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.

Musikmesse 2018: Hiwatt turn up the volume with DR401 400 W Bass Top

Hiwatt has chosen Musikmesse 2018 to launch the DR401, a full-on 400 W bass amp head built at its Custom Shop facility in Doncaster, England, incorporating a total of 12 valves!

Musikmesse 2018: AMT intros 5 mini-format tube preamp and drive pedals

Siberia's AMT Electronics has a new set of 5 "Blocks", tube-powered overdrive/preamp pedals - in a mini-sized enclosure - with future plans to launch a modular pedalboard system.

TK Audio BC1Ltd. compressor: A snow-white boutique rarity

The BC1Ltd. was designed to commemorate TK Audio's tenth anniversary and also bring some user-requested features to the compressor - and it's even (kinda) reasonably priced....

Metallica’s new ‘old wood’ guitar – Garage Days Revisited?

Metallica's James Hetfield is now wielding a unique guitar named Carl and one that has been built from reclaimed timbers from a very special garage indeed!

Apple confirms 2019 (at the earliest) release for new, modular Mac Pro

Apple has officially confirmed that the redesigned, modular Mac Pro won't arrive before 2019 at the earliest. The modular design direction allowing for easy upgrades has also been confirmed.

Tracktion BioTek 2 public beta oozes out of the undergrowth

Tracktion has released the public beta of BioTek 2. It's a new evolution of their organic/mechanic hybrid virtual synthesizer and brings new oscillators and presets by Richard Devine.

Musikmesse 2018: Steinberg teams up with Rupert Neve Designs on new USB interfaces

Two new USB interfaces by Steinberg, with transformers by Rupert Neve Designs, no less. Will these worry makers of luxury 2- and 4-preamp units already on the market by Focusrite and others?

Polyphonic Solina strings in your Eurorack? Meet StringTheory

Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.

Neural DSP recreates coveted Darkglass distortion pedals in plug-in format

Developer start-up Neural DSP has a new distortion pedal emulation created in partnership with Darkglass Electronics and models their super-nice (and pricey) Ultra pedal series.