Category: Soft/Hardware Developers

First Look – Roland Cube Micro GX, Cube Lite and Cube 20GX

The Micro GC, Cube Lite and Cube 20 GX new edition to the practice amp range we get an exclusive first look at them. [SonicState]


ConCon, The Controller Convention, Coming To LA July 19-21

CEPA (The Center for Electronic Performance and Art) and M.I.A. (Machine Inspired Art) are presenting ConCon – The Controller Convention, July 19-21 at M.I.A. Gallery, in downtown Los Angeles.ConCon features workshops, demos and discussions during the day, and performances at night: Workshops featuring Roland, Korg, Native Instruments, Abelton, Livid Instruments, Numark and many others, on…


Logic Pro Tutorial: Creative Quantization Using the EXS24 Sampler w/ Shadetek

Dubspot instructor and course designer Matt Shadetek demonstrates Logic Pro 9’s ‘Convert to new Sample Track’ function with the EXS24 sampler. He also shares tips and tricks for chopping and manipulating samples using one of his current remix projects. In this video we’ll look at one of my favorite features added to Logic in version…


Reason 405: Twisted Sound Design – 11. Diverse Oscillator Setups

In this sound design course, Mo has prepared a rack full of awesome instruments and FX to unleash the power of Reason’s amazing synths (think Thor and Scream 4, The Echo and Kong…) You’ll be blown away by what Dr. OctoRex can do when the good Doctor’s envelopes filters and LFOs are tweaked and infused…


Synth.nl Apollo Documentary Looks At What Drives Us To Make Music

This short documentary film looks at Dutch synthesist Michel van Osenbruggen, the events that have inspired him and what led him to producing his own electronic music. Readers may be familiar to Osenbruggen’s series of albums, released as Synth.nl, including Apollo, Atmosphere and Primitives. Osenbruggen is also the man behind ‘the ultimate synth-cave‘, Apollo Studios….


Ocean Way Plugin Review

Ocean Way Plugin from Universal audio, a brain dump from Ocean Way room expert Allen Sides with the DSP convolution and Dynamic Room Modelling from UA. How does it sound? [Sonic State]


MacBeth Nexus Synthesizer Inspired By Bowie & Eno’s Berlin Trilogy

Designer Ken MacBeth tests out the prototype of his upcoming MacBeth Studio Systems Nexus touchpad synthesizer. Here’s what he has to say about the demo: As I finalize the design of the NEXUS synthesizer for production- I took it the prototype through to the work bench. Basically- the work/refinements are complete. This recording has no…


Importing Maschine expansions without rescaning the entire library

Showing you how to add third party Maschine expansions to your library without having to wait forever for the long rescan process. [MachineTutorials]


Sound Design Tutorial: Layering Drums – Native Instruments Battery 4 w/ Evan Sutton

In this tutorial, Dubspot Sound Design instructor and course designer Evan Sutton (aka Astrolith) shows how to layer drum sounds using Native Instruments’ Battery 4. Layering is the spice of life. There are many reasons to layer drum sounds. We can add rhythmic complexity to a sound, which can lend to the groove and improve…


Sonic TALK 318 – Waldorf Nave