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.

Sennheiser introduces the HD 400 PRO studio reference headphones

Sennheiser has launched the new HD 400 PRO studio reference headphones with a wide and linear frequency response for editing and mixing.

Customise your dream Rhodes MK8 and weep at the price

The stunning Rhodes MK8 customiser is open now to everyone and the options are fabulous and the price is extraordinary. This is one serious and beautiful electric piano.

Harmony H605 Review: A great-sounding boutique tube amp, with a caveat

We took a deep dive into the sounds available on Harmony's H605 retro-styled tube amp, with a range of pickups and pedals. Here's what we found.

Grab United Plugins Electrum Core for €9!

Until the end of the year, you can get the United Plugins Electrum Core, which contains the amps and cabinets from the full Electrum suite, for a steal.

SSL Fusion HF Compressor plug-in: smooth compression and tape roll-off

The new Fusion HF Compressor plug-in emulates the SSL Fusion analog processor's high frequency smoothing and compression circuit.

VCV Rack 2 Pro and Free versions available now!

After a huge amount of development, the long-awaited version 2 of VCV Rack has just been released in a Free standalone version and a Pro VST plugin version.

Supro Royale 1×12 combo, a 50W tube amplifier with super cleans

The Supro Royale has both Class A and Class AB modes, with great clean headroom and full valve tone throughout!

Daredevil Pedals Bootleg Dirty Delay V2: A dirty repeater

The new Daredevil Pedals Bootleg Dirty Delay V2 is based around the Princeton 2399 IC chip, perfect for dirty delays and scuzzed up repeats.

Three new ESP LTD signature models for Sammy Duet, Alan Ashby and Javier Reyes

ESP has launched three new LTD signature models: the LTD SD-2, LTD AA-1 and LTD JR-7, all featuring premium hardware.

Mas Effects Sona Fuzz: From extreme to a touch of class

The new Mas Effects Sona Fuzz can get some pretty extreme tones. Plus there are some limited edition colour options available on launch.

Win €1000: Remix a Christmas classic to win a Thomann voucher

A punk version of Silent Night, or a metal cover of Jingle Bells: Win a €1000 voucher by covering a Christmas classic in a different genre.

Winamp returns as a music player and social network for artists

Will Winamp's owners pull a MySpace and reinvent the site as a music and creator-centric social media network? Easier said than done, we reckon.

Faselunare VEGA digital drum module available for preorder

But you've got to be quick because the first production run is for only 15 VEGA modules at a special price for delivery at the end of January.

Waves Audio Retro Fi: conjure analog lo-fi sounds from your DAW

Waves gave us a taste on Black Friday, now we get the full Retro fI effects plug-in for creatively downgrading audio with lo-fi charms.

Waveform 1U Cat Carrier Case for 1U modular tiles

Thinking about getting into 1U Eurorack? Then how about a 60HP skiff that can piggyback onto an existing 60HP case or standalone - that's nifty.

The Runner: The Cinematic Horror Drone synth

From Boy Harsher and Møffenzeef Mødular comes The Runner limited edition drone used in the horror movie of the same name and it's already sold out.

Great cinematic and game sound libraries you need to know (royalty-free)

We've unearthed seven new or underrated cinematic and game sound libraries by incredibly talented people that should be on your radar.

FLUX:: Elixir Essential – True Peak Limiter with Dolby Atmos support

The new FLUX:: Elixir Essential handles up to 16 channels at sample rates up to 384kHz. It also conforms to the ITU-R and EBU loudness norms.

Best free plug-ins this week: Magic Dice, Mad Filter and 2RuleSynth

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins is all about randomization fun. Ready to try your luck with Magic Dice, Mad Filter and 2RuleSynth?

Check out Dopesonix Beat Machine 3, an affordable drum rompler for (nearly) all genres

Whatever niche rap, dance and/or electronica you might be into, chances are you will find some usable drums in Dopesonix Beat Machine 3.

Slate Digital MO-TT: the Ableton OTT preset as a full-fledged plug-in

Slate is spinning the famous OTT preset from Ableton's multi-band compressor into a standalone plug-in with all the upgrades it could muster.

reFX Nexus 4: Pop, hip-hop and EDM rompler does it a 4th time

reFX released its massive Nexus 4 rompler, with numerous updates and a metric ton of new sounds to serve pop, hip-hop, and EDM producers.