Jason at KeyToSound sent us word of a contest that they are running that is probably the first ever synth sound scavanger hunt.
KeyToSound’s NexSyn has a cool feature, NetNotes, that lets you share, browse, preview and download synth sound presets via the Internet.
Here’s a screen capture of the NexSyn preset browser that shows how this […]

Indaba Music, a online music collaboration platform, has introduced a “widget” that can be used as a way of increasing both their artist’s and the site’s visibility online.
The widget is customizable to each artist’s personality and public image, and can be embedded on other websites. It allows viewers to listen to the artist’s latest mix […]

Kompoz.com has released a new version of its music collaboration platform, officially marking its emergence from beta.
Kompoz is an online community for musicians creating new independent music based on the open licensing models of the Creative Commons, which promotes sharing, re-use, and derivative works, while still retaining attribution and other rights for the original artists. […]

JamJunky has launched a new site designed to make it easy for you to upload music that you’ve created and get feedback from others.
Here is how JamJunky works:

Upload your song and put in all of the information related to the song
Send the song to your friends using a special encoded link
Friends post their comments
If applicable, […]

IndabaMusic.com is an online networking community for musicians that lets you upload tracks, find new artists to work with, and collaborate on tracks with people around the world. They want to reach musicians to help them meet each other, establish terms for work (a feature of the site), and create music, regardless of location.
Indaba recently […]

SampleSwap.org has officially launched a public website featuring 4.6GB of free, professional-quality loops and audio samples.
Owner and sample librarian Canton Becker says, “After all these years of hosting my sample collection as a secret hobby on peer-to-peer networks and university computers, it’s exciting to take SampleSwap to the next level.”
This 4.6GB collection of 16-bit 44khz […]

Music Player Network has partnered with Reality Digital, a software development company, to launch MyMusicPlayerTV.com, a user-generated content site for music players of all skill levels, all instruments and all genres.
Musicians can upload video clips of themselves or their bands, share the clips with friends and family, create a user network, and meet and exchange […]

Raveta has announced the release of Audio Fabric, a new service that lets musicians jam together live over the Internet, using any type of instrument - acoustic, electric, MIDI, or voice.
Musicians in different locations can play together as if they are in the same room using their ordinary broadband Internet connections. Audio Fabric also enables […]

BeatHive, an online marketplace for musicians to buy and sell loops, is offering a free download of 12 loops. Downloaders are encouraged to create a song using 6 of the loops and post the completed music track to 3hive.com, a growing jukebox of selected MP3s from bands and labels that like to share their songs.
The […]

Moog Music has introduced Moogspace, a Moog “member site.”
According to Moog:, Moogspace is a space where you can:

upload and share information on all Moog instruments; new and vintage.
store an unlimited amount of information, including synth patches, audio files, documents, photos, links, user tips and pro techniques, together, all on one site.
have a direct-link to Moog’s […]

digitalmusician.net has introduced a new tool for online collaboration, the Digital Musician Messenger (DMM). The new plug-in makes handling sessions easier and gives ProTools and Logic users access to the community’s recording functions.

The new DMM creates a direct audio/video and chat connection between two sequencers such as Logic and Pro Tools. The DMM is specially […]

MI7 has launched a new social networking platform for musicians and audio professionals.
With a base of over 100.000 registered users to date, MI7 provides a home and meeting place for active musicians and audio professionals. Members can upload their profile, bio, blog, pics, and songs. The powerful networking features allow members to find each other […]

iZotope has introduced a new online Artist Community that includes interviews with top music artists, engineers and producers on topics ranging from personal experiences and the creative process to technology and the music business.
“Artists, producers and engineers no longer have to rely on expensive studios and equipment to get great results. Professionally produced audio is […]

Frankfurt Musikmesse: Digital musician.net (DMN) is a new community web site for musicians and audio professionals. Music projects, capabilities and preferences together with demo songs and photo material can be presented on an individual Artist & Studios homepage. Chats, online forums and a message system allow everyone to keep in touch. Users are able to […]

iCompositions has partnered with Drums on Demand to give away a package of free loops for GarageBand, Logic, and Soundtrack. The collection, available exclusively for registered users of iCompositions, consists of 90 drum loops, 19 “single hit” sounds for applications such as sound effects, and 9 “loop layers” for building your own drum loops.
The loops […]