Side-chain compression is a technique that’s featured on hundreds of tracks throughout the last 2 decades. It’s an approach that is known for producing that ‘pumping’ sound in many forms of electronic music, most commonly heard on bass lines. It’s a very useful tool for
Whether they’re a gear nerd or a gear noob, the type of gear an artist uses has a huge impact on their signature sound. In this regular series called My Gear, Noisegate picks the brains of exciting and diverse artists for a behind-the-scenes scoop on
TRAKTOR Pro 3.2.0, dubbed the “harmonic mixing update” is now in public beta testing and is set to include redesigned harmonic mixing features plus a new version of the Elastique 3 time stretching algorithm. The harmonic mixing feature takes Traktor’s already solid key lock mixing functionality a step further with
With the Volca Drum having just hit stores, it’s the perfect time to fire up all the Volcas in the drum/percussion category, sync them up with the Volca Mix and make a beat. In this video the Volca Kick utilizes the powerful sound of its
Regarded as the Holy Grail of music production software suites, Native Instruments Komplete 12 Ultimate features a wide variety of sounds, samples, instruments and effects that can be used for anything from complex sound design and film score composition to making beats in your bedroom.
As we reported last month, Native Instruments have released the Komplete Audio 6 MK2, 6 in/6 out audio interface. The updated model includes 4 analogue in/out, 2 digital in/out as well as 2 headphone jacks, providing musicians with more flexibility for collaborations in the studio
Today Native Instruments has released Traktor DJ 2, a free DJ App for iPad and Desktop (Windows or Mac). This has been a long-awaited release, intended for entry level DJs and hobbiests, it’s been designed for use with the Traktor Kontrol S2, Z1 and the
Initially released back in 2011, the Komplete Audio 6 has been a rock-solid companion in many people’s studios. Now 8 years later, it’s the latest piece of kit from the Native Instruments back-catalogue to receive the refresh treatment. The MKII unit features everything that made
Today Ableton announced – much to the delight of the ever-growing modular synth community – that they will be releasing a set of 10 Max For Live devices that can generate or receive pitch, control, clock and trigger CV, designed for Ableton Live 10. The
Announced earlier this year, Akai’s new standalone music workstation FORCE has just started hitting Australian stores and to coincide with the arrival, Akai has released a new software update that adds Splice integration to Force, MPC Live and MPC X. Users can access and audition