Yamaha AG series: compact consoles and microphones for streaming

The Yamaha AG series gets an update with some great new features! Also included is a new range of condenser microphones for live streaming.

Mystic Circuits IDUM: Intelligent Dance Music generator for idiots

Mystic Circuits has a module that will transform your poor attempts at dance music into fresh and exciting rhythms. IDUM, where have you been all my life?

Roland does the Jupiter-X and XM properly this time with V3.0

Roland has released a new firmware for the Jupiter-X and XM ZENCore synthesizers, including a new Jupiter-X model based on the Jupiter heritage.

Samples of the week: Lores, Soul Drums, Winds Boutique and more

Samples? Here we go with this week's crop of sample packs and sample-based instruments. As always, there are also free downloads. Have fun!

Finally, Gamechanger Audio’s Bigsby-in-a-pedal is now available to buy

The Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal is finally available for sale, with two new video demos launched that take you through all its features.

Buy FLUX:: Evo Channel (USD 79), get Session Analyzer (USD 149) free!

FLUX:: has a solid deal going: the USD 149 Evo Channel is on sale for USD 79 and you get the Session Analyzer plug-in (USD 149) for free!

Spacelab 3D audio and reverb tool by Fiedler Audio and Fraunhofer IIS

Spacelab is an object-based plug-in which deals with reverb, panning, and spatialization across any DAW and multi-channel audio format.

Shure KSM11 Wireless Capsule: Dynamic Durability & Condenser Clarity?

Promising clarity, durability and resistance to mic "cupping", is the new, premium condenser Shure KSM11 the "goldilocks" mic capsule?

Kickstart 2 by Cableguys ft. Nicky Romerro: cutting-edge sidechaining

Kickstart 2 goes several steps further with the ability to follow the transients in rhytmic audio, self-adjusting volume envelopes, and more.

Midweek Modular: Bonesaw, JP-8 Filter, Perkons and more!

While Analogue Solutions makes something bigger than a Colossus Midweek Modular runs into a Bonesaw, some Jupiter gooeyness and Negative Slopes.

Erica Synths EDU DIY Sequencer: 5 steps to modular music

Erica Synths has released the latest in the EDU DIY series of educational Eurorack modules. This time we're building a 5-step Sequencer.

MiniDexed: Run 8 DX7s on a Raspberry Pi for free

Floyd Steinberg shows us how to run 8 instances of the DEXED free DX7 plugin as MiniDexed on a Raspberry Pi with minimal setup and hardware accessories.

PreSonus introduces the Eris E5 BT Active Media Reference Monitors

PreSonus has announced the Eris E5 BT multimedia monitors with Bluetooth. But are they really a good deal compared to the regular Eris E5?

Zoom announces the ZPC-1 matched pair pencil condenser microphones

Zoom has announced the new ZPC-1 small diaphragm condenser microphone. Sold in matched pairs, the ZPC-1 is designed for studio and field recording.

Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird a cure for Ugly Bass Syndrome?

The new Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird is almost understated in the ebony finish, with only some subtle hints see and there to let you know it rocks hard

Orange Marcus King MK Ultra limited edition signature amp head

The Orange Marcus King MK Ultra is a signature guitar amp focused on simplicity and tone. The perfect amp for players looking for great tone?

TAPS Audio Flow Control: Cunning utilities you didn’t know you needed

TAPS is a ridiculously simple pair of audio accessories that can take the pain out of minjack sockets and give you more control over the audio flow.

Guitar Gear Gems: KittycasterFX, Alchemy MK II and El Hombre

This week on Guitar Gear Gems we have the latest from KittycasterFX, along with new stompboxes from VS Audio Effects and J.Rockett Audio

SSL THE BUS+: meaningfully innovating the timeless bus comp

BUS+ is a reincarnate of the SSL Bus Compressor that fuses the classic VCA circuit with new coloration and precision processing capabilities.

LORES: smokey cinematic instrument from NI and Clinton Shorter

LORES is designed as a creative space where exotic instruments are layered within colorful smoke plumes and shaped using dynamic effects.

Cre8Audio NiftyKEYZ: Custom synthesizer, modular case and MIDI controller

NiftyKEYS can hold 112HP of Eurorack modules, run 4 channels of CV & Gate, split into zones, run an arpeggiator and MIDI control anything you want.

Making Sound Machines Stolperbeats: Groove packed shuffle machine

Stolperbeats roughly translates as "beats tripping over themselves" and is a shuffle-infused drum pattern generator to be fully revealed at Superbooth

Feedback Modules works up two new Mixer modules: MIX CR and MIX KM

Strikingly similar to the MIX BX the MIX CR and MIX KM mixer modules channel more classic mixer sounds into your Eurorack modular system.

In Ear Monitors: A Beginner’s Guide to IEMs

If you're a live performer looking for consistent monitoring from venue to venue, then In Ear Monitors could be the solution for you!