Unfiltered Audio LO-FI-AF: Sweary audio mangling galore!

LO-FI-AF is a lively take on the nostalgic vibes of vinyl, radio, tape, and other retro sources with rare sounds and a gorgeous interface.

Cereal Instruments: Swerve, Binary, Resolution and Raze

New modules from Cereal Instruments give us some tasty and affordable utilities and a distortion that will Raze your audio to the ground.

Softube releases Overstayer M-A-S and British Class A plug-ins

The Softube Overstayer M-A-S plug-in brings the iconic harmonic shaper to your DAW for the first time. Also new: the Softube British Class A channel strip.

Modulaire Maritime ENA: Four different envelopes in one module

ENA is a quad envelope generator but one that offers four different envelopes within the same module covering ADSR, two different AR and a Decay envelope.

Preorders open on Empress Effects ZOIA Euroburo

Announced at NAMM 2020 the ZOIA Euroburo from Empress Effects will finally be ready to ship over in the next week or two. Place your orders now please!

Synthetic Sound Labs upgrades the Mini Sequencer for Moog Unit Modular

SSL has released the Model 1651 Mini Sequencer II an upgrade on their Model 1650 with a decent list of new features.

XO Devices puts Halls of Valhalla onto the Erica Synths Pico DSP

XODES Backpack adapter lets you use Tiptop Audio Z-DSP cartridges with the Pico DSP or Black Hole DSP to access their fantastic effects. Be warned, it requires some SMT desoldering.

Knobcon: Chicagoland’s epic synthesizer convention is on! 

Knobcon Number Nine is finally confirmed as going ahead this weekend 10th-12th September after suffering all the usual Covid chaos. It is on!

Korneff Audio Micro Digital Reverberator: 80s budget reverbs for your DAW

Korneff Audio is bringing back the iconic budget reverbs of the late 80s with the Micro Digital Reverberator plug-in. Just select a preset and you're good to go.

Rockruepel Sidechain.one: VCA compressor with sidechain filters

The Rockruepel Sidechain.one is a VCA compressor with a pair of sidechain filters for precision compression tasks.

Superbooth 2021: Retrokits to reveal the RK-008

Is it a calculator or the successor to the RK-007 MIDI Commander? All we know is that it's effortlessly retro-cool and will be the "next small BIG thing in real-time multitrack."

Leak: Arturia appears to be working on an Ensoniq SQ-80 emulation

The Arturia V Collection already contains a smorgasbord of fabulous synthesizers but it looks like the Ensoniq SQ-80 could be the next member of Arturia's virtual instrument club.

Superbooth 2021: Waldorf teases us with a big red knob

Or it could be a button but whatever it is it looks exciting and comes with the words "Welcome back, old friend". Any thoughts?

Superbooth 2021: Dreadbox about to announce the 6-voice Nymphes

A beautiful teaser video, a few rumours and a fleeting glimpse on a YouTube video: Dreadbox has a polyphonic synthesizer called Nymphes lined up.

Superbooth 2021: Doepfer has a bunch of new modules and a keyboard

Doepfer will show a range of new modules at Superbooth, as well as a new version of the A-100PB case that has a keyboard built into the lid.

Asus brings us a raft of creator-focussed latops and desktops

We take a look at the new products from this week's Asus "Create the Uncreated" launch event, with new tools aimed at creatives and pro-app users.

Commodity Fetishism: This switch will destroy your Eurorack

Do you feel trapped by your relationship to modular? Are you tumbling down the rabbit hole of Eurorack with no way of escape? Commodity Fetishism will set you free with the flick of a switch.

Walrus Audio’s new Eras pedal has almost limitless drive tones on offer

The new Walrus Audio Eras offers five distinct clipping modes that, when paired with its blend control, give you almost limitless drive tones!

W.A. Production teams up with 22Bullets for Heat, a unique distortion plug-in

Turn up the Heat! W.A. Production has teamed up with famed producer 22Bullets to create a unique, dual distortion and saturation plug-in.

Dual Spring and Dynamic Plate: physical modeling reverb plug-ins get a full makeover

Physical Audio's spring and plate reverb plug-ins emerge rewritten from scratch, with improved sound quality and under 10% CPU use.

Faselunare Vega: 4 voice Eurorack drum module

Previewing at Superbooth 21, Vega is the first release from Faselunare and offers 4 identical digital drum voices in a colourful 6HP module.

WMD unleashes the KRAKEN: Physically modelled snare drum module

Kraken is a snare drum module for Eurorack generated by 100% digital synthesis using physical modelling to replicate every realistic nuance.

Roland releases TR-707 and TR-727 onto RolandCloud

Two classic Rhythm Composers get their authentic software versions via RolandCloud. TR-707 and TR-727 - this is your time.

Meet the Realme Book Slim, an affordable Macbook-style PC laptop

Neatly designed and affordable, the Realme Book Slim should offer a lot of bang for your buck. But will real-world DAW performance be up to scratch?