Review: NUGEN Audio Paragon ST – a remarkable surround reverb goes stereo

Paragon ST combines convolution and impulse response re-synthesis with controls you wouldn't expect from an IR reverb. We took it through its paces.

BLEASS Alpha: one of the best iOS synths makes it to the desktop

The colourful, classic and creative polyphonic synthesizer BLEASS Alpha is a constellation of sound and is now available for macOS and Windows.

Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil gets Booooom/Blast 2.0. Peachy!

Gone Fishing Effects and Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil announce the Booooom/Blast 2.0 will be up for pre-order on 30 November.

Hungry Robot teases The Collective: A new Fuzz-tastic pedal

According to Hungry Robot's Instagram post, The Collective is "one of the most over-designed" and "complex fuzz pedals" out there.

Arturia V Collection 8.2: M1 support, fresh GUIs and microtuning

One of the best bundles of classic synthesizer software emulations got a boost with version 8 of Arturia's V Collection and now there's an 8.2 update.

Deal: Get up to 25% off Ableton Live 11, Push 2 and content packs

Ableton is slashing its Live 11, Push 2 controller, and soundware prices by up to 25%. The offers are good until November 29, 2021.

Deal: Toontrack EZ Drummer 2 for €69, down from €149

EZ Drummer 2 is on sale for EUR 70 until November 30. And that's a great price for what you're getting: very capable virtual drums.

M²Synth reinvents 5U modular as a simple, expandable and portable system

Soundtronics M²Synth offers a full-sized vintage-styled 5U modular system that's designed to expand beautifully with a modular cabinet approach.

Rode Lavalier II: New clip-on microphone for broadcasting and content creators

At USD 99 and weighing only 9 grams, the new Rode Lavalier II could be a go-to clip-on microphone for podcasts, vlogging and live streaming.

Thomann Cyberweek Software Deals: Big savings on the latest plug-ins!

Thomann's Cyberweek deals cover all things digital - DAWs, plug-ins, and other audio software. You have until 29.11.2021 to take your pick!

Kiive Audio S-Quick Strip and Distinct: new analog channel strip and saturation plug-ins

S-Quick Strip and Distinct are affordable Kiive Audio plug-ins that emulate renowned hardware from past decades in recording studio history.

Bitwig Studio 4.1 lands, with eight new Note FX and more

Bitwig has launched the Bitwig Studio 4.1 beta. With eight new note FX, the update includes a comprehensive toolkit for generative music.

Deal: Get the Lewitt LCT 441 FLEX condenser mic for near 30% off from Thomann

Heads up! For a short while, you can get the Lewitt LCT 441 FLEX for EUR 285, down from the microphone's regular price which is EUR 398.

Sknote intros the MetaVocals auto-tuning and vocal processing plug-in

Sknote MetaVocals is a new vocal processing plug-in that does it all: Auto-tuning, doubling, harmonizing and even vocoding. Now available for a low intro price!

Limited run Strymon Midnight Edition: None more black

The Strymon Midnight Edition is a limited run of blacked-out versions of the company's popular BigSky, El Capistan, and Deco pedals.

Deal: Sennheiser MKE 200 Mobile Microphone Kit for vloggers, save €30

The Sennheiser MKE 200 Mobile Kit turns your smartphone into a studio for vlogs, Insta clips, and other short film recordings for EUR 99.

Cherry Audio Quadra: 4 layers of ARP synth goodness

Cherry Audio takes on the 4 personalities of the classic ARP Quadra in this colourful and really quite exciting software emulation. Plus a new Synth Stack bundle.

Deal: Get MAGIX Samplitude Pro X6 & Suite for 50% off!

Until December 5, MAGIX Samplitude Pro X6 and Suite are available at hefty 50% discounts each! The deals come from developer MAGIX itself.

Moog Animoog Z: Classic iOS synth evolves to a new plane of waveshaping

Animoog Z brings 16-voices of multidimensional sound to iOS and macOS in an inspiring evolution of the original anisotropic wavetable app.

IK Multimedia Syntronik 2: Synthesizer sampling and modelling gets deeper and rarer

IK Multimedia pumps the Syntronik Collection up to 33 synths with over 5,500 presets combining 4 layers of synths per patch of iconic and ultra-rare vintage synthesizers.

Reverb Foundry Tai Chi: Chorus meets reverb and a bunch of other effects

Reverb Foundry coaxes both realistic reverbs and designer sounds out of its powerhouse Tai Chi plug-in with multi-band editing and effects.

The updated Hotone Ampero II Stomp: Now with even more DSP power

The new Hotone Ampero II Stomp adds more power and a host of great features including dual effects processing and Celestion IRs.

JHS adds three new effects to its $99 3 Series pedal range

JHS has expanded its 3 Series $99 pedal range with a new Hall Reverb, Flanger, and Phaser, taking the lineup to 10 pedals in total.

LAZER: Blast your synths with this laser-based music controller

LAZER is a laser-based motion controller that can generate control over MIDI, USB or CV/Gate in response to your waving hands in a Roland D-Beam styli.