With a single exception, our selection includes only products announced and launched (or soon to be released) in 2017. They are spread in five price categories from entry-level to high end pro.
This week, we are blessed with an useful tool - Snapshot - along with two superb synthesizers. One's the Repro 5 by U-He, the other is Stagecraft Infinity, a thoroughly modern sample-based synth...
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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...
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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...
Good news! No matter which starter recording pack ends up in your hands, the doorway to nice-sounding recordings is open for you. But we still need to figure out which bundle provides the most value, right?
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When you have access to three classic Fender Bassman amplifiers from some of the best years of their manufacture, well you just have to A/B them surely?
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...
Last week, talented and generous developers delivered three interesting new pluggos - Seismic (a modular synthesizer), Entropy (a delay), and WOK XDEL2 (suprise, another delay!) Grab them right here...
Ready for the best free plug-ins this week? There's a delay, a compressor, a Korg-style synth, a console emulation and a tape saturation effect - phew!
Looking for those sweet free plug-ins? We got 'em here! This week saw the release of two fantastic tools - the FreeMod modulation VST/AU plug-in by Audiority and the free version of DRONAR, an atmospheric...
Who's up for some free plug-ins? We know you are! Get Krotos Audio's Reformer, Audio Assault's The Punch, and Crimson Brain's Ribs for free, and you'll be set for a fair bit of experimentation and sound design!
Look Mum No Computer is a YouTube channel ran by UK-based musician and self-taught inventor, Sam Battle. We had to learn what's going on inside this hardcore synthesizer maniac's head, so we asked around!
The Krakli Arminator is a beast of a synth that will let you coax authentic 80s soundtrack tones with ease, while saschArt has cooked up a brutal, two-headed distortion unit. Check them out!
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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.
The iPad is the future of music making happening right now. It's a beautiful machine with limitless musical possibilities! Great. Now, let me tell you why it sucks...
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The Fender Custom Shop probably saved the company and created some memorable guitars along the way; this documentary is a must-see for all Fender fans.
