Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Novation Hack Series tutorials can help your sound design The Novation Hack Series tutorial videos are a host of new tutorial videos dealing with some complex and experimental sound design techniques. The video tutorials feature some tips and tricks for synthesis and the concepts are not limited to Novation gear, they can be applied to […]
Native Instruments’ new Maschine Mikro MK3 – cheaper than ever! The Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3 is designed to emulate the workflow and feel of hardware drum-machines, with the convenience of software. The next-generation Maschine Mikro MK3 has been redesigned as the ideal stepping stone into the Native Instruments Maschine ecosystem, one of the biggest steps […]
Behringer RD-909 teaser photos of the new drum machine It’s no secret that Behringer has been working on replicating one of the most iconic drum machines of all times known as the Behringer RD-909. The RD-909 will be the successor to the 909 throne, and no better day to announce upcoming teasers of the pre-production […]
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. […]
How to achieve Liquid Soul atmospheric synth sounds Liquid Soul atmospheric synth sounds are legendary from the Swiss Psytrance producer, who has his roots dating back to early 2000s and later releasing countless best-sellers on Iboga. Liquid Soul’s debut album, “Synthetic Vibes”, was an iconic release in the progressive psytrance scene, creating somewhat of a […]
OTTO – The DIY open-source synth/sampler inspired by OP-1 OTTO is a DIY open-source synthesizer project inspired by Teenage Engineering’s legendary OP-1, with a Raspberry Pi at its core. The OTTO project is similar to the OP-1 in that it features a variety of built-in ‘instruments” with an incredibly intuitive modal interface, that means the […]
Propellerhead Reason Compact or Propellerhead Europa Compact? Propellerhead Reason Compact – imagine being able to capture your burst of creative inspiration at the moment it strikes? Propellerhead Reason Compact is the powerful new mobile music production app from the creators of the critically acclaimed Reason DAW. The app pitches Reason’s new flagship synthesizer, Europa, right […]
How to make Electric Universe style running lead synths Electric Universe is a legend in the scene and was hailed one of the top Psytrance projects of the 90s. The Electric Universe sound can be characterized by high-energy bass and synth lines, and in the early days, when Rock guitar was a thing in Psytrance, […]
The classic Roland JX-3P comes to the Plug-Out range of synths The lesser known but equally awesome Roland JX-3P came out concurrently to the legendary JUNO synths which stole the limelight. The Roland JX-3P was a unique take on analog synthesizers at the time, and posed itself up against the JUNO giants, so it was […]
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 […]
