Category: NEWS
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Abelton Live 10.1 – The update we have all been waiting for
After the Ableton Live 10 upgrade introduced us to a string of new features like a new synthesizer (Wavetable), some new Audio Effects (Drum Buss, Echo), a brilliant new ‘Capture’ option, groups in groups and whole bunch of other cool stuff, Live users were waiting to see what the new updates would bring to the […]
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Our favourite pranksters of dance music on the internet
Is the current state of dance music more laughable than listenable ? Well, that could be up for a serious debate, but here’s our essential guide to the best music related humour (that your average friend won’t get) on the inter-webs. Ashwin BaburaoI’ve been a DJ since 2001, having played at prestigious clubs, festivals and […]
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12 of our favourite music related shows you must watch
For those times when you’re travelling or in the hotel or just not feeling the need to make music, these are some great shows for your downtime. We’ve picked some of our favourite shows loved by our staff, friends and colleagues. Something for everyone, right from a homegrown show about two musicians trying to make […]
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VCV and Mutable Instruments collaborate for a bright eurorack future
Andrew Belt, founder of VCV announced a collaboration with Mutable Instruments creator Olivier Gillet to let you preview new hardware synth modules as software within the VCV rack software platform. For the ones that are new to VCV, it’s a free, multi-platform software modular. It’s available for Linux, Mac & Windows and offers a powerful Eurorack-style virtual modular synthesizer platform. Mutable Instruments is […]
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“Needs” UK based not-for-profit electronic music label launches it’s India arm in collaboration with Wavlngth
Throughout the fabric of history, music has always been an influential force for social change and has served as an important channel for advocating the importance of issues such as freedom of speech, expression, and resistance. It is based on these ideals that UK-based record ‘Needs not-for-profit‘ was founded by 20/20 vision recording’s label manager and […]
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Stunning new Pioneer PLX-1000S turntable with Sync & Pro DJ Link feature
This could very well be the biggest boon or fist-fight in the DJ community as Pioneer announces a new addition to their turntable series. The PLX-1000S, the unassumingly normal looking deck, but with a groundbreaking new technology that allows to turntables to be synced via Pioneer’s proprietary pro DJ link feature. How it works ? […]
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Your essential guide to our favourite festival ‘Echoes of Earth’ and why you shouldn’t miss it.
A plethora of music festivals are swarming the country, but Echoes of Earth won our hearts last year. Set in the lush woods of Embassy Riding School in Bangalore, visuals projected on trees, upright cement pipes creating stage backdrops, and an outstandingly diverse artist line up with the likes of Youngr, Sub Motion Orchestra and […]
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Discover a new breed of upcoming Indian talent who won our BeatworxTurnsFive producer contest
When we announced our DJ/Producer contest a couple months ago as a part of our 5th anniversary celebration, the submissions were so overwhelming that we needed a month more than we anticipated to go through each and every submission, meticulously listening to each, while having it evaluated not only by our staff and faculty but […]
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11 Crowd funded inventions for music and tech fanatics
There is no dearth of ideas in today’s world with companies like Kickstarter and Indiegogo being the a catalyst to their creators. We explore some of the coolest music related tech that is almost funded and ready to ship out in the next 6 months. A lot of these devices can be life changing for most of […]
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7 amazing synths, pedals, and drum machines from Superbooth 2017 in Germany
Superbooth 2017 was the largest organized synthesizer event ever. Gear heads, and manufacturers come together to showcase the very best new releases, electronic music performances and workshops. This year we also had our first Indian Synthesizer and outboard pedal manufacturers, Animal Factory Amplifiers grace the event. Here are our seven favorite releases from the event […]