NAMM 2020: Nektar unveils the Aura Beat Composer pad controller

Nektar has launched the Aura Beat Composer. The USB/MIDI pad controller features 16 RGB pads and a step sequencer for a drum machine workflow in any DAW, and comprehensive plug-in and DAW control.

NAMM 2020: Qu-Bit reveals Aurora, Data Bender, Surface and Cascade modules

Qu-Bit has 4 new modules to check out. Aurora is a spectral reverb, Data Bender is a circuit-bent audio buffer, Surface is a physical modelling voice & Cascade is a ratcheting envelope. Now with video

NAMM 2020: Orange Terror Stamp – Hybrid pedal amp with FX Loop

New Orange amp, the Terror Stamp. Tube preamplifier, 20 watts in effect pedal format, Class AB power amplifier and a volume footswitch all in a neat compact foot pedal format.

NAMM 2020: 3 new modules from 2HP – Loop, Comp and Pitch

Along with their fabulous Lunchbox Eurorack case release, 2HP also have three deliciously simple new modules: Loop, Comp and Pitch.

WMD single panel Performance Mixer LE for Eurorack

WMD has produced a limited run of a single panel Performance Mixer LE. It combines the Performance Mixer along with the PM Channels channel expander into a single, black 40HP module.

NAMM 2020: IK intros AXE I/O SOLO, a guitar-to-PC box with its own bag of tricks

IK Multimedia has scaled down last year's guitar-centric audio interface, the AXE I/O, to the less-extensive, less-expensive AXE I/O SOLO - the ideal interface for guitarists on the move?

NAMM 2020: Barefoot Sound intros the Footprint02 active monitors

Barefoot Sound has announced the Footprint02 active monitor speakers. A smaller sibling of the Footprint01, the Footprint02 shares much of the same technology in a smaller, more affordable package.

NAMM 2020: Mackie intros affordable CR-X studio monitors & subwoofer

Painted black and neon green, Mackie's new CR-X speaker range made up of CR3-X (3"), CR4-X (4"), CR5-X (5") and the CR8S-XBT 8 subwoofer are ready to serve.

NAMM 2020: Leak! Korg opsix FM synthesizer

Didn't see this coming. It appears that Korg has been working on a 6-operator FM synthesizer very much in the style of the Yamaha DX7.

NAMM 2020: Doepfer debuts the A-111-6 Mini Synth Voice and an enormous joystick

The A-111-6 Miniature Synthesizer Voice is now out and they have a huge 3D Joystick, an 8 channel VCA, a Dual VC Polarizer/Ring Modulator and a Quad Level Shifter/Clock/Gate/Trigger buffer.

NAMM 2020: Roland reveals ZEN-Core Synthesis System unifying technology

Roland's CEO opens up about ZEN-Core that makes all sounds available across all instruments. He also explains why the Jupiter-Xm is the ultimate synth studio and why they're not looking to the past.

NAMM 2020: RedBeard Effects launches a sweet new Honey Badger Octave Fuzz

RedBeard Effects, run by Skindred’s Mikey Demus, has its second pedal called the Honey Badger, a thick-skinned and aggressive octave fuzz named after a massive aggressive badger! Nice.

Leak: Zen Tour Synergy Core, a potential UAD Apollo killer from Antelope Audio?

UAD's desktop line is a very obvious target for the Zen Tour successor, as its specs and features read like a barely hidden attempt at one-upping the Universal guys. David vs Goliath?

NAMM 2020: Maxon Apex808 overdrive – The Ultimate Tube Screamer?

The new Maxon Apex808 overdrive took three years to develop and was created by Tube Screamer creator Susumu Tamura. Could this then be the Ultimate Tube Screamer pedal?

NAMM 2020: Arturia bumps the KeyLab Essential range up to 88 notes

Arturia has announced a new addition to the KeyLab Essential range: the KeyLab Essential 88 which, you've guessed it, comes with 88 notes with a semi-weighted feel.

Plasmonic: physical modelling meets subtractive synthesis in a virtual instrument

Plasmonic is ready for preorders on Indiegogo and says it's a deeply expressive virtual synthesizer that combines the resonant depth of physical modeling with subtractive synthesis.

NAMM 2020: Behringer’s final tease seems to be about FM or radios

With one day to go Behringer dumps another tease onto the internet. Not so sure about this one and neither is the internet.

NAMM 2020: Walrus Audio MAKO Series – D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay

Walrus Audio has just announced their new Mako Series and the fire model is the new D1 pedal chichis programmable with studio grade delays on tap.

NAMM 2020: New Danelectro models teased on Instagram

It looks like we will be seeing some more reissues of old Danelectro vintage inspired guitars during Winter NAMM this year, as they have been teasing two new models on Instagram.

NAMM 2020: AKAI muscles in on Roland with MPC One standalone

A standalone unit with a 7-inch multi-touch screen, the MPC One looks no less slick than its famed predecessors inside the studios of the rich.

Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A emulates rare hand-wired beast

Improving on the hardware, the emulation brings M/S Processing, Mono, Stereo Width, Parallel Mix adjustments; a Sidechain filter and external sidechain input, and a scalable user interface.

NAMM 2020: Focusrite Dante-fies its ISA preamps, adds new expansion cards

Focusrite has upgraded its Pro range of ISA preamps and ADN converters for rack installations with three new products.

Teenage Engineering Ortho Remote for wireless volume dialling and MIDI control

Bored of NAMM already? Why not spend time spinning the Ortho Remote on the Teenage Engineering website. It will remix music and trigger stunning FX while advertising their new wireless dial thingy.

NAMM 2020: Ashdown The Ant and The Newt ultra lightweight pedalboard-amps

Ashdown Engineering has just revealed two new ultra lightweight 200-watt pedal-style amps. The Ant and The Newt cover bass and guitar duties respectively, perfect for gigging musicians on the fly.