Apple Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro X go on 90-day free trials

Apple is offering a free 90-day trial of Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro X, so if you'd like to give either or both of these famed packages an extended try, now is the time!

Radial Engineering USB-Mobile: An active DI box for smartphones and tablets

Radial Engineering's newest invention is a high-end active DI box that connects to your mobile device to pipe audio into a mixer, console or PA - pricey, yes, but for some a godsend.

Cascade Pedals’ Hosstortion is based on the rare Ibanez MT-10 Mostortion

Cascade Pedals' Hosstortion is a fresh take on the of the short-lived and highly sought-after Ibanez MT-10 Mostortion pedal, using modern BiMOS chips to recreate that desirable tone.

Four premium guitars you’ll (probably) never be able to afford

You're in the market for a new guitar and money is no problem. But you want something special, something truly unique. If so, here's a list of guitars that might tickle your fancy.

Godin Stadium HT: A modern T-style with a vintage feel

Canadian guitar maker Godin has unveiled the new Stadium HT, a T-style guitar with a modern touch, yet one that still retains a vintage look and feel.

HoRNet TotalEQ: a USD 30 Pro-Q alternative for mixing and mastering

The USD 30 dollar equalizer offers pretty much everything you'd expect from a full-featured parametric EQ, including a real-time spectrum analyzer, 12 freely adjustable bands, and analog saturation.

Ouroboros Alea: A mysteriously West Coast 2-voice analog semi-modular

Ouroboros Electronics has revealed Alea, an intriguingly wooden, unlabelled and banana plug socketed 2-voice analog semi-modular synthesizer.

More Marshall for your living room: The Uxbridge Bluetooth 5.0 speaker

Fancy a bit of rock and roll for your Alexa home speaker? Marshall has a sweet pre-order deal on its new Uxbridge speaker: free Marshall Major III Bluetooth headphones while stocks last.

Dean NashVegas Series: A vintage design gets an injection of attitude

The striking Dean NashVegas Select Series is a T-Style guitar with twin SD humbuckers and comes in hard tail and Floyd Rose locking versions - a vintage design gets an injection of attitude!

Starling Via SYNC3, OSC3 and ATSR Eurorack modules emerge from shared hardware platform

Starling debuts three new modules in its "Via" family based on the same hardware platform exported from VCV Rack. They're complex, fascinating and full of possibilities if you can fathom them out.

Hypno: trippy voltage controlled visual oscillator for Eurorack or Desktop

Hypno is a complete digital video playground in a Eurorack module or little box that can generate seizure-inducing visuals for your modular performances.

FRMS: where granular and FM collide with subtractive

Imaginando has released FRMS the consonant free hybrid synthesizer that ties Granular up with FM and shoves it through a Subtractive sound engine.

Fender American Original Series now with new finishes

Fender has just added six new classic colours to its popular American originals range of guitars: Ice Blue Metallic, Inca Silver, Daphne Blue, Burgundy Mist Metallic and more on offer.

Get a free temporary Reaper license for social distancing

Cockos is offering free Reaper licenses valid until the end of June. This means that you can use Reaper while working from home, or use your time in isolation to give the DAW an extended trial run.

Neutral Labs Elmyra: sonic weirdness DIY Drone Synth inspired by the Lyra-8

Elmyra is a platform for sonic exploration thru the weirdness of drones and implausibility of textures. It's inspired by that Godfather of weirdness the SOMA Labs Lyra-8 and you can build it yourself.

Genius or gimmick? The Circuit Fuzz pedal comes with a DIY pop-out boost PCB

A break-out booster PCB forms the top panel of the Acorn Circuit Fuzz Pedal, which can be integrated into the pedal or used as an independent effect. Genius or gimmick?

Sonic Youth fuzz pedal to be auctioned in bid to save Cafe OTO

Cafe OTO in London holding an auction to stave off closure in these difficult times for live venues. Lot 42 is Thurston Moore's Sonic Youth Sovtek Big Muff, starting at GBP1500!

BEATS: a new custom oscillator for Logue SDK Korg synths from Tim Shoebridge

BEATS is a collection of 28 percussive sounds and a few variations built into a single custom oscillator for the Korg Prologue, Minilogue XD and NTS from Tim Shoebridge.

Free plug-ins this week: Neutrox Creme Rinse, Cassette Transport, Trumpet Fields

What's better to keep yourself occupied in self-isolation than free plug-ins? This week, we've got a new multi-effects rack, a tape transport simulation and some otherworldly trumpets.

Fender Play is free for 3 months, get your access code today.

Fender is offering the first 100k users a free 3 month subscription to their online guitar tutorial site Fender Play. The lessons cover guitar, bass and ukulele too in a range of styles.

Tssss – StartHere: MeeBlip Anode DIY synth starter kit

The Secret Southside Synthesizer Society (Tssss) has released a mini desktop synthesizer DIY kit called StartHere designed as a beginners introduction to Synth DIY and based on the MeeBlip Anode.

Meet the Fuzzbeast, a monstrous Les Paul with built-in fuzz

UK's Jack's Instrument Services has come up with another epic build, this time mounting a fuzz and octave effect into a Epiphone Les Paul. Meet the Fuzzbeast!

Covid-19: Avid gives away free licenses for Pro Tools, Sibelius and more…

Free Avid licenses for its creative tools suite! This includes industry-standard packages such as Pro Tools, Media Composer and Sibelius. Free production software for all? Well, yes and no...

United Plugins Autoformer: three stages of dynamic control

United Plugins has released Autoformer by SounDevice Digital. With three kinds of dynamic control – preamp, volume rider and compressor – the plug-in helps to keep your levels in check.