Musikmesse 2017: Bogner Oxford fuzz and Lyndhurst compressor

These two new pedals will certainly be ones to watch out for at this weeks Musikmesse Show in Frankfurt.

Musikmesse 2017: Line 6 Helix LT arrives just in time for Frankfurt Show

A cutdown in size, but not power, updated Helix for those of us that want the sounds, but not all the extra ins and outs.

Tracktion becomes Waveform and the DAW evolves

Waveform is the latest evolution of Tracktion Corporation's DAW. With a new mixing console, multiple platform support and uncommonly creative tools it's worth a look.

G&L ASAT Classic Fullerton Standard: More ‘twang’ for the buck?

Born in the USA and made for the masses, the Classic Fullerton T-Style guitar is certainly well specified and a lot cheaper than you might think.

sE make bold claims with new X1 S Condenser Mic

sE have announced the X1 S, another 'revision' of their X1 studio condenser microphone; they're even calling it "the new gold standard". Do the initial specs bear this out?

BT Phobos: Polyconvolution Synthesizer with Spitfire Audio

Spitfire teams up with producer BT to give birth to the first Polyconvolution Synthesizer. It's epic, it's huge, it's cinematic, it is BT Phobos.

EU to ban vacuum tubes from 1st January, 2019

In a move sure to terrify many makers of valve-based guitar amps as well as their customers, the EU is moving to ban all vacuum tubes and valves from 1st January 2019! Or should that be 1st April...

TC Electronics Vacuum Kill Switch…

You stomp on it and nothing gets through...

Mooer release 4 budget friendly pedals in time for Musikmesse 2017

Just in time for next weeks show Mooer has announced a new set of products for budget conscious musicians.

JOYO Pedal Carpet – A magic carpet ride for your effects?

Pedal Junkies can fly away on this magic carpet, swooping in and out of gigs with ease!

Tiptop Audio Fold Processor: wave multiplier and sub-octave generator

Based on a classic Serge design the Fold Processor folds waveforms and then generates multi-octave low-frequency square waves for some sonic oompf.

Win 1000 Euros – with a music video #MusicBelongsEverywhere

Make a 60-second video of an impromptu gig and upload it by 17th April, and Thomann might just be sending you a EUR 1000 voucher for music gear and instruments...

Dadamachines: MIDI to motor machine for making music with everything

Dadamachines takes your MIDI performance and crashes, bangs, pokes and twangs it into the real world with the automat toolbox of motors and solenoids. On Kickstarter now.

Radikal Swarm Oscillator consumes your Eurorack

Clone 2 oscillators into 16 and swing them around your Eurorack like a swarm of analogue modular bees.

MFB NANOZWERG PRO synthesizer for Eurorack revealed

MFB reimagine their fruity desktop monosynth as the Nanozwerg Pro monophonic synth voice for Eurorack with an even better filter, and morphing LFO.

The Moog DFAM Drum Machine that you’ll never own

This year's Moogfest VIP Engineer Workshop will be building the Moog DFAM drum machine, but you'll never have one, it's not coming soon, there's nothing to see here.

Korg Kronos LS – the lighter way to enjoy a workstation

Korg announce a lighter, faster, groovier Kronos LS workstation that won't break your back taking it to gigs. And check out the new red SV-1.

Mutable Instruments Clouds gets a beat mangling firmware update from Kammerl

Kammerl is a new alternative firmware that brings beat repeating and slicing to Mutable Instruments Clouds Eurorack module.

Blinksonic Processorz: free performance remix effects for Reaktor Blocks

If you own Reaktor Blocks then prepare to lose a couple of hours playing with Processorz, a free remix effects processor that's too much fun.

DV Mark Evo-1 Multi-Amp head: Amp modelling made easy?

The Italians at DV Mark have been busy, and their Evo-1 making guitar amp modelling more accessible for gigging musicians.

Moog has come to the end of the Voyager XL

Moog have announced the discontinuation of the last of the Voyager range of synthesizers - the Voyager XL. What next for Moog?

VK-2 Viking synthesizer for Reason misses the point of modular

Blamsoft's VK-2 Viking is a fabulous virtual model of Moog modular for Reason 9.2 that's totally wound up and boggled our synthesizer correspondent.

Line 6 Spider V 240HC amp head with built-in speaker

In an unusual move, Line 6 has added a stereo speaker pair to the new Spider V 240HC amp head. Add a decent range of amp models, USB out and wireless receiver, does it have something for everyone?

PRS 57/08 pickups finally available to buy on their own

Based upon 'that' vintage humbucking pickup design, the 57/08 pickups were previously now only available as part of a PRS guitar. Now you won't have to pay those exorbitant 'used' prices to get a pair.