Harley Benton SC-Special – a vintage style singlecut with twin P90s
09 Oct 2020 in Guitar
The Harley Benton SC-Special expands on the brand's popular SC-Junior model with two P90 Alnico 5 pickups, vintage looks, and a price that is hard to beat.
Fender Hypebeast Stratocaster – Don’t believe the hype?
09 Oct 2020 in Guitar
The new Fender Hypebeast Stratocaster model comes in the Hypebeast navy finish, and is limited to a run of only 24 guitars. Will you fall for the hype?
CB Electronics XPatch-64 and XPatch2 Software: The Super Patchbay
09 Oct 2020 in Studio
Almost a year after the release of XPatch-32, manufacurer CB Electronics announces the new and expanded XPatch-64 patchbay. Ouch at the price, though!
Novation and Aphex Twin speculation builds – could it be an AFX Station?
09 Oct 2020 in Synths
More images, teases and a possible box-shot add to the speculation around Novation's forthcoming collaboration with Aphex Twin's Richard D. James.
Iceberg Audio The Sub: a quick fix for massive low-end
The Sub from Iceberg Audio is a real two-knob wonder that brings the bass goods in a simple and intuitive format, with plenty of interesting presets, too!
China Impression: Impressive collection of authentic Chinese instruments
09 Oct 2020 in Synths
Filling up a whopping 310GB of sample space China Impression samples over 60 individual instruments for a comprehensive collection of Chinese instruments.
W.A. Production Make Me Scream: multimode distortion with envelope follower
A bargain-priced plug-in that does 4 types of distortion with 4 timbres and an envelope follower - what's not to like? Especially with an introductory price of just USD 5.90!
Joe Bonamassa has a new Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul signature model
09 Oct 2020 in Guitar
Joe Bonamassa's latest Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul is his 8th signature model and based on an original 1958 Gibson model that he got from Hauer Music in Centerville, Ohio.
Erica Synths Black VCO2 pulls in sawtooth waveshaping and modulation LFOs
09 Oct 2020 in Synths
The VCO2 builds on the classic sound of this analogue oscillator by bringing in a sawtooth waveshaper and internal modulation over the shaping and pulse width modulation.
PreSonus gets into podcasting with PD-70 broadcast dynamic microphone
09 Oct 2020 in Studio
The new PD-70 from PreSonus is a reasonably priced dynamic microphone that covers all the bases for broadcast, voiceover, podcasting, and even vocal/instrument recording.
New Solar Guitars E1.6 and V1.6 Lime Burst models, with hints of Dime Slime
08 Oct 2020 in Guitar
The new Solar Guitars Lime Burst finish is very reminiscent of Dimebag's Dime Slime, and will appear on its E1.6 and V1.6 models. Available to pre-order now.
Mega deal: Get IK Total Studio 2 MAX for just EUR 279 at Thomann!
Save up to 75% on IK Multimedia's Total Studio 2 MAX bundle! The bundle includes all the sampled instruments and effects you can imagine. Offer valid till November 2, 2020
Mutable Instruments slims down the Veils and hints at larger things to come
08 Oct 2020 in Synths
Veils is a classic Quad VCA that appears in almost everyone's rack. Mutable Instruments has slimmed it down to 10HP to "make room for large(r) releases and gives hope to rumours of the mythical Clouds 2.
Vox Valvenergy, a new valve-driven pedal series based around Nutube technology
08 Oct 2020 in Guitar
Vox's new Valvenergy pedals are based around Nutube technology, and should deliver valve-like tones and real, amp-like responsiveness. With four versions on offer, which one would you choose?
808303.studio: A free online TR-808 and TB-303 machine? That’s the rest of your day gone.
08 Oct 2020 in Synths
808303.studio is a web-based music creation platform built on the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer and TB-303 Bassline developed by Yuri Suzuki and Roland. It's an 808 and a 303 - now go and play!
Castor & Pollux: Juno inspired heteropaternal superfecundation twin oscillators from Winterbloom
08 Oct 2020 in Synths
A mythologically heavy module featuring two Juno inspired digitally controlled analogue oscillators with an open-source firmware and ancient symbols dressed in an intriguing starfield of possibility.
Deal: get 4 Glitchmachines plug-ins for under EUR 5 each!
Plugin Boutique is selling 4 Glitchmachines plug-ins, each for under EUR 5. These plug-ins are some of the finest sound design tools around. So hurry up and grab yourself a bargain!
Deal: get GBP 269 off the Dell XPS 13, a great production laptop
Dell is taking GBP 269 off its Dell XPS 13, to bring the base price down to a cool GBP 1299. This is a great Windows production laptop, so don't miss out on this deal!
Harley Benton TE-90FLT Blast Series – loaded with Roswell Filtertron pickups
07 Oct 2020 in Guitar
Harley Benton's TE-90FLT Blast series comes in a sandblasted look with five different colour options, that look fantastic. And thanks to the Rosswell Filtertron pickups, they should sound great, too!
ADPTR Audio Streamliner: preview your masters for the major streaming platforms
ADPTR Audio's Streamliner lets you preview your masters through the same compression algorithms used by the major streaming services, as well as A/B mixes and masters with reference tracks.
Universal Audio Luna 1.1: DAW update with interesting new features
07 Oct 2020 in Studio
The first major update for the Universal Audio Luna includes interesting new features like Session Versions, Bookmarks, and MIDI clock, among other improvements.
Today only: Steinberg WaveLab Elements & Pro 50% off at Thomann!
Celebrating 25 years of Wavelab mastering software, manufacturer Steinberg offers a whopping 50% discount on WaveLab Elements and WaveLab Pro - until the end of October 7!