Behringer adds MONOPOLY to its growing collection of synthesizer trademarks

Behringer has been out shopping for trademarks and has added MONOPOLY to a list that includes Polykobol, Polivoks, Quadra, Prodigy and Logan amongst others. And did someone see a wasp?

Help get the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation to NAMM

The recently formed Alan R. Pearlman Foundation has been invited to present the ARP legacy and charitable projects at NAMM 2020 - they need your help getting there via an Indiegogo campaign.

ESP presents a slew of stunning new LTD models ahead of Winter NAMM 2020

ESP has just previewed the first wave of new LTD models lineup for next year. Billed as Phase 1, these stunning new guitars should all be at Winter NAMM 2020.

Joyo Preamp House: A compact, affordable modelling pedal with 9 preamp flavours

The new Joyo Preamp House pedal manages to cram in nine amp models including classics from Fender, Vox and Marshall, plus more modern models like ENGL, Mesa and Friedman too.

Fender Japan brings back the Swinger for a limited run

Fender reissues an oddball 60s classic, the Swinger, for the Japanese market. If you're into retro guitars, you're gonna love this one! But it might prove hard to buy outside Japan...

Instruo Arbhar and Lubadh now available for preorder

The remarkably named Arbhar and Lubadh from Instruo are now available for preorder offering some really interesting pathways into modular-based sampling and granular manipulation.

Dean USA Kerry King V Limited Edition: Slaying your wallet!

The new Dean USA Kerry King V Limited Edition boasts EMG and Sustainiac pickups and a Kahler KFK bridge. With only 50 guitars being made, you'd better be quick. And rich.

Wampler Terraform Multi-Modulation pedal: A Strymon Mobius killer?

Wampler has just announced a brand new, all-digital Multi-Modulation pedal called Terraform. Until now, the Strymon Mobius has been king of the modulation pedals - can Terraform take the crown?

WING: it’s a Personal Mixing Console

It's a mixer! A good looking mixer, too, deliciously thin, jauntily angled, glowing like a space ship and packed with features and interconnectivity. This is WING.

What happens when you bury your guitar in the desert?

What happened when YouTuber Guitar MAX buried his Les Paul in the desert? What do you mean, who cares? Oh come on, admit it, you're just a little bit curious. We certainly were.

New Harley Benton Fusion-T range: How much ’boutique’ can you expect for under €400?

Quite a lot, it turns out! With a Tele-inspired body shape, the Fusion-T range includes a tasty HH Roasted FNT model, with boutique-ish styling and high-quality hardware at a frankly awesome price.

Future Retro your Minilogue with the Love Hultén Carrier 37

Love Hultén's latest creation is not an original instrument but rather a mod for the Korg Minilogue called Carrier 27 that transforms it into a piece of 1970s Sci-Fi.

Masterlab Audio DynaQ simplifies dynamic EQing with its smart design

What makes DynaQ special is that it offers independent processing of the two frequency ranges, simultaneously. So you can equalize the loud and quiet parts of your track independently. Neat.

Fender Silent Siren Jazz Bass and Telecaster: Female J-pop band gets new signature models

Fender Japan tweets about two fetching new Silent Siren signature models, the first announced since the company said it was aiming to increase its marketing exposure with female artists.

Behringer WING to be released early as the industry rolls their eyes

WING has been delayed, no, scratch that, they are going to release it early in the sort of emotional rollercoaster only Behringer can manufacturer. Counselling will be available.

Seymour Duncan’s new Diamondhead multistage distortion pedal takes us back to the 80s

Seymour Duncan's new Diamondhead is an '80s-flavoured multistage distortion pedal with a flexible 3-band EQ and added boost section. This baby could be perfect for 80s hard rock - among other things.

Bitwig Studio 3.1 comes with micro tuning, wavetable import and more

Bitwig has announced the Bitwig Studio 3.1 update. After releasing Bitwig Studio 3 earlier this year, they're keeping up the DAW's momentum with some very promising new features.

UAD 9.11 brings Catalina support and the fabled Avalon VT-737 tube channel strip

The Avalon VT-737 is the Jay-Z, Dre, Eric Clapton and Rolling Stones rackmount, or in other words, the sound of radio chart toppers. The update also features plug-ins by Antares, Sonnox and brainworx.

Steinberg Padshop 2: Granular and Spectral oscillators co-existing in the Microcosmos

Steinberg has released an update to the rather wonderful Padshop virtual instrument and bringing samples together in a microcosmos of grains and spectra to discover completely new sounds.

Behringer to reveal WING on Friday 22nd November

We've been led on a merry dance of teases but it will all come to an end on Friday 22nd November when Behringer will reveal what this WING thing has been all about.

UNO Drum gets all the kits in the free Drum Anthology Library

The Drum Anthology Library covers all the kits you've ever wanted. Taken from more than 40 vintage drum machines from the 1960s through all the favourites and everything in between. 

New 16-inch MacBook Pro with Killer looks and sounds but keeps the T2 chip

At least on paper, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro makes the Apple laptop great again with bigger screen, impressive sound, faster graphics, and more memory than ever before.

Nembrini Audio and F-Pedals release the Eddie Kramer Edstortion plug-in

Talk about cool collaborations: Nembrini Audio has teamed up with F-Pedals and Eddie Kramer to release the Eddie Kramer Edstortion pedal as a plug-in. Two plug-ins, to be exact.

RME Babyface Pro FS: the portable audio interface gets an update

RME has announced the Babyface Pro FS portable audio interface. It looks almost the same as the previous generation, but comes with updated specs and some other improvements. What's new?