Music technology performances and workshops at We Are Robots festival

We Are Robots brings together an industry conference, live performances, workshops, seminars and an exhibition of future-facing music technology awesomeness in the East End from 2nd to 5th November

Korg Gadget coming to Nintendo Switch for thumb based music making

Game engine developers Detune who brought Korg synthesizers to the Nintendo 3DS have revealed that they are porting Korg Gadget to the Nintendo Switch hybrid console.

Boss introduces Katana 212 guitar cabinet with 2×12″ speakers and 150 Watts

Boss has just released a premium 2x12 speaker cabinet designed specifically for their 100 watt Katana amp head, with variable porting and plenty of grunt.

G-Sonique spotlights trap & hip-hop producers with Trap Illuminator

Trap Illuminator is geared towards trending trap music styles and their distinctly alarming sounds like booming bass drums, tense synth lines, gutter FX, vocal chops, and anything else that drops hard...

Details emerge of XIRID XS2 hardware sequencer to be revealed at Soundmit

With just a few days to go until the Italian Soundmit show XIRID have revealed more details of their XS2 hardware sequencer. Key features are things like 64 tracks and 256 steps with more to come.

Jef’s Pedal Round-up this week: Spitfire VT-1 preamp and Specular Tempus delay/reverb

This week we have found you a cool new UK-made all-valve preamp, overdrive and EQ - then we travelled around the globe to find you a lush new Indonesian Delay and Reverb pedal.

The Submarine Pro: A split personality for your guitar?

No tools, no damage, no mess. Just lots of cool extra pickup sounds for your favourite acoustic or electric six-stringed guitar. This new pickup system will give your instrument a split personality.

Gibson Neon Modern Les Paul Axcess Custom – Neon ’80s cool

Hot colours and ready to rock, these '80s inspired Les Paul Customs are made to turn heads and shred riffs. Are you the guitar god worthy of wielding one?

Andrew Huang nails modular synthesis in a 7 minute video

Prolific music and video maker Andrew Huang completely nails what modular synthesis is all about in a snappy, cool and inspirational 7 minute YouTube video to 1 million subscribers. The secret is out.

EVH 5150III 50W EL34 Head and matching 212ST Cab – with new dual controls

This cool new EVH amp and cab setup looks like it could be a lot of fun to play your riffs through - but you may find the new dual concentric controls a little fiddly...

Happy by Pharrell studiopack for the ROLI Noise app by new CCO

Pharrell Williams steps onto the board at ROLI as the Chief Creative Officer and we all get a free version of Happy to play with on our iPhones Noise app.

Believotron Wanderlust synthesizer and Witch Stick Keytar

Strange open source Axoloti based Wanderlust synthesizer with cool joystick control strapped to a plank of wood with a MIDI keyboard? Has to be seen to be Believotroned.

BOSS DR-01S drum machine delivers organic sounds for acoustic musicians

BOSS has introduced a simple, cute drum machine designed to accompaniment players of acoustic instruments with organic-sounding percussion and simple grooves to get your song moving, the DR-01S.

A&H SQ-5 and SQ-6 bring digital mixers to PC levels of power

Need to upgrade your old live mixer to modern standards? A&H's new SQ-5 and SQ-6 digital mixers are capable of sub-0.7ms latency and variable bit depth.

J Mascis is having a guitar gear clearout!

Dinosaur Jr's main man J Mascis is having a guitar clearout, so you could be the proud owner of some of his old gear. Some cool guitars, effects and amps are on offer, so check it out. If you can afford it.

Chandler revives compressor and EQ modules from rare Abbey Road mixing console

Chandler and EMI are bringing the TG Opto compressor and TG12345 MKIV EQ rack modules, completing an exact hardware recreation of an EMI TGI12345 console channel strip - the gear Beatles' Abbey Road was mixed ...

Ibanez teases new NAMM 2018 guitar models via Facebook

The Ibanez UK Facebook page today teased new models that are to be revealed at Winter NAMM 2018 - and they look very fine indeed, with a hint of old and new in the design.

Dr No Effects Mini Turd: A funny fuzz pedal with serious dirt for your guitar sound

Yet more filthy boutique fun, this time in mini pedalboard-friendly format. Will Dr No manage to squeeze out the dirt with this new version of his widely known pedal?

Ivy is a 240 step hardware sequencer for 240 notes of noise

Dmitry Morozov aka ::vtol:: destroys the limitations of step sequencing by creating a 240 step sequencing monster that seems to suck all the fun out of hardware sequencing.

Ableton Live 10: leaked upgrade marketing suggests this time it’s real?

Another Ableton Live 10 leak, this time it's printed point-of-sale marketing that strongly suggests that a Live 10 announcement has got to be imminent.

Chapman adds intriguing new Standard and Pro Series for 2017

A few new models have been added to the Chapman Guitars line-up for 2017, including a new ML1 Pro Traditional, Ghost Fret Standard and the ML2 Pro Modern.

Motas-6: New British 3 oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer

A 3 oscillator analogue monosynth with 3 filters, a digitally controlled modulation section, arpeggiator, pattern generator and sequencer. Motas-6 is a powerful analogue synthesizer hand-built in the UK.

IK Multimedia sets off iRig Pre HD – portable mic pre-amp and audio interface

IK Multimedia's battery-powered iRig Pre HD portable mic preamp and audio interface is now available worldwide. The iRig Pre HD has the ability to record any kind of microphone with an XLR connector...

Oria MIDI Ring Controller – putting the bling in your MIDI control

With this ring, I thee control the filter and vibrato of all my MIDI gear, wedding me to be forever controlling MIDI with gesture infused performances. Does this Oria MIDI Ring rule them all?