has a table guide explaining its features and secrets as well. What is present is a high score mode with unique pinball goals on each table and a challenge mode (where the player must complete particular tasks on each table). At the time of review, FarSight Studios is also still yet to incorporate a vertical camera angle for the handheld mode - whereas Zen Studio's latest release shipped with this feature. There's not even a local multiplayer option. Unlike other pinball games, there's no online connectivity or multiplayer or cross-network play, but a global leaderboard has now been added alongside a Portrait mode (for handheld use). This simplicity is reflected throughout the game. Depending on your age, you're likely going to embrace this, or you're not. Stern Pinball Arcade is very much like a time machine, transporting the player back to a period when life was much simpler. ![]() A table based on the latest Star Trek movies is one of the newer ones, though all it really highlights is the weaker collection of licenses. Forget The Walking Dead, Valve's Portal and a series of colourful themes covering a range of genres, because here you'll be playing the original Ghostbusters table and rocking out to AC/DC on another. The 11 downloadable tables, available for purchase in two separate packages or individually, likely won't be as enticing to younger audiences. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite a huge hit single in the mid-'70s ("The Boys Are Back in Town") and becoming a popular act with hard rock/heavy metal fans, Thin Lizzy are still, in the pantheon of '70s rock bands, underappreciated.When you think of media streaming, be it music, TV shows, or movies, there’s a slew of applications to pick ranging from Spotify, Amazon Music, or SoundCloud, for music, and Disney+, Hotstar, Prime Videos, YouTube, or Netflix, for TV shows and movies. As the band's creative force, Lynott was a more insightful and intelligent writer than many of his ilk, preferring slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of the Irish literary tradition.įormed in the late '60s by Irish singer/songwriter/bassist Phil Lynott, Lizzy, though not the first band to do so, combined romanticized working-class sentiments with their ferocious, twin-lead guitar attack. Also, as a Black man, Lynott was an anomaly in the nearly all-white world of hard rock, and as such imbued much of his work with a sense of alienation he was the outsider, the romantic guy from the other side of the tracks, a self-styled poet of the lovelorn and downtrodden. His sweeping vision and writerly impulses at times gave way to pretentious songs aspiring to clichéd notions of literary significance, but Lynott's limitless charisma made even the most misguided moments worth hearing.Īfter a few early records that hinted at the band's potential, Lizzy released Fighting in 1975, and the band ( Lynott, guitarists Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, and drummer Brian Downey) had molded itself into a pretty tight recording and performing unit. ![]() Lynott's thick, soulful vocals were the perfect vehicle for his tightly written melodic lines. Gorham and Robertson generally played lead lines in harmonic tandem, while Downey (a great drummer who had equal amounts of power and style) drove the engine. Lizzy's big break came with their next album, Jailbreak, and the record's first single, "The Boys Are Back in Town." A paean to the joys of working-class guys letting loose, the song resembled similar odes by Bruce Springsteen, with the exception of the Who-like power chords in the chorus. ![]() With the support of radio and every frat boy in America, "Boys" became a huge hit, enough of a hit as to ensure record contracts and media attention for the next decade ("Boys" is now used in beer advertising). Never the toast of critics (the majority writing in the '70s hated hard rock and heavy metal), Lizzy toured relentlessly, building an unassailable reputation as a terrific live band, despite the lead guitar spot becoming a revolving door ( Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Snowy White, and John Sykes all stood next to Scott Gorham). The records came fast and furious, and despite attempts to repeat the formula that worked like a charm with "Boys," Lynott began writing more ambitious songs and wrapping them up in vaguely articulated concept albums. The large fan base the band had built as a result of "Boys" turned into a smaller, yet still enthusiastic bunch of hard rockers. Adding insult to injury was the rise of punk rock, which Lynott vigorously supported, but made Lizzy look too traditional and too much like tired old rock stars.