Equipment news, leaks and tips
Hotone MP-100 Ampero: A budget Helix LT killer?
23 Oct · The Hotone MP-100 Ampero is packed with features: 120 amps and cabs, 240 effects, an expression pedal, a 120s looper and more. But will it fulfil the promise of behaving like a real amp?
qwertySeq() – 8 track MIDI sequencer for your Chrome web browser
23 Oct · 8 banks of 8 tracks of 16 steps generating notes or MIDI CC the qwertySeq() is a dynamic and versatile step sequencer running directly in your Chrome browser - shame it looks a bit dull.
Acon Digital Mastering Suite: An affordable pack of essential mastering tools
23 Oct · Designed for signal transparency and with rather simplified user interfaces, these plug-ins obviously aren't for fans of thick, warm vintage sounds. Rather, they fully embrace the clinical sound of digital.
Sculpt noise into form with Noize, a sleek and creative noise generator
23 Oct · Noize is a noise-generating plug-in that adapts itself in real time to sound input and can be creatively shaped for a tasteful result. It includes all five noise types known to mankind!
Deal: grab Native Instruments’ Crush Pack + Mod Pack for USD 70 until Nov 4
22 Oct · NI is giving us an exceptional offer - buy the Crush Pack + Mod Pack effects bundle for the price of either one. The offer is valid until Nov 4, giving you enough time to come up with those 70 bucks!
Behringer drops prices on gear, rekindles Thomann partnership
22 Oct · Consumer technology has its Samsung, soft drinks have their Coca-Cola, enterprise computing has its Microsoft... and, in the very near future, if not already, music has its Behringer.
Catalinbread NiCompressor pedal recreates a classic 1970s compressor
22 Oct · The NiCompressor is based on is the 70s Loco Box ‘The Choker’ and.... OK, let's cut to the chase: Here's why anyone looking for a quality compressor pedal should check this one out.
GS Apollo 1 Analog Monosynth ready for liftoff
22 Oct · Launching from Argentina is the Apollo 1 from GS Music - a straightforward desktop analog monosynth with some hidden MIDI capabilities and a desire to be in a metal band.
Dimebag’s Cowboys From Hell rig modelled by IK Multimedia
22 Oct · Pantera's late guitarist used solid-state Randall amplifiers to craft the hard-hitting guitar tones on Cowboys From Hell. IK Multimedia's new Dimebag Darrell CFH bundle models amps and effects from DD's rig.
UVI Plate goes above and beyond that classic plate reverb sound
22 Oct · UVI enters the plate reverb market with, er, Plate, a "custom-shop" virtual electro-mechanical reverb with a configurable design and control over aspects such as metal type, plate size and more.
MXR Carbon Copy 10th Anniversary Edition: The ‘silver fox’ of delay pedals?
22 Oct · The MXR Carbon Copy is getting a snazzy new silver paint job and an aluminium housing for 2018, ten years after it was introduced. Just don't expect any sonic tweaks or upgrades.
Women account for 50% of new guitarists, says Fender
21 Oct · Fender says that women now account for half of new guitarists picking up the instrument for the first time. Could the likes of pop icons Taylor Swift and rock legends like Nita Strauss be the cause?
The 7-year wait is over: NI Kontakt 6 has landed with new instruments and effects
21 Oct · Kontakt 6 brings the world's favorite sampler up to scratch and has enough new content to warrant an upgrade from the almost 7-year old Kontakt 5 engine.
Dark Arcade: earthy and cybernetic low cost hybrid hardware synthesizer
20 Oct · Wave blending digital oscillators running 4 voices through an analog filter, VCA and envelope and a Karplus-Strong synthesis mode the Dark Arcade has a lot of cool things to play with for only $120.