Best New Tech 2021: The Hottest Technology for Musicians and Producers

What were the best tech products of 2021? We've taken a look back and picked out some of the most exciting developments in tech this year.

Mojo Hand FX Sericon: Klon-style overdrive with three gain stages and a low-pass filter

With its three gain stages and low-pass filter, the new Mojo Hand FX Sericon is probably one of the more tweakable Klon-style overdrives out there.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins moves to Laney with new JH3000 amp

Laney and frontman for The Darkness, Justin Hawkins, have been working together on the new JH3000, a three-channel all-tube 120 watt amp head.

Joyo JF-21 Splinter: A ProCo Fat Rat clone for very little money

Joyo's latest pedal, the JF-21 Splinter, is essentially a clone of the popular ProCo Fat Rat, but for considerably less money.

Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Pro: Now with even more power and flexibility

The new Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Pro packs in tons of great features and offers players amp modelling, effects and more, for a great price.

Custom Series 49: Is this the ultimate SOMA Laboratory workstation?

Custom designed and built by Israel Criado Martin of Erinaq for electronic artist Richard Devine the Custom Series 49 crafts a world of SOMA Labs into an instrument.

Korsakov: Weird, thumb controlled digital Eurorack drum voice thing

Error Instruments introduces Korsakov, another strange Eurorack module with an odd-looking thumb joystick on the front for voice interaction.

Game Cat: Crazy synth built into a game controller

From Error Instruments we have a crazy random synthesizer built into a game controller that let you waggle your way to chiptune bliss.

Rewired Records 3x Deluxe Pro VST: A little bit more EDM in your synth

3x Deluxe Pro VST has a little bit more modulation, a bit more bounce and more effects than the regular version from Rewired Records, the masters of cheap and cheerful EDM VSTi's.

Weekend Deal: get the t.bone SC 430 USB desktop set USB microphone for €44

The t.bone SC 430 USB desktop set is available for a short time at a very budget-friendly price to start your recording career.

Best free plug-ins this week: TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid

This week, we’re celebrating the return of a freeware classic. We’ve also got a spring reverb and an experimental synth. Here’s TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid.

Harley Benton Weekend Deal on DC-DLX Gotoh Daphne Blue and Pelham Blue

You can save €40 on the Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh Daphne Blue and Pelham Blue model this weekend at Thomann

Tim V3 Overdrive pedal teased by Paul Cochrane

Paul Cochrane has been working on the Tim V3 Overdrive for many years, and it looks like we will see a production model sometime soon.

Best Christmas Synth Gifts for Under £100!

Wondering what to buy a loved one who is into synthesizers? Look no further! Here are our top picks for gifts for the synth lover in your life.

The Nothing Ear (1) wireless ANC earbuds, now available in black

Back in black. After their successful launch this year, the Nothing Ear (1) earbuds are now available in black, just in time for the holidays.

SOMA Labs RoAT: Rumble of Ancient Times 8-bit noise synth and sequencer

The next object of weird genius from SOMA Labs is RoAT which is inspired by those ancient times when computer games were made to fit on a single floppy disk.

Harley Benton’s flagship Fusion-III model gets a fourth run

Harley Benton has released four new models for the fourth round of the Fusion-III, with flame maple tops and Roswell pickups throughout.

LANDR promises instant inspiration and limitless creativity with Chromatic

Chromatic is a playable loop factory built for artists, by artists that will let you throw together ideas while feeling moody and professional.

Harmony reissues the semi-hollow H72, first launched in 1966

The new Harmony H72 Reissue semi-hollow model features Gold Foil pickups and vintage styling, all at a very affordable price point.

Get that Tom Morello tone with the new MXR Power 50 Overdrive pedal

Tom Morello's new signature pedal, the MXR Power 50 Overdrive, is based on his '90s guitar rig and comes with a built-in effects loop.

New EHX Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter: Now smaller, funkier and improved

The new Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter from EHX is an even smaller version of the popular effect, now with its own dedicated volume control!

Austrian Audio Hi-X60: A closed-back version of the Hi-X65 headphones

Austrian Audio has announced the Hi-X60 headphones. As a closed-back variant of the Hi-X65, the Hi-X60 is designed for a wide range of recording and even FOH applications.

Gearnews December Raffle #1: Win a Bluebox by 1010 Music (Closed)

It's on! The Gearnews December Giveaway is off to a cracking start with 1010 Music's awesome Bluebox mixer/recorder worth €569 - enter now to win!

Division 6 Dual Mini Synthesizer: Two 8-bit voices in a single Eurorack module

From Division 6, the makers of small things, come two tiny synthesizers in one 18HP Eurorack module with glorious 8-bit sound.