Best Amps of 2022: The Top 5 new guitar amps

The Best Amps of 2022 features my 5 favourite new guitar amp releases from the past 12 months. Here are the new models that really stood out in 2022.

Great Songs made with Bad Gear – Featuring Audio Pilz!

One person’s Bad Gear is another's treasure. We welcome guest writer Florian Pilz with his pick of 5 great songs made with Bad Gear.

Best Software Synths of 2022: Classic recreations & Innovative Weirdness!

What were the best software synths of 2022? From classic to innovative, here are my picks of the year's best and most interesting soft synths...

The Best Synths of 2022: Big polys, mini polys and more

This year's new synthesizers mixed up bold ideas, nuanced pathways, reissues and plenty of vintage vibes. Here are my top 5 synths of 2022.

Best Pedals of 2022: Top 5 Stompboxes you should check out

The Best Pedals of 2022 contains my top 5 new stompboxes from the last 12 months, perfect for live or studio use and easy to use.

Melody Oracle: Sequencer, synthesizer, board game and spirit organ

Let the spirits guide your sequence with the cosmic Melody Oracle musical pattern divinator. Part board game, part exploratory sonic universe

Midweek Modular: Apollo spaceships, Anti zombie detection and clones

This week we get a control panel pulled from a Battlestar Viper, detection of warm bodies and Mutable Instruments modules are getting everywhere.

THE MYSTIC Semi-Modular FM Desktop Synth

The Mystic is a new device from Recovery, who are known for their quirky, yet interesting approach to sound generation and effects.

Arturia MS-20 Filter – get an awesome filter plugin for FREE!

Arturia has released the Filter MS-20 plugin as a FREE Christmas gift! Get your hands on this emulation of the classic filter before it's too late!

SERGE Paperface 2.0: 50 year anniversary redesign of a classic

A redesigned anniversary edition of the classic Paperface modular series from 1972. The circuits are original, but Serge has added some refinements.

SoundForce SFC-8 Jupiter-8 controller is now ready to ship

The SFC-8 MIDI controller for virtual Jupiter-8 plugins is now ready to ship. We also saw the new uDCO oscillator and the S-LD LinnDrum module.

Guitar Gear Gems: Fender Japan Elemental Series

The Fender Japan Elemental Series is launched and the latest Heather Brown Art Canvas. Plus, SolidGoldFX takes on legendary Canadian pedal brand

Erica Synths SYNTRX II synthesizer of darkness is now open to preorder

Erica Synths unveiled the stunning SYNTRX II exploratory synthesizer at Superbooth along with the LXR drum module. The synth is ready to ship

Zoom G2 Four and G2X Four: New low price amp modellers & multi-FX

These new Zoom G2 Four and G2X Four pedals offer upgraded amp modelling and a whole load of benefits for musicians on a budget

AKAI APC Mini Mk2 and APC Key 25 Mk2: Facelift for the Ableton Controllers

AKAI has refreshed the APC Mini and APC Key 25 controllers for Ableton Live. What do the APC Mini Mk2 and APC Key 25 Mk2 have to offer?

Vulcan: 8-Voice analogue polysynth for Eurorack

Can you squeeze an 8-voice analogue polysynth into a reasonably sized Eurorack module? Hampshire Electronics believes it can; it's called The Vulcan.

The OTO Bébé Chérie is an analogue mixer for electronic music

We check out the new OTO Bébé Chérie. A new mini-jack-based 6-input analogue mixer from the boutique French manufacturer, OTO Machines.

Introducing the Zoom MicTrak range of next-generation audio recorders

We check out the new Zoom MicTrak Series! A complete range of professional digital recorders aimed at musicians and content creators.

Midweek Modular: Triple Steeple, vintage emulators and big fat tubes

Shakmat has released the Triple Steeple 3-channel envelope, Sovage has vintage tone to add to your patch & Orpho keeps warm with a vacuum VCO

Roland Bundle Five TR-iffic Drum Machines

Following the release of their Analog Polysynth Collection, Roland have released the Drum Machine Collection featuring 5 classic rhythm boxes

Pharmasonic Roland System-100 cloned for Eurorack. Buyer beware?

Pharmasonic has released single-panel clones of the Roland System-100 Synthesizer 101 and Expander 102. But can you actually buy them?

Guitar Gear Gems: Germanium Boost with ultra rare components

JHS Germanium Boost using ultra rare components, Jack White's latest pedal collaboration and a tiny minimal guitar tuner

Review: Arturia Pigments 4 Polychrome Synth

Arturia update their impressive polychrome soft synth, Pigments, to version 4. How have Arturia improved on this highly regarded instrument?

The elysia xpressor neo: a modern stereo VCA compressor redesigned

We check out the newly redesigned elysia xpressor neo! The versatile VCA compressor is now even better suited for modern recording.