Fiver Friday #534: Filterfield, G-Funk, + More!

Friday and the week is in the books. Here are my 5:

1. Plugin

Rob Papen dropped FilterField. XY pad that morphs between four filters, 32 filter types, LFOs, tape delay, distortion. Intro price €39. Worth it.

https://www.robpapen.com/filterfield.html

2. Inspiration

Barrett Media asked AI what it would do as CEO of radio. This line is good: “The future of radio will belong to companies that stop defending the past and start confidently defining what local media can become.” Read it.

https://barrettmedia.com/2026/05/19/ai-fix-radio-new-ceo/

3. Music

Some G-Funk Magic I grew up with!

4. Web/Social/Whatever

Native Instruments got acquired by InMusic, the Akai, Moog and Denon people. They also dropped Komplete 26 the same week. Audio world is shifting.

https://musictech.com/news/industry/native-instruments-acquired-by-inmusic-akai-pro-moog-denon/

5. Imaging

New Horsepower composite from the Scott Phillips, May 2026. Loud and aggressive. Go listen.