Dreadbox, the Greek boutique synth company has teamed up with Sinevibes, who specialises in designing and building innovative music software to develop Typhon, a compact USB powered synth that combines analogue synthesis with digital features. Typhon is a mono analogue synth that is neither a
If you’ve been tuned into Noisegate for a little while, you’ll know our resident bass guitar contributor Steve is a huge fan of the Source Audio C4 Synth pedal (check out his insane dnb workout from a few months back), touting it’s incredible quality and
Ableton’s Push 2 MIDI controller hit stores back in 2015, now, 5 years on Push 2 is still Ableton’s flagship controller which seems like a long time when you consider the frequency of manufacturers releasing new products. But as the expression goes ‘if it ain’t
If you’ve ever found yourself struggling with ideas for chords and melodies, maybe Scaler can help. Scaler is a creative music theory plugin that can level-up your compositions and provide inspiration for new musical ideas. Released earlier this month, Scaler 2 includes some powerful new
Effects pedals that utilise DSP (digital signal processor) chips are nothing new, but their power in the last 2 decades has significantly increased and we’ve seen a number of guitar pedal builders start to actually mention specific DSP chips in their specs. But what’s it
Universal Audio’s recording interfaces have been steadily increasing in popularity over the past few years. Initially seen as exclusively pro/project studio offerings, UA has evolved their line of interfaces to offer that same pro-level quality and experience to a range of users including home and
Following several leaks in recent times, Waldorf has finally revealed their all-digital desktop version of their flagship synthesiser Quantum, named the Iridium. While being housed in the desktop format, it’s more like a new synthesiser with small but subtle differences to the Quantum. The Iridium
Some big new features were announced for Elektron’s Digitone and Digitakt overnight, adding some awesome new functions and workflow improvements including a dedicated trigger probability parameter, step-preview function and class-compliant USB audio (meaning iOS/Android compatibility!) Some other improvements include a couple of step record modes,
Roland have this funny tendency to stumble into developing things that end up being legendary. Their TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909 models of the ’80s get spoken about a lot, but another one that’s become more recognized in the last few years is the 1997 JP-8000
Melbourne Music Week is an iconic event on the Melburnian music lover’s calendar, and this year the festival has announced, for obvious reasons, that it will be going ahead with a 100% Australian/Kiwi line-up of artists. The City of Melbourne council have stated they’re focused