Gibson The Paul reissued for its 40th anniversary – A ’70s revival?
08 Nov 2018 in Guitar
The Paul comes from an era that was fascinated by avocado bathroom suits and had a fixation with the colour brown, but now it is 40 years old and getting reissued!
Tasty Chips ECR-1 to bring convolution reverb to Eurorack
08 Nov 2018 in Synths
Run your Eurorack through the impulse responses of faraway places or unexpected environments with the ECR-1 convolution reverb module from Tasty Chips.
Get foot control over the Ableton Live Looper with State of the Loop
07 Nov 2018 in Studio
State of the Loop brings hands-free looping to the looper device in Ableton Live with a natty bit of Max For Live control and a hardware stompbox. On Kickstarter now.
Gramotech Babylon: 48 EQ filters in one modern, colourful GBP 10 package
07 Nov 2018 in Studio
Cheap yet stylish, Babylon is a graphic equaliser with six filters, eight fully automateable filter types and a high-res spectrum analyser with two user-selectable rendering styles.
Fender Meteora Offset Telecaster: Madness or genius?
06 Nov 2018 in Guitar
Back in 2011, the first prototype of this quitar was introduced as the Voyager. Now it has finally gone into a limited production run as the Meteora and seems sure to divide opinion.
3 Leaf Audio Chromatron: Hendrix filter tones in a box?
06 Nov 2018 in Guitar
A brand new and tweakable filter pedal that spent 10 years in development, the Chromatron delivers analogue filter tones destined for the boards of those inspired by classic vintage tones.
Rava Yamana: 60 knob MIDI controller for analog-style VST synthesizers
PsyTrance producer Raphael Huber has designed a 60-knob MIDI box that lays out controls common to many analogue-style VST synths, helping you jump between them yet stay in control.Reverend Guitars 2018 Limited Edition Tricky Gomez: Too Limited?
05 Nov 2018 in Guitar
The new Reverend Guitars 2018 Limited Edition Tricky Gomez comes in four stylish new colours. It's just a shame this model is limited to just 10 of each finish worldwide!
Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Lukather Luke 25th Anniversary LIII
05 Nov 2018 in Guitar
The Steve Lukather Luke model has always been a popular model, now they are marking the occasion with this Ernie Ball Music Man Luke 25th Anniversary LIII model
iZotope Nectar 3, Music Production Suite 2, Vocal Chain Bundle out now
04 Nov 2018 in Studio
Nectar 3 features the Vocal Assistant with Unmask functionality, Celemony Melodyne Essential, two new dynamic EQs, redesigned modules, RX Breath Control, and other goodies. It's a massive update, indeed.
Zoom Q2n-4K lets you film performances in glorious 4K video and 24/96 audio
04 Nov 2018 in Studio
The Q2n-4K is equipped with a 150-degree wide-angle lens and five field-of-view (FOV) settings as well as a color LCD display and one-touch recording mode. It also does 24-bit/96kHz audio!
Onde and Pyramid powered wooden soundboard resonators for your synth
04 Nov 2018 in Synths
Strap your synthesizer to a resonating wooden soundboard for the ultimate earthy, acoustically elegant electronic sound making experience with the Onde and Pyramid powered resonators.
PRS SE Acoustics A265 and A270: Attractive acoustic guitars at SE prices
03 Nov 2018 in Guitar
This rather attractive run of PRS acoustic guitars will be available only in Europe for a limited time and will feature Koa or Pau Ferro tonewoods - a hard case is included, too.
Mackie ships its DL16S and DL32S digital mixers, releases Master Fader 5.0
03 Nov 2018 in Studio
Mackie has a new pair of digital live mixers with built-in Wi-Fi out, the DL16S anc DL32S. Both have built-in Wi-Fi networking and can be controlled remotely with the Master Fader™ control app. But then not ...
Fender Midnight Series: Three classy Strat, Tele and Precision versions made in Japan
02 Nov 2018 in Guitar
Fender is preparing a new limited edition, the Midnight Series, encompassing rather classy looking Stratocaster, Telecaster and a Precision Bass versions, all made in Japan.
Ladies, your audio interface has arrived and it’s called Mirror
02 Nov 2018 in Studio
So it's 2018 and someone decides to make an interface "for females" that looks like a make-up box, complete with an integrated mirror and light. We wish this was a joke, but it isn't. Update - it's been pulled.
Bass Station II gets a firmware update to 2.5 on its 25th anniversary
02 Nov 2018 in Synths
A new firmware update for the Bass Station II brings paraphonic modes, filter keyboard tracking, envelope retriggering, microtuning and breaks the oscillators to make them a bit more vintage.
Grid: snap together modular control surface coming to Indiegogo
02 Nov 2018 in Studio
Intech Studio is hoping to bring their innovative modular MIDI controller to life via crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Each 4x4 unit of controls snaps together magnetically and instantly works with your DAW.
Gibson SG Special: A new custom look with lots of vintage vibe
02 Nov 2018 in Guitar
Gibson is back with a bang! This SG Special will be available in two great finishes and features P90s, Grade A tone woods and a sleek vintage look. Will this guitar make your wallet tremble?
Softube Harmonics: five distortions in one with intelligent signal analysis
02 Nov 2018 in Studio
Because they think your distortion sucks, Softube designed one with five "completely different" sounding algorithms in addition to high and low-cut filters and a blend knob.
Tracktion capture 44 years of analog monosynths in two LOFREQ RetroMod VSTi’s
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
Is it too soon for a sample instrument featuring the Behringer Model D, IK Multimedia UNO and Arturia MiniBrute? Not according to Tracktion. Meet LoFreq: Classic and Modern synthesizers sampled.
Alpha Forever: a grey environment of deep modular sound design
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
Part modular synth, part sound design playground, Alpha Forever is among the strangest and most intriguing (if poorly accessible) bits of kit we've come across recently.
MUTON: 8 VCAs with pop-free mutes in just 10HP
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
MUTON is an indispensable tool for performing live and dealing with unruly routing and sound source management within your Eurorack. 8 VCAs, a summing mixer and soft mutes in a really compact module.