Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
MWM Phase – Is it worth it? Let me work it… not me, DJ Jazzy Jeff With advancements in technology with controllers and CDJs, turntable DJs have been left in the dark, MWM Phase changes that. Turntable DJs face some serious adversities in this day and age, everything from the vibrations from subwoofers to environmental […]
stpVx Phoenix- Is this the return of legendary Vestax mixers? If you’re a fan of the classic Vestax mixers, the new stpVX Phoenix mixer may just appeal to you. Fashioned in the classic style of the classic Vestax PMC series of mixers, the new stpVX Phoenix features a lot of the stylistic and technical features […]
Sequential Prophet XL announced – with 32 voices of polyphony! The new Sequential Prophet XL will appeal to the more discerning players with its 76-key piano-style keyboard and 32 voices. We recently saw the release of the Prophet X, which featured a hybrid synthesis engine – essentially a multi-sample library alongside the legendary Sequential synthesizer […]
Pioneer HDJ-X5BT Bluetooth enabled wireless DJ headphones announced Pioneer HDJ-X5BT – professional level DJ headphones with the added convenience of wireless Bluetooth connectivity and more. Now, before you ask about the latency, let me answer that question at the beginning. Bluetooth will always have latency; the nature of the conversion will always introduce noticeable amount […]
Pioneer RB-DMX1 allows DJs full control of their lighting The Pioneer RB-DMX1 and Rekordbox DJ 5 allow DJs to directly control their lighting system or set up complex shows. The Rekordbox 5 update saw the introduction of a new light-mode feature, which automatically analyses your tracks and uses an algorithm to create various sections to […]
iZotope Nectar 3 – “The most sophisticated set of vocal tools” The most advanced vocal processing plugin just got more advanced than ever before, iZotope Nectar 3. iZotope Nectar 3 sees the addition of five new modules alongside a new assistive audio feature, similar to the one we saw in Nectar Elements. The vocal assistant […]
New line of premium AKG wireless headphones announced A new line of premium consumer AKG wireless headphones has been announced and it’s certainly a lot more than just your regular consumer cans. There are three new AKG wireless headphones in the range to give consumers a sonic insight into studio sound as well as inspire […]
Waves TG Mastering Chain includes legendary sound of the EMI console Waves Audio brings the sound of the EMI TG12410 mastering console to plugin format with their Waves TG Mastering Chain. The developers at Waves Audio meticulously modelled the legendary TG12410 mastering consoles on a component to component basis. They have added some very intuitive […]
Roland VT-4 – the updated vocal transformer effect with harmonies The all-new Roland VT-4 builds on the success of the VT-3 with added polyphonic vocoder and advanced harmonies amongst others. The Roland VT-3 was nice for staple vocal effects like adding subtle variations, however the newly redesigned bigger brother, the Roland VT-4 takes vocal effect […]
Natus One turns any headphone into a wireless solution The Natus One system can turn any headphones into a pair of wireless headphones, and it’s good enough for DJs. What sets the Natus One system apart from regular Bluetooth wireless headphones is the ultra-low latency – 16ms to be exact, where the human ear can […]
