Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
BASTL SoftPop – the psychedelic analog noise creature synthesizer A quick look through BASTL’s catalogue shows that they don’t make ordinary instruments, and the BASTL SoftPop is no different. BASTL SoftPop is described as a psychedelic analog noise creature with a wet sound and rowdy spirit, the simple interface is very intuitive and is made […]
Novation Hack Series tutorials can help your sound design The Novation Hack Series tutorial videos are a host of new tutorial videos dealing with some complex and experimental sound design techniques. The video tutorials feature some tips and tricks for synthesis and the concepts are not limited to Novation gear, they can be applied to […]
Behringer RD-909 teaser photos of the new drum machine It’s no secret that Behringer has been working on replicating one of the most iconic drum machines of all times known as the Behringer RD-909. The RD-909 will be the successor to the 909 throne, and no better day to announce upcoming teasers of the pre-production […]
The IK Multimedia UNO compact synth gets a full software editor IK Multimedia UNO Synth, the first analog synth offering from Italian manufacturers, sees the introduction of a fully-featured software editor. The editor has a variety of parameters that aren’t present on the IK Multimedia UNO Synth, alongside patch librarian and other more advanced functions. […]
Top Five Compact Synthesizers for under R3500 Compact synthesizers are undoubtedly gaining popularity in the market, with various companies offering some great options for beginners and professionals alike. It is a common misconception that synthesizers are expensive. You do get some options that fetch a pretty penny, however there are some really great options at […]
u-He Colour Copy – the new Bucket-Brigade style delay plugin Legendary plugin developers just launched an epic new delay plugin; the u-He Colour Copy faithfully emulates the classic Bucket-Brigade style. Before the invention and popularization of the BBD (Bucket-Brigade Device) chip in the 70s and 80s, most (if not all) delay effects (such as echo, […]
The classic Roland JX-3P comes to the Plug-Out range of synths The lesser known but equally awesome Roland JX-3P came out concurrently to the legendary JUNO synths which stole the limelight. The Roland JX-3P was a unique take on analog synthesizers at the time, and posed itself up against the JUNO giants, so it was […]
MasterSounds unveil three unique new high-end boutique DJ tools In discerning DJ circles, the name Andy Rigby-Jones is synonymous with high-end products, from Allen & Heath, PLAYdifferently and now MasterSounds. Andy is a key player in the DJ tech industry, he was at the forefront of the design and implementation of Allen & Heath’s legendary […]
Plankton Electronics unveil teasers of a new analog synthesizer Plankton Electronics just announced on Facebook that they’re releasing a new “machine”, and they’ve teased us with concept art! Following on from their successful release of the ANTS! synthesizer, Barcelona based manufacturers Plankton Electronics have just announced a new addition to their line-up of already weird […]
The IK Multimedia UNO compact analog synth officially launched The new IK Multimedia UNO affordable and compact analog synthesizer has finally been launched, and it sounds impressive! We recently covered IK Multimedia’s announcement of their first analog synthesizer to hit the market. On paper the specs were set to put it in the affordable synthesizer […]
