Put a Power Handle on your Model:Samples or Model:Cycles and take it away

The Power Handle BP-1 is a neat innovation from Elektron that adds battery power to the Model:Samples or Model:Cycles disguised as a carry handle.

Minimal Audio Rift: All the modulated distortion you’ll ever need?

Minimal Audio Rift mangles your audio with bi-polar distortion, resonating feedback and morphing filters. Is this the ultimate creative distortion plug-in?

JUPITER-X Editor: Roland releases a free editor for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm

A useful standalone graphical editor and librarian has appeared for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm synthesizers for deep editing, managing your sounds, and parameter tweaking.

Gibson introduces Exclusives Collection in Olive Drab and Ebony finishes

Gibson's new Exclusives Collection offers Les Paul Specials, Les Pauls, SG Standard '61s, ES-335s and 70s Flying V models in Olive Drab or Ebony. 

Acustica Audio Diamond Lift 3: Studio DMI’s “EDM guru” sound in one plug-in

Version 3 adds improved high and low pass filters, the new “Insane” compressor mode, a mid-band clip control, and “versatile” routing.

VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive: Two vintage Fender-style amps in one pedal

VS Audio's Blackbird Overdrive emulates Fender Blackface and Brownface amp types - have the designers nailed these classic American amp tones?

Alesis pulls out all the stops for the Prestige Series Digital Pianos

The Prestige and Prestige Artist digital pianos come with best-in-class sounds and graded-hammer action keys. Is this the most authentic affordable piano yet?

Accusonus Voice Changer: Turn any voice into a cyborg at the push of a button

Want to sound like a monster from outer space? Accusonus Voice Changer lets you transform your voice into anything you like in three simple steps.

Rebel Technology Black Edition modules revitalised by Befaco

Befaco and Rebel Technology have collaborated on the tweaking and re-release of Rebel Techs most iconic modules with a fresh new look.

C-Suite C-Vox: room noise removal plug-in for UAD interfaces

If C-Vox can get rid of reverb and room tone better than the rest, it ought to be worth the EUR 350 asking price.

MatrixBrute Noir: Arturia dresses the MatrixBrute in cooler clothes

Arturia has given their well-regarded monster MatrixBrute synthesizer an overhaul with a new paint job, knob caps and black ionized parts. Welcome to the Noir.

Audiomodern Chordjam: Not your guitar teacher’s chord book!

Audiomodern Chordjam is a new plug-in that automatically generates chords, progressions and sequences for your tracks. Let Chordjam break your writer's block!

Moog Apps for free: Model D, Model 15, Animoog and Filtatron.

This just in: All of the Moog Music Apps for iPhone and iPad have been made free to download. Grab your copy of the Model D, Animoog, Model 15 and Filtatron before someone notices!

Kali Audio IN-8 2nd Wave: the studio monitor gets a nice update

Kali Audio has announced the 2nd wave of IN-8 3-way studio monitors. Among the improvements: lower self noise, less distortion and upgraded DSP.

Ampeg SVT Suite: Ampeg’s first in-house virtual bass amp rig

The new Ampeg SVT Suite is the company's own software emulation of all the classic Ampeg bass gear in one neatly packaged bundle.

SolidGoldFX EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo

The new EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo from SolidGoldFX is like the Electroman Delay, but in a more compact and versatile form factor.

Boss commemorates two milestones with all black Anniversary MT2 and SD1 pedals

To celebrate 30 and 40 years in production for each design, these Boss Anniversary MT2 and SD1 pedals will be available in a black finish for one year.

PRODUCT: Wave Folder and VCA with extra fuzz

Unimaginatively named but interestingly complex wave folding Eurorack module with a built-in fuzz inducing VCA for a bit of voltage-controlled distortion.

SampleTron 2: 8GB of vintage tape-based samplers

In SampleTron 2 you'll find some deep sampling of vintage Mellotron and Chamberlin tapes along with new sounds and the ability to run your own samples through the tape modelling DSP.

Overloud TH-U SuperCabinet: The largest collection of IRs ever?

According to Overloud, the TH-U SuperCabinet is a revolutionary new IR processor, with the largest IR collection to date.

Acustica Indigo: vintage-inspired mastering suite with 5 plug-ins

Acustica has introduced Indigo, bringing you five mastering plug-ins inspired by iconic hardware: two EQs, two compressors and a stereo processor.

Ernie Ball Music Man and John Petrucci celebrate with Honey Butter 20th Anniversary models

Ernie Ball Music Man and John Petrucci celebrate 20 years of making guitars together with new Honey Butter 20th Anniversary limited edition models.

Apple leak: New MacBook Pro 14″ and 16″, and a Mac Pro with 40 cores

Bloomberg reports leaked data on hotly anticipated MacBook Pro 14" and 16" versions as well as a new Mac Pro with 40 cores and dizzying speeds.

GLOW LFO: Weird light controlled LFO from Error Instruments

Our favourite makers of the wonderfully bizarre are back with the GLOW LFO. It's an LFO that gets messed about by a light feeding a light sensor - awesome!