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Native Instruments has released Vintage Compressors, a set of modeled classic dynamic processors for use in Guitar Rig 4 and in the free Guitar Rig Player. Produced in collaboration with DSP experts Softube, the collection comprises three of the most distinctive and revered high-end studio compressors, and can be used to creatively treat a comprehensive Read More »

“This is a first for South Africa and the world. There’s nothing else like it…” Prestige. Excellence. High-tech. Unique. These are just some of the superlatives that come to mind when trying to accurately describe Bidvest’s World of Yamaha, the newest showroom for the Japanese powerhouse brand Yamaha. In what is not just a first for Read More »

Samson Technologies has released the Q2U Microphone Recording Pack with HP20 headphones. Samson designed the Q2U as a quality microphone to meet all live sound and digital audio recording needs. A dynamic handheld microphone, the Q2U features both an XLR output and a USB I/O allowing it to be plugged directly into a live sound Read More »

One of rock’s most compelling frontmen, Serj Tankian helped propel the band System of a Down to multi-platinum success from the late ’90s through 2006. The band’s exotic musical influences, which drew in part from the members’ shared Armenian-American heritage, filtered into their hardcore/thrash metal/avant-progressive rock sensibilities. Their resulting sound was fiercely original, marked by Read More »

Wild and Marr’s first and official 3 day JBL Vertec training course took place in the second week of May in conjunction with the opening of their new in-house training room in Johannesburg. Alex Sanfilippo, one of SA’s best system engineers and a true Harman ambassador, compiled a unique South African, JBL Technical Vertec syllabus. Read More »

Following up on the runaway success of the award-winning StudioLive™ 16.4.2 and StudioLive 24.4.2, PreSonus™ has announced the new StudioLive 16.0.2 digital recording and performance mixer. Compact, portable, and rack-mountable (optional), StudioLive 16.0.2 is ideal for small bands, personal studios, intimate clubs, small churches, community organizations, rehearsal spaces—any application where you need a compact, high-quality Read More »

The Hammond SK-1 is the first “Ultra-Portable” organ in its history, weighing in at just 15 pounds, and the first Hammond portable to feature a wide range of Extra Voices. The “Drawbar” section is a complete Hammond Organ with all the traditional features: Real Mechanical Drawbars, Chorus Vibrato, Touch-Response Percussion, and the most authentic Digital Read More »

Play and Perform – The Best Sounds Just Got Better the 741 MB of internal Wave ROM features ultra-realistic pianos and acoustic instrument samples, and the latest hip hop sounds. The Motif XF Series features a sophisticated 8 element synth architecture with XSpanded articulation and 18 different filter types let you shape your sound anyway Read More »

Recently MIDI Music, the authorised dealer for Avid Technologies’ products in South Africa, helped in the opening of new class-rooms at the Emendy College by installing a range of Avid’s products. Emendy’s Martin Willemse explains… Why did you pick Avid products for the college? Firstly, we believe in the Avid products 100%. The brand is Read More »

“The 2010 students were a very special group, and we were all thrilled by the level of support we received from our generous sponsors…” At a glittering graduation ceremony held in April at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, 77 students were conferred with their Sound Engineering diploma’s by academic board head and Council for Higher Read More »

“…excellent exhibitors, and interactive workshops and demos are what make Mediatech Africa such a successful trade exhibition.” As South African artists chip away at the international arena with notable inroads having been made in recent years by groups such as Die Antwoord, Goldfish, The Parlotones, Black Coffee, Arno Carstens and many others, the musical landscape back home is Read More »