Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
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 […]
The Joué re-Connect is a USB to MIDI cable for standalone setups Joué re-Connect is a USB to MIDI system designed for connecting your USB-MIDI controller directly to a MIDI enabled synthesizer. Joué is known for their expressive modular MIDI controllers, with interchangeable play surfaces and various other nifty features. They’re designed to be incredibly […]
The Missing Link is a device to connect anything to Ableton Link The Missing Link, as its name suggests, is a nifty invention – able to connect almost any device to Ableton Link. The Missing Link, by creators Circuit Happy, is a device that connects any Ableton Link compatible software to a huge variety of […]
Temple presents Lady M, Dast & Dylan, MKLY & Sides at Modular Temple presents Lady M, Dast & Dylan, MKLY & Sides at Modular. Temple’s third showcase takes place in Cape Town on the 8th of March at the home of underground music in the city, Mødular, which will feature both international and local artists […]
Buchla Red Panel – Legendary synth maker releases Eurorack series The Buchla Red Panel series is the answer for Eurorack users looking for that authentic Buchla sound in Eurorack format. Don Buchla is a legendary name in the modular synth world, his designs still being used as inspiration even 50 years after the original release […]
Behringer Crave is a new powerful new compact semi-modular synth Behringer Crave is the new unique compact semi-modular synthesizer with a huge sound and incredibly affordable price-point. Built around a lot of the core technology that powers some of the popular releases from Behringer of late, using the same VCO as their highly popular Neutron, […]
Korg Volca series gets a new semi-modular and FM drum synth The highly popular Korg Volca series sees two new exciting additions to its lineup – The Volca Drum and Volca Modular. The Volca Drum is a digital percussion synthesizer based around an incredibly flexible internal DSP engine. The Volca Drum boasts six parts, each […]
Reason Complex-1 is their most ambitious and complex synth to date Reason Complex-1 Propellerhead’s latest rack extension addition, inspired by the legendary modular synth designs of Don Buchla and Bob Moog. Propellerhead Reason has always prided itself on its semi-modular architecture, the platform is truly unique in that way and is probably the “reason” a […]
VCV Rack adds VST plugin support to its epic modular environment VCV Rack is the free open-source modular synthesis software, that can now be expanded to add VST plugin support. Almost all of the core functionality within VCV Rack is available at no cost, and there is a huge variety of third-party developers creating all […]
Five hardware synths that will change the way you make music The Hardware Synths market is always expanding. Let’s look at some popular new examples that take a slightly different approach. Choosing hardware synths that suit the way you make music can be tough, especially considering there are so many weird and wonderful options on […]
