The Grand Jam: Play a stadium gig onstage with 100s of other musicians!

Ever wanted to play live in front of 25,000 people? Applications to The Grand Jam 2022 in Frankfurt are now open for musicians of all ability levels!

Focusrite FAST Verb: reverb plug-in with artificial intelligence

Adventures in AI aside, Focusrite's new FAST Verb plug-in for VST3, AU and AAX offers three verbs at your disposal - Natural, Balanced and Artificial.

It’s 2021: No flying cars, but ducks can make beats on MPCs!

If you ever wondered what's the missing link between water fowl and grooveboxes, Benn Jordan has the answer - and you don't want to miss it!

LEAK: Looks like Gibson is reissuing the Adam Jones Les Paul Custom

The Trogly's Guitar Show has spotted an Adam Jones Les Paul Custom on Reverb, that Gibson is reissuing for 2021.

Review: Sound Object #5, a Russian built beast of an analogue monosynth

Hand-built in Russia, Sound Object #5 is a two-oscillator analogue monosynth with duophonic tendencies. And it's pure bonkers. Let's check it out!

LIVEN Bass&Beats: Wavetable groovebox from Sonicware

New in the LIVEN range of musical groove boxes comes Bass&Beats that combines a wavetable bass engine with a library of EDM focused rhythm sounds.

Evil Riffs For Halloween: The spookiest songs to rock out to on 31 October

With Halloween just around the corner, here are our scariest riffs for the spooky season. Happy Halloween!

Yum Audio: LoFi Flux Machine and Flux Light (free lo-fi plug-in)

Flux Machine is a multi-effects plug-in with all sorts of modulation to set your audio tracks in motion - there's even a free (for now) version.

Saturator plug-in by PSP Audioware: the latest in modeled analog distortion

With 8 different saturation shapes and 3 sculpting engines, PSP Saturator may be the be-all-end-all of modeled analog distortion for a while.

UJAM Finisher DYNAMO: otherworldly effects without excessive tweaking

DYNAMO is the sixth plug-in of UJAM's Finisher series and the premise remains the same: complex, but accessible creative effects. Let's check it out!

BLEASS Dragonfly: A new tremolo effects plug-in with dynamics

BLEASS Dragonfy is a dynamic tremolo effects plug-in with some very interesting options that make it come alive with your music.

Jim Root shares Charvel Prototypes on Instagram

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has shared two stripped-back Charvel Prototypes Signature models - with Floyd Rose trem systems - on his Instagram.

Kernom RIDGE: An Augmented Analog overdrive pedal

Currently on Kickstarter, the Kernom RIDGE Augmented Analog overdrive offers unlimited overdrive clipping options in one analogue circuit.

Behringer EDGE: A percussion synth companion for your CRAVE

Behringer spins the Moog DFAM into the colourfully semi-modular EDGE to run alongside their CRAVE synth with dual VCOs, sync and FM.

Predator 3: Best looking and best sounding Rob Papen synth ever

Predator 3 has a redesigned interface, a fabulous waveform display, new waves, filters, effects and Multi Envelopes with recoded analogue modelling.

New IK Multimedia interfaces for streamers: iRig Stream Solo & Pro

IK Multimedia's campaign to conquer the streaming and content creator segments continues with two new audio interfaces, the iRig Stream Solo and Pro.

2B Filter Friend: A quick creative filter plug-in with distortion and tempo sync

2B Played Music Filter Friend has 4 filter types and 20 tempo sync options, letting you dial in something tailored to your tracks in a few clicks.

Deal: Get the AKAI MPC 2 software at a special 50% discount!

Until 2 November 2021, Akai is taking around 50% off the regular price of both MPC 2 software versions - Standard and Premier. Grab it now.

G&L adds two new affordable models to its ASAT Tribute Series

G&L has expanded its popular ASAT Tribute Series with a Bright Blueburst Deluxe Carved Top and a Candy Apple Red Classic Bluesboy.

Roland Zentracker for Android and iOS: a recording app goes beyond the essentials

ZenTracker is a free app for Android and iOS that Roland claims gives you a "mobile studio" that's easy to use. But how does the feature set stack up?

PreSonus R65 V2 and R80 V2: New studio monitors with AMT tweeters

PreSonus has updated the R series studio monitors. The monitors with AMT tweeters receive new amps and a new set of acoustic tuning controls.

AM Synths AM997 Dual Trigger Converter will sort your S-Trig from your V-Trig

If you are trying to interface your 900 series replica Moog modules with the rest of your Eurorack then the AM997 will sort out the triggering and for less than the Behringer alternative.

IKLECTIK: Build a Eurorack modular synth workshop with Ewa Justka

IKLECTIK presents a DIY workshop with Polish electronic noise artist Ewa Justka over 6 Sundays in which you'll build an entire modular synthesizer.

Spectrasonics launches Sonic Extensions for Omnisphere

Omnisphere evolves to take on new sound content that includes deep multi-sampled instruments, custom controls and exclusive effects.