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Tame Impalas Kevin Parker just announced a musical instrument called Orchid. Its a nifty-looking chord machine with some modern bells and whistles. For the uninitiated, a chord machine is a device or plugin that allows users to simplify the process of playing chords. To that end, Orchid lets players initiate full melodic chords by pressing a note on the tiny one-octave keybed. They can be manipulated by using a handful of buttons on the left. Holding down one of these buttons while playing a key changes the chord in all kinds of ways, like transforming something from a major to a minor. There are a handful of sounds to choose from, and some emulate playing chords on a stringed instrument across multiple octaves. The internal FX and arpeggiator allow for even more unique compositions. Orchid is battery-powered and boasts dual built-in speakers for portable play sessions. The creators are calling it an ideas machine and, yeah, that tracks. Most chord machines Ive fooled around with have been tied to a computer or instrument via MIDI and this one works standalone. I would be remiss if I also didn't mention the attractive design, which was whipped up by co-creator Ignacio Germade. This thing has retro-futuristic vibes to spare. It looks very pretty and I want to stare at it lovingly. Orchid is the first device launched by Telepathic Instruments, a company founded by Parker, Germade and others. There will be just 1,000 of these little beauties available for purchase this December. The initial rollout is being described as a beta test of sorts, with the company saying that these owners will have the chance to shape and refine the design before a wider release. It costs $550. Thats a lot of money for a chord machine but, again, its standalone and is particularly easy on the eyes.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/tame-impalas-kevin-parker-just-announced-a-retro-futuristic-musical-instrument-called-orchid-193219134.html?src=rss
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Instagram spruced up its DM features on Monday. You can now share your live location with friends, handy for meetups at concerts or other crowded places. The social platform also now lets you add nicknames in one-on-one or group chats, and there are over 300 new stickers to share in DMs. You can turn on the new location-sharing feature for up to one hour. It only displays to people in your private DMs (one-on-one or group), and locations cant be forwarded to anyone outside the designated chat. The feature is off by default, and youll see a You are sharing your location indicator at the top of every message thread where you enable it. You can also stop sharing it manually anytime. Instagram Nicknames let you add aliases for yourself or friends inside DMs. Share an inside joke with a nickname, or simplify lengthy usernames so your friends are easier to recognize, Instagrams announcement blog post suggests. The nicknames only appear in your DMs, not anywhere else on the platform. You can pick or swap out your nickname anytime and choose which friends in a chat have permission to change yours. To create a moniker, tap on the chat name at the top of your conversation, select Nicknames and choose the username you want to change. Finally, Instagram added 17 new sticker packs for DMs, making over 300 new ones available. You can favorite the stickers you like, including those your friends share.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-dms-have-a-new-location-sharing-feature-185959274.html?src=rss
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Spotify just announced that its begun rolling out a new Recents page that keeps tabs on everything youve been listening to. This section of the app will hold onto content for up to 90 days and integrates with music, podcasts and even audiobooks. The page also keeps an eye on saved content. The platform says this should be useful for picking up a paused podcast, finding last weeks earworm or finally playing that saved album or audiobook. This page replaces the Listening History tab and will work for both free and Premium subscribers. All you have to do is tap on your profile picture, open the sidebar and click on Recents. Everything will be listed in chronological order, but there are some available filters to help winnow down the search. Spotify also says users will be able to find this page by scrolling through the home feed. The tool releases today for iOS and Android, but could take a while before it reaches every user throughout the globe. Spotify $SPOT delivery a strong Q3 and really turned on the cash printer lately. Here's everything you need to know pic.twitter.com/RPVPDm7ee3 Investing visuals (@ZeevyInvesting) November 13, 2024 The music and Joe Rogan streaming app has been busy lately. It beefed up its audiobook tools, which is nice, and added an in-app cover art maker for playlists. CEO Daniel Ek recently crowed that 2024 will likely be the platforms first full year of profitability. The companys most-recent quarterly financial results show an increase in year-to-year revenue of 19 percent and a free cash flow growth increase of 238 percent, totalling over $4 billion. It also now has 602 million monthly active users and the stock currently hovers at around $470 per share. Musicians, however, still get $0.003 to $0.005 per stream. What the heck, Ek.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-will-now-save-your-listening-history-for-up-to-90-days-183119640.html?src=rss
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