Fender Mod Shop offers new Silverburst finish on Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster
21 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Fender's Mod Shop has quietly been adding some nice custom options of late, including mahogany necks. Now it offers one of our favourite finishes, Silverburst, for the first time.
Elektron releases OS updates for Analog Rytm, Analog Four and Analog Heat
Elektron has released OS updates for the Analog Rytm and Analog Four. Among other improvements, both machines received a major feature that many had been wishing for: sequencer MIDI out, at last!Skwitch: the expressive squashy buttock for your iPhone music making
21 Oct 2019 in Studio
Skwitch is a springy dome of musical control that translates your fingering into expressive gestures through the squishing of a buttock-like interface - just make sure your hands are warm.
New modules for Voltage Modular from Vult, Ben Davis and M*4
21 Oct 2019 in Synths
Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular virtual Eurorack environment has picked up a bunch of new modules from developers Vult, Ben Davis and M*4.
Jared Dines’ 18-string guitar eBay charity auction fail – ‘Don’t drink and bid’
19 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Jared Dines’ 18-string guitar eBay charity auction has failed to reach its goal: The YouTuber was let down by the winning bidder, whose excuse was, "Don't drink and bid on eBay. Sorry".
Island Instruments Galo: Blending a Danelectro and a Fender Jaguar!
19 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Montreal based Island Instruments has just launched its enticing new Galo model, inspired by the old Danelectro Dano Pro and loaded with UK hand wound Mojo pickups. Tasty!
Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87: compact, neutral-voiced condenser mic at a sane price
18 Oct 2019 in Studio
Roswell is back with a new mic of botique quality at affordable price - the Mini K87. Whereas the Mini K47's goal was capturing a particular vintage voicing, this one goes after transparency.
Gibson Chuck Berry 1955 ES-350T: It’s here at last!
18 Oct 2019 in Guitar
The new Gibson Chuck Berry 1955 ES-350T is getting released on 18 October, Chuck's birthday. This faithful recreation of his favourite guitar will certainly ring a few bells!
Victory The Copper VC35: A new amplifier head with a very British flavour
18 Oct 2019 in Guitar
The latest in the Victory's Compact series, this 35W lunchbox has a very familiar Vox-like tone that should give you bags of tones from its simple layout.
The PRS SE One is back! But only in Europe for a limited time…
18 Oct 2019 in Guitar
A star of the PRS back catalogue, the PRS SE One is a classic single-cut design loaded with a lone P90 in the bridge position - now it's back as a limited edition for Europe. Pure P90 bliss!
Babylon Synthesizer – One Page Wonder virtual synthesizer
18 Oct 2019 in Synths
Babylon packs all its parameters into a single page for people who like to see every knob at all times. The 257 waveforms and 2300 presets will keep you so busy you probably won't need to edit them.
Zylia ZR-1: a portable recorder for the ZM-1 360-degree mic array
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
Zylia, maker of the innovative ZM-1 360-degree microphone array, has introduced the ZR-1 portable recorder. The Zylia ZR-1 is a 19-channel field recording device made specifically for the ZM-1.
Godin Guitars intros Session HT model, US-built hard-tail guitars you can afford
17 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Godin Guitars' latest Session HT model offers a high-quality, affordable hard-tail guitar with plenty of great tonal options and features for the money. Who needs trems, anyway?
Electro-Harmonix announces the 5MM pedal, a power amp for your pocket
17 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Electro-Harmonix has just announced another new product to their ever expanding lineup. This time it is their diminutive 5MM Power Amp pedal. A handy 2.5 watt power amp in a pedal!
Steinberg WaveLab 10 mastering and audio editing suite is out. And still kicking (ass).
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
WaveLab 10 still stands strong against competition from SoundForge and Audition, presenting a streamlined approach to audio manipulation and professional mastering.
AES 2019: Zoom throws podcasters a bone with the new LiveTrak L-8
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
Zoom cooked up a viable competitor to the RODECaster Pro by downsizing its digital recording desk and doubling down on the podcast-friendly features. Enter the LiveTrak L-8.
Solid Gold FX 76 Plus Octa-Fuzz: A filthy fuzz with wah-like sweeps
17 Oct 2019 in Guitar
The Solid Gold FX 76 Plus Octa-Fuzz is based on coveted Japanese octa-fuzz pedals from the past like the Univox Super Fuzz , Shin-Ei Companion and Ibanez Standard Fuzz. And it sounds pretty great.
TK Audio T-Komp compressor: a vari-mu inspired workhorse
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
What looks like an unassuming four-knob comp is actually a vari-mu inspired unit with level-dependent ratio that increases with the signal level. That, and lots more to tweak!
Rare Waves Grendal RA-99 Grenadier analogue synthesizer – first look
17 Oct 2019 in Synths
Rare Waves gives us a glimpse of the prototype of the forthcoming Grendal RA-99 analogue synthesizer, the successor to the RA-9 Grenadier plus the 2TAC Sequencer.
Louder Than Liftoff Chroma+: Stereo channel strip with analogue plug-ins
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
Louder Than Liftoff has introduced the Chroma+ dual channel strip. Its best feature: You can customize it to suit your sonic ideas by adding various analogue Colour modules.
Waves eMotion LV1 Proton: 16-channel SoundGrid live mixing system
17 Oct 2019 in Live
Thinking about retiring your live console and switching to an all-digital mixing system? The new Waves eMotion LV1 Proton system is a 16-channel setup with a mixer, stage box, server and software.
The iCaster: A guitar built from 107 iPhones. Now that’s what you call upcycling.
17 Oct 2019 in Guitar
Someone made a guitar out of 107 Apple iPhones, and shaping them into a Tele-style instrument. But will it run iOS13 and exactly how safe are all those old lithium ion batteries?
United Studio Technologies launches the UT 47FET condenser microphone
17 Oct 2019 in Studio
United Studio Technologies has announced the UT FET47 condenser microphone. A no-compromise, USA-built U47 FET clone for USD 800? Tell me more!