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Korg announces new smaller, cheaper version of their ARP2600 remake

Korg announces new smaller, cheaper version of their ARP2600 remake The ARP2600M will cost €1,799 and is available in June Korg has announced a new, smaller version of their coveted ARP2600 semi-modular synth remake. The ARP2600M has all the same features of their first remake that was announced last January and is 60% the size of the original remodel. The spring reverb and the internal circuitry have been adjusted to fit the new casing. The new M version also uses 3.5mm […]

January 19, 2021 97

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Korg announces new modwave synth – wavetable reimagined

Korg announces new modwave synth – wavetable reimagined The new synth introduces a new Kaoss-style XY touchpad Korg has announced a new synth called the modwave, building on Wavestate synth announced in 2020. The modwave takes things further, expanding on Korg’s already rich legacy in wavetable synthesis to offering a new Kaoss Pad-style X/Y pad for creating ‘Kaoss physics’ and an upgrade to their motion recording feature. The modwave inspired by Korg’s original DW-8000 synth, combining analogue filters with wavetable […]

January 19, 2021 137

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Tomorrowland shares sets from NYE virtual festival on Apple Music

Tomorrowland shares sets from NYE virtual festival on Apple Music Mixes from Armin van Buuren, Boys Noize and Diplo are among the sets available for playback now DJ Mag Staff Tomorrowland has shared a selection of sets from 2020's New Year's Eve festival on Apple Music. Belgian festival Tomorrowland's NYE event, which took place on the 31st December, was spread across four stages adapted to all 27 time zones in the world. It was the latest virtual push from the festival, who also took […]

January 19, 2021 199

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Ibiza clubbing and COVID-19: how the White Isle has adapted during the pandemic

Ibiza clubbing and COVID-19: how the White Isle has adapted during the pandemic The world's best-known party island, Ibiza has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Frequent restriction changes, extortionate fines and bans on dancing, parties and smoking have affected the music and hospitality industries hugely. But while it's hit locals hard, the pause in summer season has also given time for a reset and for the White Isle to regenerate. Anu Shukla travels to Ibiza to investigate Anu Shukla […]

January 18, 2021 78

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Berlin Love Parade to return in new form in 2022

Berlin Love Parade to return in new form in 2022 Rave The Planet is set to take place in July 2022 Amy Fielding Berlin's Love Parade is set to return in a new format next year. Organisers of a brand new street party in Berlin, Rave The Planet, have announced that their debut street parade will take place on the 9th July 2022, after coronavirus restrictions forced the team to cancel this year's event. The team behind RTP also confirmed […]

January 18, 2021 79

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RANE announces new controller with motorised vinyl platters

RANE announces new controller with motorised vinyl platters The new ONE controller is designed to work with Serato DJ By: Mick Wilson RANE is back with a new bit of kit – the ONE controller. The new controller is for use with Serato DJ Pro and has a few tricks up its sleeve. It's unique in that it comes with seven-inch motorised platters, giving DJs authentic vinyl-style performance and feel. It also comes with slipmats and seven-inch vinyl to complete the […]

January 16, 2021 191

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The world’s first AI DJs playing AI music are here

The world’s first AI DJs playing AI music are here It was only a matter of time but the pandemic has hit-fast forward on the virtual club concept Sensorium – the social VR music platform whose list of collaborators include Carl Cox, David Guetta and Armin van Buuren – has announced that it’s teamed up with AI-music generating platform Mubert to create the world’s first virtual avatar DJs playing only AI-generated music. Sensorium claim they’re “the world's first AI-driven DJs that will […]

January 16, 2021 183

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Download IK Multimedia’s Syntronik Memory-V sampler synth for free

Download IK Multimedia’s Syntronik Memory-V sampler synth for free Simply sign up to the IK newsletter to download the sampler instrument You can get IK Multimedia’s Memorymoog sample instrument Memory-V by signing up for their newsletter. The plugin usually costs £49.99 and is based on the classic Moog synth with 18 oscillators and features over 5GB of samples with 146 presets and over 6,000 samples. The Memorymoog was used by Jean-Michel Jarre, 808 State, The Orb, Jan Hammer, INXS and […]

January 16, 2021 153

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Beatport acquire sample company Loopmasters

Beatport acquire sample company Loopmasters The merger includes Loopmasters’ other brands Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique Beatport has acquired sample company Loopmasters, including their umbrella brands Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique. Beatport has been in the producer samples game since Beatport Sounds launched in 2010 but this move sees Loopmasters’ library folded into the digital DJ store. CEO of Beatport Robb McDaniels said: “The entire Loopmasters team are world-class people who have built amazing products for the producer community that simply belong […]

January 16, 2021 85

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