MOK Filtryg: Creative multimode dual filter with modulation and MIDI
Filtryg is a dual multimode filter plug-in with plenty of modulation and MIDI playability - packaged behind a swish GUI that looks fun to use.
Synths in miniature: The extraordinary work of Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira Rolt
01 Jan 2021 in Synths
Ronaldo is a graphic designer and maquette (model) maker who produces exquisitely hand-made models of classic synthesizers. We asked him to tell us about it.
Leak! Tracks and Rhythm: New Circuits from Novation?
31 Dec 2020 in Synths
An online store accidentally published photos of what looks like two new Circuits inbound from Novation: Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm.
Can Reverend’s Gil Parris Signature GPS guitar stand out from the crowd?
31 Dec 2020 in Guitar
A second Gil Parris signature by Reverend, with Fishman Fluence pickups, finished in Midnight Black. Is there enough in this package to entice you?
Top 5 Live Gear Releases of 2020: Our Favourites Rated!
31 Dec 2020 in Live
Our pick of the Top 5 Live Gear of 2020 is here! Undoubtedly a bad year for live music, but a great one for innovative new live gear releases!
Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff: Miniature Metal for the masses!
30 Dec 2020 in Guitar
The Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff is a pedalboard-friendly stompbox that comes with a newly designed noise gate, promising crushing riffs with no hiss.
DubSiren 2.0: Jamaican Sound System siren in your DAW
30 Dec 2020 in Synths
DubSiren 2.0 contains a siren synthesizer giving you a fat siren sound with full control, modulation, distortion and delay.
WVR: tiny open source sample player platform for audio projects
30 Dec 2020 in Synths
WVR is a ready-made wav player board for building custom electronic instruments and experimental machines.
Oskitone POLY555: 3D printed analogue polyphonic synthesizer
29 Dec 2020 in Synths
The POLY555 is an alarmingly coloured and brilliant lo-fi synthesizer based on a whole bunch of 555 timer oscillators.
The Best Software Synthesizers of 2020: Top 10 VSTi classics, innovations and weirdness
29 Dec 2020 in Synths
2020 saw wonderful software by Korg, Roland, Softube, Audiomodern, Cherry Audio GranuRise, Klevgränd, Matt Tytel, Mike Moreno DSP and Newfangled Audio.
Best Effects Pedals 2020: 10 Stompboxes You Need on Your Pedalboard
28 Dec 2020 in Guitar
The Best Guitar Effects Pedals 2020! These glorious boxes by crazy scientists of pedal design produced sonic magic that brightened up our year.
Best of Eurorack 2020: 8 modules you need in your rack!
26 Dec 2020 in Synths
We were stunned by wonderful modules by Behringer, Cosmotronic, Expert Sleepers, Instruo, Omsonic, Qu-Bit, Robaux and RYK. Was your favourite among them?
Instruo saves Christmas by releasing their modules on VCV Rack for free
23 Dec 2020 in Synths
Jaw-dropping: Instruo adds 17 modules to VCV Rack FOR FREE, breaking the hearts of hardware fans and adding modular joy to our season of disappointment.
Best Guitar Amps 2020: From practise to gigging, these amplifers had us hooked!
23 Dec 2020 in Guitar
The Best Guitar Amps of the year! These amps by Friedman, Soldano, Victory Amps, REVV, Bad Cat, EVH, VHT, Suhr, Dr Z and Supro had us hooked in 2020.
M-Audio intros M-Track Solo & Duo audio interfaces at €69 and €49
22 Dec 2020 in Studio
GBP 40 for a 2-channel USB audio interface plus recording software. Did M-Audio just end the race to the bottom?
Memory-V: a Christmas gift from IK Multimedia
22 Dec 2020 in Synths
Subscribe to the IK Multimedia newsletter and Father Christmas will gift you a copy of Memory-V based on the Memorymoog polysynth.
Plugin Alliance The Oven: emulating Maor Appelbaum’s USD 6500 analog mojo box
22 Dec 2020 in Studio
Plugin Alliance is emulating The Oven, a USD 6500 (!) saturation processor built by Hendy Amps for mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum.
Native Instruments wishes you happy holidays with free YANGQIN instrument
21 Dec 2020 in Synths
This holiday season, Native Instruments is giving you YANGQIN, a traditional Chinese dulcimer, for free! They're also throwing in a $25 voucher.
Erica Synths dabbles in West Coast vibes with the Black LPG
21 Dec 2020 in Synths
Erica Synths says their take on the classic LPG is great for waveshaping, beat refining and carving of low frequencies with a nicely explosive resonant overdrive.
Goliath V2: Four analog saturation chains with EQ and FET compression
Goliath grows: V2 of Tone Empire's plug-in has 4 types of analog-modeled saturation, a parametric EQ, and a 1176-based FET compressor in one plug-in.
Crumar Performer: Italian polyphonic String Machine captured
21 Dec 2020 in Synths
Crumar has released an authentic emulation of their classic 1979 string machine Performer. The deluxe version comes with a t-shirt!
Burls Art Coffee Bean Guitar: Smell the full-roasted tone!
20 Dec 2020 in Guitar
Burls Art has made an Explorer-style guitar from roasted coffee beans - and apparently it smells great! Check out this caffeine-infused build video!
TC Electronic PLETHORA X5 1.2 Update adds Helix Phaser, Viscous Vibe and more
19 Dec 2020 in Guitar
The new TC Electronic PLETHORA X5 1.2. firmware update adds the Helix Phaser, Viscous Vibe, a Tape Deck Looper and a host of new control features.