Arturia's MiniFreak 49 is out: 49 full-size semi-weighted keys with mono aftertouch, real pitch and mod wheels instead of touch strips, and 8x the memory (256 MB). $849 (Arturia). #MusicTech #Synthesizer #Arturia #MiniFreak

Spotify says it took 50M+ AI slop and spam tracks out of recommendations this year, and removed 75M+ spam tracks outright (Spotify). #MusicTech #AImusic #Spotify #MusicBusiness

Serato DJ is on iPhone and iPad for the first time, on the same engine as DJ Pro. Free to start, $149 to unlock the full app (Serato). #MusicTech #DJ #Serato #iOS

UMG, Capitol and Sony asked a judge to force DistroKid to hand over data from the AI model it uses to screen uploads, for their Suno case. No ruling yet. #MusicTech #AImusic #Suno #MusicBusiness

"The Adult I Dreamed Of" by Meomuru, with vocals made in Suno, hit No. 3 on Melon's Top 100 in South Korea this week, per the Korea Herald. Meomuru wrote the lyrics and directed it. #MusicTech #AImusic #Suno #KPop

UVI renamed its free UVI Workstation to UVI Player, and it now plays every Falcon Expansion without a Falcon license. The Player is free; Falcon and the expansions are still paid. #MusicTech #MusicProduction #UVI #VSTplugins

YouTube Music started labeling songs made primarily with generative AI, and its rules say Auto-Tune and AI mastering count as "No Gen AI." #MusicTech #AImusic #YouTubeMusic #MusicProduction

Native Instruments released Absynth 6.2, a free update for Absynth 6 owners that adds Focus Mode, subpresets and an on-screen keyboard. The sound engine is unchanged. #MusicTech #Synth #NativeInstruments #SoundDesign

Astra Creative Audio released Tesseracto 4D, a wavetable synth for Mac that you can play by moving your hands in front of a camera. #MusicTech #Synth #MPE #SoundDesign

Deezer says it will add a setting that hides fully AI-generated tracks, albums and related artists from search. It rolls out globally before the end of 2026. #MusicTech #AIMusic #Deezer #Streaming