īy the mid-'80s, resembling the dinosaur that punk rock wanted to annihilate, Thin Lizzy called it a career. ![]() ![]() ![]() User-friendly Controls: Simple controls make the game easy to pick up and play.In-Game Rewards: Unlock new moves and locations as you progress through the game.Diverse Locations: Perform tricks in various urban environments.Challenging Levels: Test your skills on increasingly difficult stages.Realistic physics: Enjoy the thrill of parkour with life-like movement and reactions.Timing your flips accurately is key, so practice until you've got it down pat. Perfect landings earn more points than sloppy ones. To achieve high scores in Flip Trickster - Parkour Simulator, pay close attention to your landing. Unlock new moves and locations as you reach higher levels. Jumps from heights are not hard if you are playing our parkour madness simulator. Progress through increasingly difficult levels by successfully completing runs. Become a real trickster in our new simulator of parkour madness Have you ever wanted to perform crazy tricks In our simulator, you can perform flips and backflips. Use intuitive touchscreen controls or keyboard arrows to navigate your character. Master different moves, complete challenging levels, and prove your parkour prowess to the world. ![]() The game boasts realistic physics and highly detailed graphics for an immersive experience. The motion is smooth and the level design is very interesting. The goal is to keep the character standing and standing. The player has to control the time of the jump and the length of the flip. ![]() Push the boundaries of reality with Flip Trickster - Parkour Simulator, a thrilling game that lets you perform breathtaking flips and stunts in a variety of urban settings. Flip Trickster The game simulates the process of falling, a bit like diving or gymnastics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Produce drafts from notes, recording devices or brief written/oral instructions with attention to detail and accuracy. Prepare correspondence, reports, and other supporting documents.Serve as development team point of contact and liaison between DD/CAO and development and marketing staff and assist in disseminating information to key museum staff.Coordinate and update exhibition and programmatic credit lines to ensure appropriate recognition for individual and corporate donors.Prepare decks for board presentations, donor visits, and community relations activities.Assist the DD/CAO in the coordination and oversight of board committees, including development steering committee and planned giving committee.Work closely with donors, committee members and volunteer leaders to support the DD/CAO and development and marketing teams.Work with DIS Department to process donor gifts and acknowledgement letters as needed.Track the receipt of pledges and pledge payments, working closely with the Senior Director of Development and the DIS Director.Work with DD/CAO to add all their actions, notes, meeting information of donor/prospective donor activities in donor database.Work with DD/CAO to develop internal communication protocols for donor and prospective donor related activity and related matters.Provide project support in the planning and coordination of the annual gala (“The pARTy”), and other fundraising events with a focus on revenue management and tracking, related interface with committee members and other departments to organize event, invitations, mailing lists, budgets, committee meetings and schedules.Assist DD/CAO to collect team information about external donor/prospective donor meetings/visits for purposes of tracking and analyzing development officer activity.Schedule appointments (internally and externally), coordinate meetings, and maintain daily and yearly planning calendars to facilitate timely preparation and follow through for all projects that fall under the realm of the DD/CAO. Efficiently and effectively organize the DD/CAO’s schedule to maximize time availability.Support the DD/CAO in the project management of key Advancement initiatives, including donor proposals, strategic-planning activities, and division oversight. ![]() If you have an accessibility need or an accommodation request in the job application process, please contact us. We welcome you to apply to any job, volunteer, or internship opportunity. Phoenix Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
