Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
New Sylenth1 update promises a revamped and improved audio engine The brand new Sylenth1 update introduces some new features, a variety of improvements and a host of bug fixes. The new Sylenth1 update introduces a bunch of new features, most notable of which is probably the improved audio engine. The new Sylenth1 update improves the […]
Plankton Electronics Spice is a standalone and modular FX unit The new Plankton Electronics Spice is a hybrid analog/digital distortion and filter effects processor for modular and standalone application. A few months ago Plankton Electronics were teasing their upcoming release, at first we thought it was a synthesizer – we couldn’t have been further from […]
Aragorn23 chats about his upcoming psychedelic modular synth album Aragorn23 Eastern Roads, Western Lands is one of the very first South African albums composed entirely on a modular synthesizer. We caught up with Aragorn23 to discuss the creative thought and process behind his upcoming modular synthesizer album. He describes the album as a “psychedelic road […]
The all-new Make Noise QPAS module – Quad Peak Animation System The Make Noise QPAS takes the age-old filter to new heights, a quad-core stereo processor with truly unique modulation capabilities. The concept behind the Make Noise QPAS is the interplay between several filter’s resonant peaks, two peaks per stereo channel to be exact. The […]
Top 5 Free VST Plugins to Kickstart Your Production in 2019 New Year New DAW? Here’s a list of five FREE VST Plugins to get your music production going in 2019. Adding new tools to the arsenal can be a great way of sparking new inspiration in your workflow, now that the Black Friday and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three post-processing tips to make your Psytrance bass punchier So we’ve covered the basics of creating a psytrance bass sound from scratch, now let’s look at some processing tips. Well first up is more of a sound design tip, we’re going back to the patch to make sure we can’t get the best out of […]
Latest Arturia pack of effects plugins receives first update We recently covered the launch of a new set of Arturia plugins, a bundle of remade classics. They’ve just announced updates! Arturia’s award-winning component modelling technique, TAE(R), brought some classic filters and preamps to life in the digital realm. The bundles, entitled “3 Preamps You’ll Actually […]
Arturia has a new take on old favourites, with six new plugins Arturia just announced a series of plugins that is sure to be incorporated into many producer’s and engineer’s plugin arsenals. “3 Filters You’ll Actually Use” is the name of the first pack, it offers a unique and inspiring new look at some of […]
