UJAM has released the latest in their line of Beatmaker instruments that give quick and easy access genre-specific sounds and styles from a user interface which, because it is the same for all the Beatmaker instruments, makes playing them in real-time instantly familiar and useable. Previous releases have covered styles from EDM through Hip Hop to Drum and Bass. VICE rolls the clock back to the 80s!
What UJAM Say About Beatmaker VICE
Inspired by some of the most legendary classic drum machines from companies like Linn, Roland, Simmons or Korg, Beatmaker VICE plays the perfect drum parts for anything from authentic 1980s to contemporary Synthwave.
Retro? Future? Both!
Big synths, punchy digital drums and lots of gated reverb... Those often ridiculed style elements of the 1980s have been re-invigorated by theSynthwave genre. It has stepped within a decade from an obscure niche into the global pop music spotlight. Blinding Lights, a synthwave song by Canadian singer The Weeknd, recently reached billboard charts’ number 1 in twenty-nine countries. Influenced by composers like Jean-Michel Jarre, Giorgio Moroder, and Trevor Horn, Synthwave employs 1980s clichéd elements and plays with the nostalgia and suspense listeners associate with movie and game soundtracks from the era.
Go to UJAM’s website to learn more about the Beatmaker instruments and their range of virtual drummers, bass players and guitarists or check out some of the UJAM content on Production Expert below..
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Julian Rodgers is Editor of Production Expert. He has a background in live sound and has been a Pro Tools user since 2001. He lives by the sea in West Cornwall where he plays piano, bass and guitar equally badly and is an avid collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.