Avantone AV10 drivers can bring your old Yamaha NS-10M monitors back to life

Own a pair of busted Yamaha NS-10Ms? You can bring them to life with Avantone Pro's replicas of the NS-10M low- and high-frequency drivers which Avantone says it reverse-engineered.

Musikmesse 2018: MXL VPS bundle may have all your video podcasting needs covered

At Musikmesse 2018, MXL announced a very interesting audio and video recording bundle, the VPS Visual Podcasting station, that targets video podcasters and vloggers.

Uli Behringer asks for ideas for Eurorack modules

With a couple of cool synthesizers under his belt Uli Behringer turns his attention to Eurorack modules. Do we want Behringer modules for $49-$99? If you've got some ideas Uli would love to hear them.

Virtual Guitar Amp Software Round-up Part Three: IK Multimedia AmpliTube 4

In this week's Virtual Guitar Amp Roundup I go over IK Multimedia's AmpliTube 4 software and give you an insight into what makes this a very flexible and customisable package for guitarists.

Bart MP2570: a dual 500 Series mic pre for the price of one

What makes this preamp truly attractive for 500 Series rack owners is its ability to power and record two microphones while fitting in a single rack slot. That, in addition to its affordable price.

Stargazer: a dual wavetable drone with a load of knobs to play with

Stargaze is a "drone synthesizer for the abrasive elite". It's an angry synth, laden with knobs begging to be fiddled with. There's no CV, no MIDI and no distractions, you just have to play it.

Musikmesse 2018: Burg M1 tube condenser mic, hand-built in Berlin

German manufacturer Burg announced a new tube condenser microphone, the Burg M1. The design comes from German condenser mic royalty Andreas Grosser, known for modding and repairing U47 mics.

Musikmesse 2018: Hiwatt and Gary Hurst reissue Fuzz King and Octafuzz pedals

Designed by Gary Hurst, these two vintage-toned, hand-built fuzz boxes revisit a design from the 1970s and could be contenders for the 'King of Fuzz' title in 2018.

Forget the TR-808 trainers what about these new Roland System 500 modules?

New Roland System 500 modules spotted at the Puma launch party in Berlin that featured those TR-808 trainers. Confused? Who cares - look, new unannounced System 500 Eurorack modules!

Move over Adidas and let Puma have a go at the TR-808 trainers

Remember those Adidas TR-808 trainers from last year that you couldn't buy. Well Roland have no teamed up with Puma to offer some trainers that might actually make it to the shops. Thank goodness!

Mutable Instruments Stages: The Modulation Construction Set

Stages offers 6 programmable segments of CV modulation that can combine into envelopes, loop into LFOs and step into sequences. Mutable Instruments continue to define the modular story.

Livestock MAZE routing and mixing matrix module now available for preorder

MAZE is a 4 x 4 matrix of audio and CV routing with saveable patches that you can morph between and select via CV. Live muting and preset switching make for a very performance orientated patching machine.

DDMF Bridgewize brings your 32-bit plug-ins to life in the 64-bit era

Bridgewize is a bit-bridging app that lets you run 32-bit VST and AU plugins inside 64-bit DAWs on Windows and Mac computers. Audio transfer is claimed to be zero-latency, with negligible CPU use.

PATCH & TWEAK: Exploring Eurorack for the modular curious

Following the success of PUSH TURN MOVE author Kim Bjørn is launching a second book on Kickstarter called PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis. Your coffee table has never looked so good.

RODE NT-SF1 brings 3D Surround recording to sub-USD 1000 price point

Australian purveyor of microphones RODE has partnered up with ambisonic microphone inventors SoundField to create a 3D recording microphone - the NT-SF1 - for under USD 1000.

Musikmesse 2018: Elka Panther – a seriously fruity organ

The cool orange organ that wanted to sound like every 60's classic organ sound is revived and modelled into a thrilling virtual instrument. The Elka Panther is like a Farfisa/Vox hybrid with some serious bass.

Musikmesse 2018: Camelot manages hardware and VSTi’s for live performance

Camelot provides a cross-platform management, hosting and MIDI/Audio routing for live performance for not just virtual instruments and effects but hardware instruments too. It will even pull all the presets in.

Musikmesse 2018: Playtronica – an interactive, immersive digital playground

Through motion sensors, induction, conduction and touching fruit you can trigger nodes that play notes and generate tunes from playful interaction. Playtronica pulls everyday objects into electronic music.

Line 6 Powercab 112 and 112 Plus: Compact power for your Helix floor pedal?

It looks like Line 6 has tried to construct the perfect partner for its Helix range of floor pedal modellers - these new powered cabs can simulate six different speakers and deliver plenty of power.

Musikmesse 2018 Rolling Report: All The latest news from Frankfurt

Musikmesse 2018 is well under way, and although the show has got a lot smaller overall over the last few years, we nosed around and managed to dig up some nice bits of gear for your perusal. Have we missed ...

oeksound introduces spiff adaptive transient designer plug-in

spiff is a transient designer made for boosting or attenuating transients in "extreme detail". The processor analyses incoming signal and applies processing only on parts which contain transient information.

Musikmesse 2018: StudioLogic Mixface USB MIDI controller

A MIDI and DAW controller designed to host a USB keyboard and direct it to 4 zones of control via Bluetooth and USB. Control your iPad and computer from one place. Ideal for the Studiologic SL88.

Musikmesse 2018: Nord Piano 4 – this time it’s personal

We thought the Nord Piano 3 was the pinnacle of all red pianos, but just two years later the virtually hammered machine returns as the Nord Piano 4. It's red, it's seamless, it has crossfades and filters.

Musikmesse 2018: CHRT analog monophonic valve synthesizer designed for blowing

A gloriously shiny valve based monophonic synthesizer designed for a wind controller to produce a uniquely expressive and electronic sound. The tubes are used at every stage to create the sound.