AMS Neve 1073 OPX: An 8-channel Neve preamp with USB and Dante audio

Happy Birthday, 1073! AMS Neve celebrates 50 years of an iconic preamp with the 1073 OPX, a 2U rack unit packing 8 remote-controlled mic/line preamps and a plethora of analog and digital connections.

Harley Benton Spring Collection: May brings new colours!

Shell Pink, Lake Placid Blue, Silver Sparkle or something completely different? Here comes the Harley Benton Spring Collection, with classic vibrant colours all new for 2020.

8knobs: earthy drone synth and MIDI controller DIY project

8knobs is a beautifully simple Arduino based drone synth for atmospheric soundscapes that'll teach you how to solder, code and doubles as a MIDI controller for only a few quid.

Gibson launches new Virtual Guitar Tech Service

If your guitar is in need of a setup, check out Gibson's new Virtual Guitar Tech Service, where you can get free advice from an official Gibson guitar tech!

Make Noise introduce the 0-CTRL (Zero-Control) step sequencer

0-CTRL is a very cool looking companion to the Make Noise 0-Coast synthesizer which controls and step-sequences voltage in a nice little desktop form factor.

Eventide releases new MicroPitch plug-in for its H9 series

Eventide's newest H9 series plug-in, MicroPitch, is based on the company's classic H910 harmoniser from the 70's and available at a fantastic introductory price!

Westworld Scoring Competition: win Spitfire Audio products worth EUR 23,000!

Here's your chance to win tens of thousands of euros worth of Spitfire Audio products! All you have to do is score a scene from HBO's Westworld TV Series.

Remix a West African tune and win a Universal Audio Apollo interface!

The fine people at Real World Studios and Universal Audio are having a remix competition with the chance to win three UA Apollo interfaces!

iZotope mega deals: save big on upgrades, crossgrades and Music Makers Bundle

iZotope has announced some pretty alluring crossgrade and upgrade pricing as well as a stonking deal on its Music Makers Bundle - down to €49 from €895 RRP.

Khaos Ex Machina: new modular firm launches with Aion, Metis and Ananke

I didn't spot them over Superbooth Home Edition but Khaos Ex Machina launched their Eurorack range with the Aion trigger sequencer, Anake envelope and Metis CV wrangler and they look really good.

Vermona meloDICER ships its fantastic stochastic pattern generator and CV quantizer

Vermona's new probability-based Eurorack sequencer the meloDICER is now available for some stochastically generated chromatic patterns and quantized control voltage.

RYK M185 Sequencer that inspired the Metropolis is back and now available in Eurorack

The M185 was first seen in 2009 in the Roland 100m format and went on to inspire designs such as the Intellijel Metropolis. It's now back as a new Eurorack module with some very cool extra functions.

MIA Laboratories 980 SPARK: Spruce up your audio with a handful of knobs

MIA Laboratories has released 980 SPARK, a new plug-in designed to improve your audio tracks with just a few knob twists. 980 SPARK combines a compressor, EQ and saturator.

Fern Guitars Phoenix prototype guitar with swappable tonewood cores

The Fern Guitars Phoenix prototype lets users completely customise their guitar with new tonewood core modules, different pickup configurations and more.

This Helix mod shows you the real “names” of your amps and pedals

Guitarist Ben Vesco has made a set of updates that allow users of Line 6 systems to see all the correct effect pedal and amp names in their virtual setup.

The Cooper FX Arcades is a multi-effects system that uses cartridges!

The Cooper FX Arcades is a strange little multi effects pedal that has a unique control layout and uses a cartridge based system to access different effects.

Neural DSP releases the Fortin Cali Suite – a hot rodded British amp plugin

The new Neural DSP Fortin Cali Suite plugin promises to deliver everything from clean vintage tones to classic hot rod British styles, with rich high gain distortion.

13-inch MacBook Pro 2020: THE powerful portable laptop for music producers?

Apple upgrades the 13-inch MacBook Pro! The smaller Mac stays at 13 inches but gets up to 32GB of RAM and up to 4TB of SSD storage space, along with 10-gen Intel processors.

Melodya generates, edits and transforms melodies and rhythms

Struggling to come up with a decent hook? Melodya is dedicated to generating and editing melodies and motifs and is available on an introductory offer - USD 39 until May 15.

Best Sample Packs This Week: 70s Keys, 80s Synths and traditional Asian strings

This week we have 70s keyboard sounds, a full-on 80s synth sample set, a big collection for midtempo productions and some traditional Indian and Chinese stringed instruments. Check 'em out!

Red Witch conjures up Seraphina, a flexible 4-diode fuzz octave pedal

Hand-built in New Zealand, the Red Witch Seraphina is an flexible new limited edition Fuzz Octave up pedal featuring 4 germanium diodes. Definitely one to check out.

Yaeltex: design your own kick-ass MIDI controller

The latest attempt at the design-your-own-MIDI-controller gambit is Yaeltex with a fabulously creative vibe and a magnificent range of options.

Striso Board: a knobbly and musical new multidimensional MIDI controller

Over on Kickstarter the Striso Board is offering multidimensional expressive MIDI control in the form of an array of isomorphically placed squishy buttons. Check it out.

8 best electric guitars under £500: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul and SG shapes

Looking for a quality guitar with an ST, TE, LP or SG shape in the £300-500 range? These quality, affordable guitars with either single coils or humbuckers should be on your radar!