Hans Zimmer brings wisdom to Spitfire Audio Westworld Competition debacle

A hugely popular soundtrack scoring competition fell into controversy when the internet didn't approve of the winner. Hans Zimmer has weighed in with some calming wisdom that we should all listen to.

Gretsch G6136T-RR Rich Robinson Signature Falcon: Not Hard To Handle!

The new Gretsch G6136T-RR Rich Robinson Signature Falcon signature model for the Black Crowes guitarist looks stunning in its Raven’s Breast Blue livery and includes some premium accoutrements.

Charvel Henrik Danhage Signature: A heavy-relic shredder that takes no prisoners

Henrik has played with Swedish progressive heavy metal band Evergrey for 20 years - and his new signature Charvel looks like it was at every one of those gigs!

EVH Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Sassafras: A mean new rock machine!

A mean new rock machine from EVH: the limited edition Wolfgang Special Sassafras offers a new tonewood and finish option on what was already a great high-performance instrument.

MIA 413 Tape Saturator: A new analog saturation and distortion toolkit

With 413 Tape Saturator, audio developer Mia Laboratories presents an appealing new plug-in for warming up and compressing your mix buses and audio/instrument tracks.

UA Midi Control: Control the Universal Audio Apollo Console via MIDI

Developer Radu Varga has released an app that lets you map a MIDI controller to the UA Apollo Console software. That sounds like a very useful tool for Apollo owners, and there's even a free version!

BandLab Albums: A utopia for musicians’ digital publishing needs?

By giving artists 100% of the revenue and staying transparent, BandLab Albums wants to be what Bandcamp and other rivals are, for better or worse, not...

Caparison and As I Lay Dying’s Nick Hipa unleash new Angelus-NH signature model

Caparison Guitars and As I Lay Dying’s Nick Hipa just announced the new Angelus-NH signature guitar, a beast of an instrument loaded with top spec hardware and epic looks!

Siren Pedals takes on the classic Boss HM-2 & BluesBreaker pedals

The new Eligos and Juneau effects from Siren Pedals are based on the now legendary Boss HM-2 and Marshall BluesBreaker circuits, but with a few modern tweaks and unique graphics.

Initial Audio Dynamic Delay: stereo delay with integrated ducking

Initial Audio Dynamic Delay is a stereo delay with an integrated ducker. This means that you no longer need an external compressor to accomplish the popular delay ducking effect. Sounds like a winner!

The new JOYO XL-Zombie II packs crushing American-style amp tones in a lunchbox format

If you've been looking for super-saturated American high-gain amp tones in a mini head, the new JOYO BanTamP XL-Zombie II lunchbox-style amp has you covered.

Dove Audio NJM2069 VCF/VCA harnesses the sound of Korg chip from Poly800

Dove Audio has found a bunch of old Korg NJM2069 VCF/VCA chips and fashioned them into a new 5U Moog module. The chip was used in synths like the Poly800, DW8000 and DSS1.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Boutique strings, Caribbean percussion, Italian instruments

This week's best sample packs: a unique set of boutique strings, high-quality Caribbean drum and percussion instruments, horror-themed sound effects, and two classic Italian instruments from 60s!

Watch this amateur woodworker make an incredible guitar – out of a shelf.

What did you do during the lockdown? One amateur woodworker built an amazing semi-hollow guitar from scratch out of some old office shelves. Check out this incredible video, you won't regret it.

Gibson Signature Les Paul for Tool’s Adam Jones enters production

Remember the Gibson Adam Jones Signature model from NAMM? The Silverburst Les Paul Custom has now entered production, per Tool's Instagram page. Will it ship by this summer?

From Kraftwerk to Battlestar Galactica: XILS X-201 Vintage Vocoder and effects box

Modelled after the classic Sennheiser VSM-201 vocoder as used by Kraftwerk, Herbie Hancock, Boney M and Battlestar Galactica the XILS  X-201 brings that immediately recognisable sound back to life.

Audiority Green Reaper GR9: 12 TubeScreamer stompboxes in one plug-in

The Audiority Green Reaper GR9 is not one, but 12 TubeScreamer pedals in one plug-in - and with a great introductory price, this little green stompbox is well worth adding to your plugin collection.

Is the Squier Mini Jazzmaster HH the dinkiest offset ever?

Those Squier Mini Jazzmaster HH models leaked earlier this year have now been officially released. Could these tiny offsets be the perfect travel guitar?

W.A. Production Orchid: four-way chorus on steroids for under 7 quid

W.A. Production has released Orchid, a versatile chorus plug-in. With four-way chorus processing and additional effects, Orchid goes beyond the scope of standard chorus effects.

Fender Japan shows-off new Indigo Dye Stratocaster and Telecaster

Fender Japan unveils two new stunning deep blue models, with finishes based on the traditional Japanese art of 'indigo dyeing'. But will we ever see one outside of Japan?

The new Soldano SLO 30 Classic Head – a shrunken ’90s classic?

The new Soldano SLO 30 Classic Head amp is a compact and manageable version of the company's legendary SLO 100 100-watt all tube, high-gain amp head from the '90s.

Dreadbox and Sinevibes Typhon: Way more than just another monosynth

The Typhon is a quirky combination of analog synthesis, sequencing and digital effects in a very cool collaboration between Dreadbox and Sinevibes.

Behringer pin matrix board for Synthi clone is coming along

Behringer has posted a few photos of their modulation pin matrix for a forthcoming Synthi VCS3 style synthesizer. These are tool-made samples which are a milestone in the development process.

Leak! Dreadbox Typhon: analog monosynth with Sinevibes DSP effects

After a bit of teasing on social media about a new collab, a leak has confirmed an exciting new synth called Typhon - Dreadbox brings the synth and Sinevibes brings the effects!