Custom Shop vs USA vs Mexico: Which Telecaster sounds the best?

The great Telecaster Custom Shop/Mexico/Standard Shoot-out - Which has the best sound for the money? Get out some good headphones and hear how much difference those thousands of dollars really make...

Black Friday: Where to get the best deals on hot gear!

Black Friday: a chance to snag some awesome gear at way below list price - if you know where to look. Check out our constantly updated list of best the deals on plug-ins and a bunch of other cool stuff.

#HomeRecordingDays at Thomann with special offers, give-aways and tutorials

The German online gear retailer has a new promotional campaign aimed squarely at budding home recordists - with a few tutorials mixed in to help make sense of all that new tech!

sE Electronics infiltrates Shure wireless systems with V7 MC1 dynamic capsule

Chinese microphone maker sE has found a novel way to break into the hand-held market - why build your own wireless transmitter/receiver range when you can just make a capsule compatible with your rival's ...

MacOS High Sierra 10.13: Should you update?

Apple has just published a new update to OSX - but should you update right away? We checked out a few apps and called the most important software developers. Find out here if your software is supported.

Recording audio tracks into the air on an iPad with Augmented Reality

Recording audio tracks into the air with an iPad? Programmer and artist Zach Liebermann has come up with this absorbing little tool that lets you do just that. The dawn of a new age or a silly gimmick?

Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone X: full of potential for new music apps, but are they worth the upgrade?

Apple's new iPhones certainly look great in the hand, but do they offer any meaningful value to the discerning musician? Well, they do happen to pack some impressive and forward-looking technology, so...

Enter the Pyrophone, a MIDI-controlled hydrogen flame organ!

Yes, you read that right. Invented in 1875, the pyrophone has become the centrepiece of a new scene of young artists who have rediscovered this crazy and dangerous instrument...

Drummers and why we all love them soooo much…

Drummers - we love 'em really. Especially the über-intelligent things they say in the studio! Jared Dines' new parody video on Facebook contains many lines you'll have heard from your drummer, we promise...

iZotope RX Elements 6 flash sale till 28 August – €29 instead of €129

The headline says it all, really! If you need some entry-level audio restoration tools, we'll show you where you can pick up this software at a hefty discount.

Free audio measurement and visualisation in your browser: XXY Oscilloscope

This free oscilloscope runs in your browser and can visualise audio files or your computer's microphone input - time for some good ol' physics fun with your audio material!

PPG Infinite: a new wavetable synth is heading to the iPad!

Definitely PPG's best-looking synth yet, Infinite is of the wavetable type. A modulation matrix and XY pads can be seen, as well as tons of knobs, envelopes, and a really cool 3D waveform display!

Roland SE-02: The first reviews, user demos and shoot-outs are here!

Roland's recently announced SE-02 caused some shockwaves to ripple through the synth community - now the first demos and reviews are in! Sit back and enjoy some twiddling!

The Best Free Plug-ins: A list of great gear that won’t cost you a thing

Free Plug-ins Galore! Our list of the best free plug-ins is ready for your perusal. It includes mixing tools, guitar plug-ins, virtual synths and a whole lot more...

Summer NAMM 2017: BOSS Waza Amp Head 75 – lower price, same features

BOSS has followed up its outing last year into boutique-style amplifier country with the BOSS Waza Amp Head 75, which has the same features, half the wattage but knocks EUR 1000 (!) off the price...

Summer NAMM 2017: New(ish) BIAS Mini heads, Twin pedals from Positive Grid

The popular BIAS product range has a few new additions: two half-rack amp heads, three pedals and a footswitch controller. Getting déja vu? Yup, these are all cut-down versions of existing gear...

DeepMind 12 and Jupiter 8 Shoot-out: How close can you get?

How close can Behringer's low-cost synth get to the sounds of classic instruments like the Jupiter 8? A new video pits the DeepMind 12 against Roland's classic, and offers tips on how to mimic the original.

The Best iOS Beatmaking apps: Top 6 iPhone and iPad grooveboxes 2017

We've rounded up six of the best groovebox apps available on Apple's platform - all are worthy of your attention and great at what they do, though they feel completely different from each other...

Softube Tape combines 3 virtual analogue tape machines in one plug-in

Another Tape emulation plug-in? Softube believe we don't already have enough of these and have issued Tape, which combines three tape saturation algorithms into one plug-in.

ELPHNT Analog Tape Live Rack: A free tape emulator for Ableton Live

A free tape emulation for Ableton Live? Yes, please. While Tape isn't the most intricate reconstruction of analogue gear you'll ever hear, it costs absolutely nothing, except your email address.

Delay pedal shoot-out video on YouTube: 25 guitar effects head-to-head

Looking for a new delay pedal for your guitar rig? The guys at Gear Gods have compiled a 25-way shoot-out of delay FX pedals, a great place to start your research.

Superbooth 17: Special Rolling Report

All the hot news from Berlin's Superbooth 17 event, happening right now! Loads of new synths and other gear are being presented by manufacturers big and small alike...

GarageBand and other apps now completely free for MacOS and iOS

Apple has made GarageBand, iMovie and other apps free to download. And this time they really mean free, as you no longer have to buy a MacOS or iOS device to get them or the latest version.

Special Easter Sales: Big savings on instruments and plug-ins and where to find them

Easter sales on music gear are two a penny at the moment, find out here where the best offers are to be found.