Top 5 Signature Guitars and Basses 2016

Artist associations have come a long way over the years and this year we feel these are the best so far. What do you think?

Top 5 free mixing plug-ins in 2016

With so many free plug-ins available, we take a look at some of the hottest free mixing plug-ins released this year... so far!

Android – Why is it still so crap for making music?

If you are a musician and an Android smartphone user I guarantee that at some point you've looked at what's on offer and thought - 'If only I had an iPhone'.

Weird guitar pedals – Top 5

Our Top 5 Weird and Wonderful effects pedals of 2016 so far. Join us down the rabbit hole and seek inspiration on the road less travelled with these odd little stomp boxes of joy.

Top 5 modular synths for beginners

Intrigued by modular but don't know where to start? Here's our guide to the best gateway products for getting into Modular Synthesis.

Top 5 Audio Interfaces for 2016

Choosing the best audio interface can be a really difficult decision. Here's our selection of the Top 5 Audio Interfaces out this year, that we recommend.

Top 5 Fuzz Pedals: The best dirt boxes of 2016

We at GearNews believe that a good dirt box is an essential part of any guitarist's rig. We've rounded up our top fuzz pedals that have been released so far this year.

The 5 best new hardware synthesizers this year – so far

Another great year for synth enthusiasts: 5 of the most promising new Synthesizers from Korg, DSI, Yamaha, Arturia and Teenage Engineering!

James Bond’s latest (musical) gadgets

James Bond is amazing, quadrocopters are amazing - what if you got robot quadrocopters playing the James Bond theme? Pure awesomeness! These little guys are a little off most of the time, but the idea is great ...

Plugins for knobs

How many more 'one-knob' style plugins do we need? Who needs a professional anyway? Check out my latest 'Perfectizer' plugin!

Musikmesse 2016: The present and future of Europe’s biggest MI trade show

Musikmesse 2016 turned out to have a few highlights, as well as a few, well, lowlights. What was it like wandering around the show, and what future does Musikmesse have in the internet age? Our very own ...

Happy April Fools everyone! Audified announce ‘DeMixxer’

Fancy a laugh? I had to share this - what a great sense of humour!

London Bass Guitar Show 2016 – A pictorial roundup of some of the highlights

This years London Bass Guitar Show at Olympia was filled with all the new gear for 2016. The show spanned the weekend and gave us all the chance to check out what is up and coming in the world of bass.

Sonnox’s new Oxford Envolution on trial

Sonnox released their new Envolution plugin before the new year, so I put it through its paces to see if it's worth the old-school price tag.

Simon’s Column #1: Mi.Mu Gloves empowering disabled musicians

The first edition of my new column! Tonight I witnessed something unique - high-tech gloves make their disability debut

Why Apple needs to sort out its quality control issues

Recent releases of OS X do a disservice to the company’s reputation for excellence.

What’s behind the surging popularity of music hardware?

There was a time when it looked like hardware was on the way out, but it’s most definitely back with a vengeance. There are several reasons why this is happening...

What if your furniture was part of your acoustic treatment?

With these new space-age studio desks from Vicoustic, there’s no excuse for leaving coffee stains.

iPad Pro and the future of mobile music-making

You won’t be surprised to learn that there are thousands of music apps available for the iPad, or that some of them are very good indeed. But there’s still a gulf between the desktop and mobile ...