Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
What will the next Logic Pro X update offer? The Mac Pro desktops have everyone talking so much, we may have missed out on them announcing a Logic Pro X update. After the public reception on the previous Mac Pro desktop, that looked a bit like a trash can, one would have thought that Apple […]
Ableton Live 10.1 update is here – this is what’s new… The new Ableton Live 10.1 update is all about the small details, they’ve added user wavetables, shortcuts and devices. Since the introduction of their new flagship synthesizer, Wavetable, Ableton users have been requesting the ability to load up custom sounds to use as oscillators […]
Magix ACID Pro Next DAW splits audio file into separates The new Magix ACID Pro Next software incorporates a world-first for DAWs, the integration of audio source separation tools. The new Magix ACID Pro Next introduces Zynaptiq Stem Maker technology, which allows you to split an audio file into several tracks for sampling, remixing and […]
Novation Summit – the new flagship synthesiser from Novation Novation just announced their new flagship synthesiser, the Novation Summit, building on the success of their desktop synth – Peak. Novation Summit is a 16-voice bi-timbral synthesiser, based around their incredibly popular Peak synthesiser, you can think of it as two Novation Peaks that can either […]
Modulia Studio – a new VR music production system for Oculus Rift Modulia Studio is a virtual reality music production environment that allows you to build your own virtual studio. Modulia Studio is designed for both music composition and live performance and its main focus is to bridge the gap between your existing DAW and […]
Top five utility plugins to aid your music production Having a collection of helpful utility plugins can hugely improve your workflow in the studio, eliminating a lot of guesswork. Whether you’re looking to speed up the creation of chord progressions and melodies or the final mixdown, utility plugins might just be the answer. Here’s a […]
Sound Forge Pro 13 is here with a new engine, interface and more The original audio editing platform is back, Sound Forge sees a massive revamp with more DAW oriented features. Most music producers and audio engineers probably don’t need to be introduced to Sound Forge, it’s one of the original audio editing platforms suitable […]
New Nektar SE MIDI controllers combine function and form-factor The incredibly compact new Nektar SE MIDI controllers have most of the features you would expect from a professional controller. The Nektar SE range comes in two variants, the SE25 and SE49 – both are USB-powered, class-compliant and work with virtually any MIDI compatible software applications […]
How to create new Serum Wavetables using vocal samples One of the features that sets Serum apart from a lot of Wavetable synths is the ability to create wavetables. Loading samples into Serum’s Wavetable oscillators is as easy as dragging them onto the interface from your DAW. When using vocal samples, I found the FFT […]
How to create Risers, Sweeps and other effects from scratch Risers, sweeps and similar effects are a popular sound across almost every electronic music genre, so let’s create some from scratch. One of the most common types of risers in electronic music production has to be the simple white noise effect, it’s effective and really […]
