LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox: ambient swells for days!

Check out the video demo for some serious ambient action, achieved by bowing springs and tapping plates. The Microphonic Soundbox is gloriously weird and you don't have to be Trent Reznor to buy one...

Percussa Super Signal Processor Eurorack Module hits Kickstarter

Percussa have come up with a quad-core DSP power-house of a Eurorack module called the Super Signal Processor. It looks amazing and has just launched on Kickstarter.

Galaxy TQ8 – an affordable, self-contained PA to get your live shows going

Designed as an "all-in-one" PA system, the TQ8 can be hooked up to two wireless receivers with handheld mics or body pack transmitters. Running on AC or battery power, the TQ8 has a built-in 150w amplifier...

Epiphone’s new Lee Malia Artisan RD model is big on 70s vibe

With a cool retro '70s vibe, this new reincarnation of the classic RD shape is the latest signature model for Lee Malia of Bring Me The Horizon and is due out in October.

Zoom seeks to rejuvenate its digital recorder line-up with the LiveTrak L-12

The Zoom LiveTrak L-12 is a reasonably compact unit and has a fair share of LED indicators, color knobs, and buttons. There doesn't seem to be much menu diving to do, which is good to know...

Apogee revamps Ensemble Thunderbolt audio interface with new control app

Apogee adds some new functions to its Ensemble Thunderbolt solution through the back door, with a new Apogee Control software and enhanced support for Logic Pro X.

Erica Synths Joystick Controller: Play your modular like a video game!

Latvian synth specialists Erica Synths introduced another interesting modular toy to spice up your everyday patching. This is the Joystick Controller, which uses a joystick to drive your modular rig insane...

Viktor NV-1: a full-fledged synth running in your browser!

For an open-source synth running completely online, the Viktor NV-1 is impressively fully-featured with its three oscillators (with 6 waveforms each), noise generator, LFO, 2 envelope generators, LP filter...

Fortin Amps and Fredrik Thordendal issue the ’33’ clean boost pedal

Two years in the making, the 33 clean boost pedal from Fortin Amps is designed to give you some seriously tight high-gain tones - and it'll switch your amp channels too!

PPG Infinite: a new wavetable synth is heading to the iPad!

Definitely PPG's best-looking synth yet, Infinite is of the wavetable type. A modulation matrix and XY pads can be seen, as well as tons of knobs, envelopes, and a really cool 3D waveform display!

Leak: New Electro-Harmonix gear to include Superego+ pedal, new amp and cab!

A whole slew of new EHX products have been leaked via Instagram and it looks like the New York pedal builder has been very busy indeed, with pedals, amps and cabs to be added to its line-up...

Erica Synths lets you go crazy with DIY modules SWAMP and Multimode VCF

Erica Synths introduced two new DIY kits/modules, the DIY SWAMP and a DIY voltage-controlled filter. Both can do funny and musical things with control voltage synths, especially SWAMP, a crazy CV randomizer...

Daredevil’s Cocked & Fearless wah filter and drive pedal released

Combining overdrive with a wah filter that mimics that 'cocked wah' sound without all the hassle of a wah pedal, can this new offering from Daredevil beat a similar pedal by Electro-Harmonix?

Electro-Harmonix’ new Hot Wax pedal: Melting Crayons with Hot Tubes…

Hot Wax stacks two popular overdrive pedals for more variations to your drive tones. Seems like a good idea - if you don't mind the shared EQ for both circuits...

Yellowcake Lida Machine: The best Analogue VCF pedal for guitar yet?

A new boutique analogue filter, the Lida Machine has lots of control, some crazy sounds and a reasonable price - this may be the most compelling VCF pedal for guitar we've ever seen.

Gibson Custom ‘Burstdriver’ overdrive loaded Les Paul – Why?

The Gibson Custom Shop is clutching at straws with this latest gimmick and it says a lot about this great American guitar maker. Is this yet another step in the wrong direction?

Zoom teasing possible new recorder, to be unveiled on 3 August

Is Zoom about to update its R-line of digital audio recorders? We can't know for sure, but judging by this teaser image posted on Facebook, this might just be the case. Two additional images hint at ...

Gibson shows a chipped and damaged $4799 Les Paul on its website

Gibson has really dropped the ball with their brand new Les Paul Standard announced today, they have uploaded a promotional photo of a damaged guitar!

Amalgame by Inear Display: audio mangling fun with processing chains

Amalgame features 23 effects that can be hooked up in various ways and modulated by 6 XY pads - this promises to be a lot of fun if you want to artistically mess up your audio!

Hungry Robot’s The Monastery: A polyphonic octave generator guitar pedal

Another boutique builder takes on the octave pedal - yet this may have a more musical and intuitive approach than comparable units with two octave settings rather than the standard one...

Roland SE-02: The first reviews, user demos and shoot-outs are here!

Roland's recently announced SE-02 caused some shockwaves to ripple through the synth community - now the first demos and reviews are in! Sit back and enjoy some twiddling!

The Atom Smasher hacks the digital delay guitar pedal

So you want a digital pedal that will destroy your world? Well, this UK built and designed pedal will certainly crush your expectations of what a digital delay can achieve.

TabBank: Write, save, and print guitar tabs on iOS

This week will see the release of a new iOS app for guitarists that need to create, curate and share their tablature, promising lots of handy features. Oh, and it's free, too...

Ibanez BTB Bass and Premium Series get a cool boost for summer

With four new bass models added to its BTB Series, Ibanez adds some more smooth low-end tones to the range just in time for the summer.