Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
The Akai MPC ONE is here, with an ode to that old-school workflow The Akai MPC ONE is the new standalone production workstation with a similar approach to the legendary original MPC series. The Akai MPC ONE is much more than just a watered-down MPC Live, although it shares much of the same core features […]
Arturia Pigments 2 | Tech Spotlight Let’s take a deeper look at the new Sampler, Granular engine, effects and revamped sequencer within Arturia Pigments 2. The new Arturia Pigments 2 update introduces a new sound-engine capable of an absolutely huge variety of sounds. Essentially, it’s a sampler that encompasses everything from a traditional sampler to […]
New in the Arturia Pigments 2 update Arturia Pigments 2 is here – Introducing a new Sampler with granular capabilities, new effects, a revamped sequencer and various improvements. One of the biggest new additions to Arturia Pigments 2 plugin synthesizer is a new granular engine, however, it’s not just a granular module, it’s a full-on […]
Introducing ReFX Nexus 3 – The all-new preset powerhouse I’m sure those who have been producing music for a while remember ReFX Nexus – Introducing the new ReFX Nexus 3. ReFX Nexus 3 is the revamped one-stop-shop synth plugin. The previous two versions were incredibly popular, they didn’t offer any deep synthesis capabilities however the […]
Create a variety of kick drum rolls and percussion fills [tutorial] Kick drum rolls and percussion fills are an incredibly prominent part of electronic music, let’s discuss some techniques. Kick drum rolls and percussion fills are a great way of creating movement into a new passage in a track, especially in genres like Goa-Trance where […]
Akai Force | Product Spotlight We got hands on with the Akai Force standalone music production system. Here are our first impressions… Akai recently launched their new flagship music production system – the Akai Force. It’s an all-in-one standalone system for studio and live performance use. It’s capable of everything from sequencing and arranging MIDI, […]
Korg Gadget 3.0 introduces two devices styled on Arcade systems Korg Gadget 3.0 introduces two new instruments styled on Sega Megadrive and Taito Arcade sound and likeness. Korg Gadget is the music-making app for desktop, iOS and Nintendo Switch. It already features a huge array of very capable instruments and effects, with more being added […]
Bleep Labs Delaydelus 2 is a new sampler and delay instrument Bleep Labs Delaydelus 2 is an experimental sampler and delay instrument conceived by the creative mind of Daedelus. The Bleep Labs Delaydelus 2 may seem confusing at first look, however it’s rather simple once you dig a bit deeper. It’s essentially a sampler with […]
Isla SP-2400 reimagines iconic E-mu SP-1200 sampler Isla SP-2400 is designed to be the next-generation E-mu SP-1200 which is one of the most legendary samplers of all-time. One of the key aspects of the new Isla SP-2400 is that it features two separate audio engines, one that captures the essence of the original E-mu SP-1200 […]
Kilohearts Phase Plant – the next generation hybrid synth plugin Kilohearts Phase Plant is a new synth plugin with a huge amount of creative sound design capabilities. Kilohearts first took the plugin market by storm when it released the award-winning Multipass plugin, a modular multi-band host for a variety of interesting effects. The Kilohearts Multipass […]
