Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
UVI Drum Designer makes creating electronic drum sounds easy UVI Drum Designer is the new library designed around UVI Falcon and Workstation’s in-depth hybrid sampling/synth engine. I’m refraining from calling it a “sample library” as UVI Drum Designer is a lot more than that. The system is designed around UVI’s hybrid engine, incorporating the best […]
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. […]
ModulAir is a polyphonic modular softsynth available in free beta ModulAir is currently available for FREE as a beta version… Software developers, Full Bucket Music, announced the upcoming release of their modular softsynth environment which boasts some interesting features. At its core, the ModulAir system is built around a completely modular architecture, allowing you to […]
Impact Soundworks Cosmos – Kontakt sounds inspired by outer space Impact Soundworks Cosmos is a brand-new multi-sample based Kontakt instrument inspired by the deep and atmospheric sounds of outer space. Impact Soundworks Cosmos excels for creating cinematic ambiences and phrases, specifically for the sci-fi genre alongside electronic and ambient music. The core of the plugin […]
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, […]
FXPansion Cypher2 – most expressive analog modelled FM synth yet? ROLI announce the collaborative FXPansion Cypher2 plugin synthesizer – an analog modelled FM synthesizer powerhouse with expression and performance at heart. The new FXPansion Cypher2 is fully MPE compatible, meaning you’re able to achieve a seriously expressive feel and sound using per-note pitch-bend and other […]
UVI Falcon – the hybrid synth/sampling powerhouse gets an update UVI Falcon first hit the market in 2015, it’s incredibly vast sonic possibilities and insane levels of control turned heads. The concept behind UVI Falcon is to give the user ultimate control over their sound, there are almost no limitation in terms of the sound […]
EastWest Spaces 2 – sequel to the true stereo convolution reverb EastWest Spaces 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to EastWest’s best-selling reverb plugin, offering over a thousand hyper-realistic spaces. The sequel features a redesigned user-interface with a more streamlined layout with new parameters. The developers are calling EastWest Spaces 2 the “most powerful and […]
Novation Circuit finally gets an official standalone synth editor The Novation Circuit was first released in 2015, and it certainly has come a long way since the official announcement. From various firmware updates that added heaps of extra features and standalone applications to edit macros, Novation have finally announced the release of their long-awaited standalone […]
FactorSynth – a totally unique kind of music creation tool FactorSynth is a new Max For Live device that uses machine learning algorithms to decompose sounds and then re-compose them. FactorSynth aims to bring new life to your samples and loops, once you’ve loaded your sounds into the device, you’re able to modify and rearrange […]
