midiphy LoopA: polyphonic DIY MIDI sequencer and looper

Want to get creative with MIDI sequences? Check out the midiphy LoopA, a polyphonic MIDI sequencer and looper. With 36 MIDI clips and many cool performance features, it looks like a whole lot of fun.

Mooer has just announced the GE250 multi-effects processor

The new budget friendly Mooer GE250 multi-effects processor and amp simulation pedal has just been announced. This unit manages to pack in a whole slew of fantastic features into one pedal.

ochd: 8 drifting modulation LFOs from DivKid and Instruo

DivKid (Ben Wilson) has released his second Eurorack module in collaboration with Instruo. It's called "ochd" and pronounced "oct" and is an octuplet of drifting analogue LFOs in a 4HP module. 

Quantica Audio Modula: a digital mixing revolution?

Quantica Audio has released Modula, a new kind of digital mixing environment. Powered by plug-ins from Acustica Audio and optimized for touchscreens, will Modula revolutionize the way we mix?

Laney Cub12 all-tube combo amp going for a song in Thomann blow-out deal

Thomann has a cracking deal on the all-tube Laney Cub12 combo. If you fancy some nice valve amp tones with and need a choice of output volumes, then this could be the deal for you.

Behringer is not done for the year and tells us to “fasten our seat belts”

Behringer has decided to release an all-electric Tesla clone. Called the Model B it's based on the Tesla Model S but cheaper and has patch points and a modulation grip. Well, it could be couldn't it?

Crazy Tube Circuits KILLER V: A Magnatone preamp and vibrato in one pedal!

The new Crazy Tube Circuits KILLER V gives you both the preamp and true vibrato of the high-end Magnatone valve amp, just in a compact pedal format and for a lot less money than an original amp!

Moog Subsequent 25 leaked in Polish product catalogue

Polish music retailer Audiostacja.pl has an entry in their new printed catalogue for a Moog Subsequent 25 which looks a lot like the Sub Phatty but with some Subsequent 37 features.

Arturia Pigments 2: Polychrome Software Synthesizer wants to brighten your horizons

Arturia gives Pigments an upgrade that includes a sample and granular engine, improved randomisation in the sequencer, Buchla Easel low pass gate and a tape delay.

Arturia releases the Rev PLATE-140 reverb as a FREE Christmas gift

Arturia has just released the Rev PLATE-140 plug-in, an emulation of the legendary EMT 140 plate reverb. And just because it's the holiday season, they're giving it away for free! Don't miss it!

Sequencing in an infinite universe: ByteBeat for No Man’s Sky

ByteBeat is a new update for Beyond's space adventuring game No Man's Sky that features a synthesizer and sequencer for adding music to your space base.

Strandberg Gold and Silver: New headless guitars to celebrate 10th anniversary

To mark the tenth anniversary of its arrival on the guitar market, Strandberg has just revealed 10th Anniversary silver and gold models for a highly limited edition run worldwide.

Fryette Deliverance Series II amp range: Expanded and tweaked for tone

The newly expanded and tweaked Fryette Deliverance Series II amp range has just been announced and adds some features that refine the high gain amp range even further.

Frusciante rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers – and his favourite wah is back, too!

Ibanez has just released a new V3 of its classic WH10, a wah pedal favoured by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante - who has just rejoined the band! Coincidence?

The Peeps Music Box: handmade micro Music Easel

Inspired by the Buchla Music Easel the Peeps Music Box brings a west-coast analogue experience to a digital synthesizer core in an adorable form.

The Magnificent 7! Ola Englund launches new Solar 7-String guitars

Ola Englund's Solar Guitars has just unleashed four new 7-String models for 2020, with something for all budgets amongst these pointy headstock'd axes of doom!

Here I Go Again: Marshall reissues 1959HW Bernie Marsden Whitesnake Plexi amp

Marshall's new 1959HW Bernie Marsden signature 100-Watt amp head is an all-valve Plexi-style amp based on his original 1978 amp used whilst playing with Whitesnake. Here I Go Again!

ESP splashes second wave of new guitars ahead of NAMM 2020

Japanese guitar maker ESP has just announced another tranche of new models it is calling ESP Phase 2 - and we think it contains some corkers. Get a sneak peak of ESPs NAMM 2020 reöeases here.

Keeley launches the Sweet Spot Johnny Hiland Super Drive Overdrive

Keeley Electronics' new Sweet Spot Johnny Hiland Super Drive Overdrive is a limited run of only 100 units worldwide and is billed as a great overdrive to use with your Telecaster.

ImPerfect virtual synthesizer smashes digital perfection into analogue drift

ImPerfect from WA Productions is designed to take all the lovely unstableness and drift of analogue synthesizer and smash it into their new digital synth architecture. 

Jean-Michel Jarre says Korg is building an ARP 2600

In what appears to be a Q&A with electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre he reveals that Korg is currently working on a 1:1 clone of the classic ARP 2600 synthesizer.

Best free guitar pedal plug-ins: Our Top 8 freeware virtual stompboxes!

There are some awesome virtual stompboxes out there that cost absolutely nothing - if you know where to look! Here are our Top 8 Best Free Guitar Pedal Plug-ins!

Harrison AVA Spectral Compressor: 18 bands of compression

Harrison Consoles has released the AVA Spectral Compressor. The plug-in allows you to apply compression selectively across 18 frequency bands, giving you precise control.

XVive debuts the U4 wireless in-ear monitoring system

XVive has announced the U4 wireless in-ear monitoring system. The XVive U4 uses 2.4 GHz digital transmitting technology and is easy to set up and use, the company says. It's also quite affordable.