Talks by topic · 12 picks · Wed to Sat · Pro pass
Hands on the kit: demos, spatial sound and studio talks.
For producers, DJs and studio people. Mostly brand demos where you can touch the gear and ask the people who designed it, plus a few talks on surround and immersive sound.
By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes
Industry pass needed for most sessions.
Turntables, digital files, no laptop.
Carsten Goertz demos Devious Pocket, a standalone digital vinyl system that lets you play files through turntables without a computer. Free, hands-on.
Is stereo finished?
4DSOUND co-founder Salvador Breed, Nxt Museum's Merel van Helsdingen and Future Phonic's Richard Burki argue spatial sound's case, with Dave Clarke pushing back. For producers and venue people.
With Dave Clarke, Merel van Helsdingen, Richard Burki, Salvador Breed, Watse de Jong
Hands on the new CDJ-3000X.
AlphaTheta's product specialist shows the CDJ-3000X and RMX-IGNITE. Free; worth it if these are about to be in every booth you play.
A small synth with a big low end.
An introduction to the Erica Synth Bullfrog with Geeky Punks. Free, hands-on, for curious producers.
An 'ideas machine' for people stuck on a loop.
Telepathic Instruments' Charl Laubscher shows the Orchid Orc-1 and its Pistil synth plug-in, built to help you find chords and sounds faster.
A DJ mixer played like an instrument.
Dave Mech, who plays live with a guitar in his club sets, demos Union Audio's Area 6, a rotary mixer designed by Andy Rigby-Jones.
With Dave Mech
Sort out your library before it sorts you.
MixMasterG, developer of the DJ Conversion Utility, on moving and managing track libraries between DJ software. Dull until you lose a set's worth of cue points.
Spatial audio: creative tool or marketing badge?
Dolby's senior music engineer Myles Clarke takes spatial mixing from headphones to the club. For producers deciding whether to mix in Atmos.
With Josephine Auxenfans, Myles Clarke
Suno, shown in an actual workflow.
Artist advisor ELPENTHE takes an idea from a guitar riff or vocal to a full track in Suno Studio. See it before you form an opinion.
Learning to DJ in a headset.
TRIBE XR's founders on simulated DJ training with AlphaTheta gear: a lower barrier for beginners, and a practice tool for everyone else. Free.
KORG's phase8, played live.
The phase8's product lead and lead engineer show live sequencing and performance technique on KORG's phase8. Hands-on and free.
With Iarla Scaife, Lukas Hartmann
How to get something out of a writing camp.
Rapper Bokoesam, singer-songwriter Amadi Blue, producer Jordan Wayne and Glen Faria on sessions, collaborations and coming home with songs, not just contacts.
With Amadi Blue, Bokoesam, Glen Faria, Jordan Wayne, Rakesh Kanhai
Times, lineups and tickets are on each event's ADE programme page. Songpot is independent of the festival.