Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
iZotope tease brand new O8N2 plugin update iZotope have a new plugin coming this month and by the name it sounds like a merge of the Ozone 8 and Neutron 2, simply calling it O8N2. Right now, all we have is a video to go on but their claim is to “get ready for next-level […]
Finally, there’s an iPhone headphone jack dongle What a time to be alive as finally there is an Apple iPhone headphone jack dongle available for their headphone ‘jackless.’ For $34.99 (R 570) you can get the special ‘3.5mm Audio +Charge Rockstar’ dongle from Belkin. Naturally it’s so successful that it has become one of Apple’s […]
TheoryBoard is the ‘ultimate hack for production and composition’ The TheoryBoard is a new MIDI controller that plays chords and melodies on light-up buttons. Instruments that guide you in chord structures and melodies are no longer a new thing; Native Instruments’ popular Kontrol S controllers and Akai’s Advance Keyboard range are just two such examples. […]
Yamaha Genos -a next gen digital workstation The Yamaha Genos has finally been announced after a fair amount of gesticulation as to what this new flagship instrument will offer and anybody who loves technology and music instruments will no doubt be interested in this newly built keyboard workstation. They say that the Yamaha Genos is […]
Is DNA-stored music is the future of music storage? DNA-stored music could be the future of music, and probably other media files in terms of storage. Researchers from Twist Bioscience, in conjunction with both Microsoft and the University of Washington, have made history by storing archival-quality audio recordings in DNA for the first time. The […]
New Focusrite RedNet X2P audio interface announced The Focusrite RedNet X2P is a brand new 2×2 Dante™ audio interface. It features two Red Evolution mic pre amps, stereo line outs and a stereo headphone amplifier, allows quick I/O and monitoring expansion of Focusrite RedNet or other Dante audio-over-IP systems. One single ethernet cable is […]
What’s new in Reason 10, their biggest update to date Reason 10 arrives next month and Propellerhead have made the bold claim that their latest revision is their biggest update to date. Bigger than adding VST in Reason 9.5? It appears so. Those that bought 9.5 will get a FREE update to Reason 10 by […]
Remix Hits platform creates a ‘stem marketplace’ for remixing The Remix Hits platform enters the biology of music as they create a ‘stem marketplace.’ In previous times, DJs have had to use non-legal stems of popular songs to create remixes. These stems are not of the highest quality as it loses ‘value’ in the download, […]
Western Cape Musician Association of South Africa announces its first AGM Western Cape Musician Association will host their inaugural AGM next month. The Western Cape Musician Association of South Africa was formed in April, 2017 and is a branch of MASA. In a developing country like ours, it is vital for artists to band together […]
Musician Asha Mevlana raises the roof with a house sized amplifier Raise the roof with a house sized amplifier! While home sound technology is leaning towards small and wireless, one home in Arkansas is going big, bold and loud, with the power to pump music built into its infrastructure. Who better to own an “amplified” […]
