FX-Mechanics recently released version 0.1 of RhyGa, a simple yet versatile rhythmic gate effect for your DAW. RhyGa allows the user to create tempo-synced patterns by modulating the volume of an incoming audio signal. With per-step controls for level, pan, duration, and an auxiliary send, you can transform static pads into pulsating rhythms, create complex…
Acting Locally: SF Music Expo 2025 Show Report
KVR Show Report: SF Music Expo 2025 SF Music Expo was founded in 2014 by Loic Maestracci to bring together local Bay Area music creators for education and networking. Originally held at The Chapel in San Francisco’s Mission District and later moved to SAE Expression College. After returning to in-person events post-Pandemic, the conference has…
6 Tips To Survive DJing Holiday Parties
Christmas and New Year’s Eve gigs are brilliant for your bank balance – you can easily charge double your normal fee for 31 December, for instance – but they come with unique challenges. You’re dealing with crowds who often never go out any other time of year, quite likely drunk people making increasingly unintelligible requests,…
Media Overkill (MOK) Updates Miniraze – Free Upgrade Adds New Waves and Formant Filters
Media Overkill (MOK) has announced the free upgrade to its wavetable synth plugin, Miniraze, bringing it to version 1.5. The update adds more waveforms, matching the full library available in the flagship Waverazor synth plugin. Miniraze 1.5 also introduces two new formant filters and 390 sounds, including new patches from synthesists Dash Glitch, Alex Reid,…
Daniel Gergely updates Emergence with 25 new presets and an improved preset browser
Daniel Gergely has updated Emergence v1.0.4. The update adds 25 new factory presets and introduces an improved preset browser with tagging, favorites, and search. Factory presets are now installed automatically. The update is free for existing users of the 1.0 version (The older, free version of Emergence is not affected by this update). The new…
VirtualDJ 2026 To Get AI-Powered Lyrics & Set Building, New FX
We have got our hands on a sneak peek video highlighting some of the new features in VirtualDJ 2026, which appear to include automatic lyric extraction from songs using AI, a natural language AI set building feature, and vastly improved effects. Here’s what we gleaned from the short teaser video we saw (which we discuss…
Bob Moog Foundation Announces “What Would Bob Do” Winter Raffle for Custom Built $24,000 Eurorack Synthesizer
The Bob Moog Foundation has announced its winter fundraising raffle featuring a custom-built Eurorack modular synthesizer valued at $24,000. The system is housed in a handcrafted 15U (126 hp) walnut cabinet by Asheville woodcraftsman Chris Perryman (Gold Splinter) and includes 50 Eurorack modules and 11 controllers, all donated from 52 companies. The raffle is open…
Acon Digital Releases Extract:Dialogue 2 – Next-Gen Dialogue Cleaning with Real-Time Reverb Reduction
Acon Digital has announced the release of Extract:Dialogue 2, the next generation of its dialogue cleaning plugin designed for film, TV, streaming, and post-production workflows. Development of Extract:Dialogue 2 was guided by conversations with dialogue editors and re-recording mixers who highlighted common challenges such as unwanted reverb, loss of natural voice tone, and the requirement…