https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/google-flow-music-spaces-export-vst https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/google-flow-music-spaces-export-vst Since 6 Oct 2026, Google Flow Music lets producers describe an instrument or effect in plain language and load it into their DAW as a VST3 or AU plugin. It is macOS-only, limited to synth and effects processing, and runs inside a Google host plugin, which matters more than the launch framing suggests. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers music-techgooglepluginsai-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/kogon-v-google-lyria-youtube-licence https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/kogon-v-google-lyria-youtube-licence In Kogon v. Google, independent musicians allege Lyria 3 was trained on their music. Google's motion to dismiss says the YouTube terms they accepted already license the conduct alleged. Whatever the judge decides, it will help settle whether uploading a song also hands over AI-training rights. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsgoogleyoutubeai-training