STL Tones Ignite Amps new Emissary 2.0: Free amp and IR download available now

The new Ignite Amps Emissary 2.0 virtual guitar amp and it includes 6 free Impulse Responses. Designed by STL Tones this free download is perfect for clean, overdriven and heavy gain tones as well.

Joué add regular MIDI Out to their MPE controller with re-Connect

Joué has discovered that there's a world of fabulous MIDI hardware outside the computer that could do with their particular brand of expressive control. The re-connect cable gives it a useful MIDI Out

Gibson hires Mark Agnesi as Director of Brand Experience

Mark Agnesi has left Norm's Guitars to take on a new role of Director of Brand Experience for Gibson. Could he be the perfect fit for the iconic guitar brand?

Plankton SPICE modular distortion/saturation unit hits Kickstarter

SPICE is a desktop and Eurorack compatible saturator unit capable of a huge array of sounds and colours. It can produce anything from subtle tube warmth to extreme fuzz distortion - sounds like fun!

Raw Army Cases upcycled into limited edition Eurorack cases

GinkoSynthese and Error Instruments have come across one hundred 40-year-old army cases and are turning them into fabulous looking portable Eurorack cases.

PROCESS.AUDIO Sugar: A new all-in-one sweetener plug-in for your mixes?

PROCESS.AUDIO's Sugar is supposed to add that certain something to your mixes, and its maker boldly claims that their first product is a “secret weapon to hit the sweet spot on every mix”.

T-Rex Engineering Bankruptcy: The Official statement – and a brighter outlook

The original founders of T-Rex Engineering, Sebastian Jensen and Lars Dahl, have purchased back the brand and will reboot the boutique pedal company - giving some hope for fans of the Danish brand.

USB 4.0 is the new Thunderbolt and could put an end to the cable/adapter craze

With 40Gbps transfer speeds, the next-generation USB is pretty much a free-for-all Thunderbolt 3. Which is all kinds of good news for techies and gearheads alike!

Epiphone Jared James Nichols ‘Old Glory’ Les Paul Custom released!

The Jared James Nichols ‘Old Glory’ Epiphone Les Paul Custom has now been released and it looks killer. Our guitar contributor reckons it's the best looking guitar of the year so far...

The HEX-01 Eurorack cable hanger will tidy up over 300 patch cables

Recently launched on Kickstarter the HEX-01 from Eurodesk-Z could be the ultimate in patch cable tidying solutions. It fits on a mic stand and can hold over 300 cables.

KHDK Electronics debuts Gary Holt signature Paranormal parametric EQ

Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer has stated, “This is the tone I've been searching for, for over 20 years.” The new KHDK Paranormal parametric EQ looks like it will bring some brutal guitar tones.

T-Rex files for bankruptcy: Is this the end of a popular pedal brand?

Danish boutique pedal company T-Rex has filed for bankruptcy. Can this much-liked effects pedal company stay afloat in 2019? And will slashed prices on online retail sites boost sales?

Soyuz introduces the 013 TUBE small diaphragm condenser microphone pair

Soyuz's 013 TUBE small diaphragm condenser mic pair are a close sibling of the 013 FET, but designed to deliver a smoother top end and a more colorful sound. They also cost twice as much...

Get in shape with the EndeavorFX VSVC Shapeshifter Compressor

Got enough compressor plug-ins yet? EndeavorFX is bringing one more to your DAW: The VSVC Shapeshifter Compressor has controls that let you shape the attack and release curves independently.

MIDI 2.0: Great leap forward or too little, too late?

The MIDI Manufacturers Association got together at NAMM to continue the pursuit of MIDI 2.0 and we started wondering: Does anyone have a MIDI 2.0 shaped hole in their studios?

Signum Audio releases a BUTE of a limiter plug-in

Yet another limiter plug-in? Wait: Signum Audio's BUTE Limiter has a sleek yet informative GUI that might tempt you to download the demo to see if it sounds as good as it looks.

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator pedal: Demo sounds released

The new Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator pedal was announced during Winter NAMM - and the new audio demos sound pretty darn special, we think.

Solar Guitars unleashes two new 7-string guitars, E1.7FBB and V1.7FBB

The latest guitars from Ola Englund's Solar Guitars are both 7-strings, the E1.7FBB and V1.7FBB, coming in dark, blacked-out look - and they sound pretty brutal judging by early demos.

Vulfpeck’s Joe Dart gets a signature Ernie Ball Music Man bass

Ernie Ball Music Man have come up with a new striped back, single-humbucker signature bass for Vulfpeck bassist Joe Dart that comes with flatwound strings - perfect for serious low end groove?

Cwejman announces Bass Lead and Drum Generator BLD-2

A new version of the Cwejman Bass Lead and Drum Generator is upon us but you won't be cool enough to get one We'll just have to watch the BLD-2 being used by other more worthy synthesizer artists.

SP-2400 sampler drum machine revealed to be from Isla Instruments

Isla Instruments step up to take responsibility for the SP-2400 renders that set the internet alight over the last few days. It's real and in development and here's what they have to say about it.

Marian launches Seraph AD8 and Seraph D8-C PCIe audio cards. In 2019.

Marian has released two interfaces into what must surely be one of the fastest shrinking markets in audio: PCIe cards. And OS compatibility includes (drum roll) Windows XP.

Spektro Audio ACDGEN is now available in a hardware edition

From software plug-in to hardware gear: Spektro Audio from Brazil has announced that its ACDGEN pattern generator plug-in for Ableton Live is now available as a stand-alone box.

Roland finally re-releases the TB-303 Bass Line – on Roland Cloud

Roland has taken on the 3rd March as 303 day to reclaim the beloved TB-303 Bass Line synth and released an authentically modelled software version of the analogue classic - dammit!