We are the music makers 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 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/splice-alternatives-licences Splice alternatives and their licences: what you keep after you cancel https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/splice-alternatives-licences Sample subscriptions look alike until you cancel or release a record. We read the terms and help pages of Splice, Loopcloud and Tracklib on 24 Oct 2026 to answer three questions: what licence you get, what survives cancelling, and what you still owe once your track is out. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers samplessplicelicensingworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/04/splice-variations-pay-per-source Splice's new AI tools pay sample creators per use. Now it should publish the rate https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/04/splice-variations-pay-per-source Splice launched Variations and Craft, with Magic Fit to follow, and says the original sample creator is paid each time their sound is used as a source and each time a variation is downloaded. It is one of the clearer consent-and-pay designs in music AI, but Splice hasn't said what a use is worth, and producers carry the release risk. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aisplicesamplesroyalties