![]() There are many providers and it can sometimes be tricky to. Whether this bargain bus and the economy will harm Twin America is yet to be seen. A hop on hop off bus is a double-decker sightseeing bus that drives through Manhattan and Brooklyn. ![]() Access to a list of major Attractions, Museums & must-sees in NYC. Big Taxi Tour is less expensive than CitySights and Gray Line with $25 rides through Midtown and Downtown, versus $44 for CitySights or Gray Line. Save on 100+ Attractions and Activities - No limits on how many you can visit From 79.00. Their yellow buses with black and white-checkered stripes have been seen more and more throughout Manhattan. See the most important sites in New York within 24 hours With this pass, enjoy two hop-on hop-off bus tours and two non-stop tours to hit all of the major. See Rockefeller Center, Times Square and Central Park. Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harlem and the Apollo Theater. CitySightseeing NYC offers a similar open-top, double-decker hop-on-hop-off service as Big Bus. Over three days, see everything the Big Apple has to offer. Another double-decker bus and fairly young competitor on the scene is the Big Taxi Tour, a hop-on, hop-off family-run bus tour company bringing passengers to attractions in New York City. Explore the best of New York City Downtown, Uptown, Brooklyn and New York at Night on narrated, hop-on hop-off, double-decker bus tours. The merge comes at a time with New York City’s tourism boom is taking a hit from the economic crisis and the number of tourists expected to visit New York is much lower this year. The Tea Around Town is a unique afternoon tea NYC experience aboard a double-decker bus in New York. Our double-decker buses and boat tours have become an easily recognizable. Supposedly no layoffs are happening as a result. It means you can hop off of our double-decker bus at any designated stop, take pictures, buy souvenirs, go inside nearby attractions, or even have a coffee, and then go back to the bus stop and hop on the next TopView bus that comes along. ![]() In an effort to cut costs, two of New York City’s best-known rival double-decker tour bus companies are merging to combine operations in a joint venture.ĬitySights NY and Gray Line New York Sightseeing will continue to operate under the same names, but the new company will be called Twin America, with a fleet of 100 vehicles and gross assets of $28 million combined. "CitySights NY" and "Gray Line New York Sightseeing" Join Forces ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Every five years, the statutory rate structure for songwriters and publishers is renegotiated with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) as well as Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and other groups and individuals who represent the music industry’s fight to raise rates. In the United States, the royalty rates that songwriters and publishers can charge for the composition side of things are controlled by a government entity known as the Copyright Royalty Board. It just affects those who are involved in the master recording copyright.įor the uninitiated, there are two copyrights associated with every song released: the underlying musical work (often also called the “composition” or “song”) copyright, which protects the lyrics and melodies written by songwriters, and the master recording (also called the “sound recording”) copyright, which protects the artists’ one specific recording of that musical work. Many also believe this new rule could provide alleviate the issue of the royalty pool being divided among the exponentially-growing number of songs on Spotify’s platform, which likely dilutes the amount of money flowing to career artists.īut this change to Spotify’s royalty model does not affect songwriters and publishers payments at all, a source close to the company confirmed to Billboard. Others supported the plan, citing the paltry sums an artist would be making for under 1,000 annual streams anyway (which amounts to about five cents). Nevertheless, this has sparked debate around the music community, with some questioning the ethics of not paying artists for whatever streams they garnered simply because they were not popular enough. Under this new scheme, more than two-thirds of the tracks uploaded to that platform will not be eligible to receive royalties - but that change, notably, will only impact about 0.5% of the royalty pool. It’s the first podcast series on Spotify under the exclusive deal Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Audio inked in December 2020.Most Tracks on Spotify Won't Earn a Royalty Under New SchemeĪs Billboard reported last month, Spotify is planning to implement three changes to its royalty model early next year that would affect the lowest-streaming acts, non-music noise tracks and distributors and labels committing fraud. “Archetypes” is produced by Archewell Audio in partnership with Spotify’s Gimlet Media. Other upcoming guests include comedian, actor and activist Margaret Cho, journalist and author Allison Yarrow, comedian Robin Thede, and Nigerian American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh. 6, Markle will be joined by actor, comedian, writer, director and producer Mindy Kaling. On next week’s episode of “Archetypes,” set to release Tuesday, Sept. Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, a scholar of feminist and media studies. The 46-minute episode also features an intro from actor and comedian Amanda Seales riffing on the connotations of “diva,” as well as a conversation about the term with Dr. That said, “Archetypes” also dropped just a single new episode this week: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke with five-time Grammy-winner Mariah Carey about growing up as mixed-race, finding their freedom, and the complexities surrounding the label “diva” - from a diva’s glamor, power and elegance to the negative connotations associated with the word. ![]() and other regions, has released just one episode this week. Note that “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the popular and controversial show that is consistently the top Spotify podcast in the U.S. As a relatively new addition to Spotify’s catalog, “Archetypes” would benefit from quickly gaining new podcast followers: According to the streaming platform, it factors that data into the algorithm for the podcast chart rankings, along with recent unique listener numbers. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() #PhelpsFace gif by JeffAuriemma via Imgurĭespite the intense focus we’ve seen since the Sydney games in 2000, Phelps’ ADHD presented him with a struggle early on. ![]() On Monday night, cameras captured a hooded Michael Phelps appearing to brood and snarl in the direction of South African swimmer Chad le Clos, who was shadowboxing in preparation for the 200-meter butterfly semifinal. R.I.Social media exploded earlier this week with a bevy of tweets and memes featuring a rather unimpressed Olympian – and this time, it wasn’t McKayla Maroney. See below for the peak moment in their friendly competition: We only wish these two legendary contemporaries could’ve jumped in the studio together, but there’s many reasons and factors why that may have never happened - Quincy Jones has the best theory, though. (∞) His ongoing “Spirited Competition” with Prince is one that was heavily known, documented, and quite frankly fun to watch. There are no words for how amazingly dope this moment was- just watch and see these two Black icons for the culture sharing the same space and having a good time doing so. (1993) That time he taught Oprah how to beatbox. Michael words left fans questioning whether or not Sneddon was a member of the KKK because according to MJ, “his mother never taught him right anyway.” Why? Because the hooks sings, “Tom Sneddon is a cold man” four times. On his HIStory album, MJ hit the studio and recorded what many call the Tom Sneddon diss track. (June 1995) After being investigated for child molestation by District Attorney Tom Sneddon in 1993, Michael Jackson and his family believed the judicial official had an ax to grind after the case reached a financial settlement. ![]() With LAPD on hand, the shoot was executed without any injuries or incidents. In a time where the divide between Crips and Bloods was intense, the legend managed to bring members of the rival gangs together for an effort of peace, even if it was momentary. Artists like Michael Jackson have the ability to bridge people across conflict, and he did just that. (March 1983) MJ unites the Bloods and Crips for his iconic “Beat It” video. Basketball, Hip-Hop’s sport of choice, was also prominent in the video as it was filmed on a basketball court and the one GOAT named Mike taught the hoops GOAT Michael Jordan how to moonwalk on the hardwood. (July 1992) The video for “Jam” - the fourth single off MJ’s 7x platinum album Dangerous - features Heavy D and cameos from Kris Kross, Naughty by Nature and Michael Jordan. The leading lady of Ruff Ryders opened the song with bars about the woman who has her man all caught up in the head, and held her own alongside the King. It unintentionally ended up being the final album that he would release while alive. (October 2001) Eve jumps on the Track Masters Remix to “Butterflies,” the standout single from the 2001 MJ album Invincible. ![]() Who would’ve thought that we’d lose both of these legends to tragic, avoidable circumstances. in the studio to collaborate on the song “This Time Around,” a deep cut from the second disc of his HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I album. (June 1995) A once-in-a-lifetime collaboration happens: Michael Jackson brings The Notorious B.I.G. After sharing this moment with the King of Pop, there was no denying that Hov was the official King of Hip-Hop. (June 2001) Jay-Z pulls off one of the biggest boss moves in his career by bringing MJ out during his set at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2001. The daughter of Quincy Jones was working as a style editor at the hip-hop publication, and gave MJ a steez that nobody could’ve imagine he’d rock so effortlessly. (June/July 1995) Michael Jackson covers the summer 1995 issue of VIBE Magazine, styled in a Kangol hat, baggy Tommy Hilfiger gear and Karl Kani by Kidada Jones. What would you think if Michael Jackson looked at you over his shades like this?Ī post shared by Michael Jackson on at 10:59am PST ![]() |
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