MacOS High Sierra 10.13: Should you update?

Apple has just published a new update to OSX - but should you update right away? We checked out a few apps and called the most important software developers. Find out here if your software is supported.

Wired Heart: lovable 6 oscillator digital touch synthesizer

Wired Heart is a very affordable digital synthesizer with touch sensor control and light sensitivity. Just another weird maker of noise or is it lovable enough to stay in your hands for more than a minute?

Danelectro Billionaire Series: Tone-rich pedals that won’t break the bank?

Danelectro introduces a new effects pedal range and a cool battery charger/power supply in one. Will this keenly priced new range save you breaking the bank?

iZotope teasing new Ozone and Neutron versions?

iZotope is due to update its stuff. It looks like something is on the horizon, for the company published a short teaser video on its YouTube channel. The clip most likely refers to Ozone 8 and Neutron 2...

Xirid XS2: a new hardware sequencer on the horizon!

The XS2 is shrouded in mystery and will likely remain so until November, when it will receive a showcase at the SoundMit expo in Italy. It's a neat and simple-looking box with a display, several knobs and ...

Best free plug-ins this week: a synth and two hi-end EQs for serious production!

We have lined up four high quality plug-ins that come at no cost, ready to enter your projects. There's a free synth, two equalizers, and a pink noise generator - especially useful for wearing down your ...

Kush Audio Novatron: a varitone tube compressor with a variety of sounds

Novatron is an analog-modeled Varitone Tube Compressor. With the combined traits of several classic compressors, it features a vintage-inspired interface and an appropriately warm sound for a classic vibe...

AudioThing Wave Box: no distortion gets more brutal than waveshaping!

Wave Box looks like a simulated piece of 70s power plant test equipment, but it's actually a dynamic dual waveshaper capable of maximum wave-destroying fun! Its two shapers can also be modulated by a pair of ...

DoubleDrummer: 12-voice drum synth and sample player

Audiothingies have revealed their forthcoming DoubleDrummer drum synthesizer and sample player. 6 synthesized drum sounds alongside sampled kits in a neat desktop box.

uClouds packs Mutable Instruments Texture synth into 8HP

uClouds or Micro Clouds takes Mutable Instruments classic texture synthesizer module and squeezes it down to a more space efficient size while retaining all the functionality.

iZotope sets Ozone’s Imager free: get your mixes sounding nice and wide!

iZotope's Imager is now a free stand-alone plug-in, designed for manipulating the stereo image Any mix or master can benefit from widening the stereo field, a sure-fire way of getting your song sounding ...

Reason 10: At last some new instruments from Propellerhead!

Propellerhead announces the arrival of Reason 10. The new instrument drought of 10 years is finally over with 2 new synthesizers, 3 sampled instruments, and a piano. Is it enough to silence the critics?

Ton(e)hammer Rig Pack: Free metal for your Kemper

If your Kemper is not sounding quite rock or metal enough then Ton(e)hammer have 50 free profiles taken from some of the metallist amplifiers around to melt your face off.

Krankie: the ultimate hipster music making machine

Get down to truly authentic music production by hand punching your own paper piano roll and hand-crank it through the Krankie, while keeping one hand free for your fair-trade-walnut-double-shot-mocha-latte.

Eventide EQuivocate is out – a science’d up equalizer free ’till October 31

EQuivocate is an Eventide equalizer plug-in with match EQ functionality and specialty frequency bands modeled on the human ear itself. It's also free until October 31! A free Eventide product is never to pass ...

Devil and Sons Guitars unveil a new Skull and Crossbones Series

Are you playing in a slightly oddball Psychobilly band? Are you perhaps a pirate looking to rock the seven seas? Or do you just love Halloween a bit too much?

Upcoming: Wavesfactory Spectre is 7 saturators in 1 beautiful monster plug-in

Pretty colors and 7 types of saturation! Does that sound good? It's the foundation of Spectre, a multi-band enhancer plug-in from the fine minds at Wavesfactory. Currently in development, Spectre has 5 EQ ...

Syntronik brings 17 classic synths to the iPad for free

IK Multimedia has brought their bundle of legendary synths to the iPad with 17 free instruments. More are available with in-app purchasing but isn't it a slap in the face for desktop users who pay far more?

Recorded some badly tuned drums? Waves’ new Torque plug-in can help

So you've recorded some drums and noticed after the band left the studio that the tuning was off. Delete the project? Waves says its new Torque plug-in can help.

Kurzweil SP6 adds one more stage piano to their massive range

Kurzweil release yet another stage piano in the "powerfully simple" SP6. It's a stage piano with 2GB of sounds, great weighted action, and good bit of dated looking chunkiness.

The Neumann U87 re-imagined in Rhodium for 50 year anniversary

The Neumann U87 in Rhodium certainly is a sight to behold, even if it boils down to it being a shiny version of the same bit of gear from 50 years ago. It's certainly a cool way of honouring the famous mic...

Gibson Les Paul or a 100t steel beam – which has more sustain?

So you're down the pub arguing with your mates if a guitar's weight affects its sustain... Make sure you check out this video demonstration of a Gibson Les Paul vs. a Steel Beam!

OB-X Neo teaser video has us swimming in thick pads

A OB-X Neo 2 x 8 voice synthesizer module fades in from the gloom. Not quite clear enough to tell if it's a render, a plug-in or hardware. Is it from Tom Oberheim or is Behringer behind it?

Unfiltered Audio SpecOps: 36 shades of spectral audio glitching mayhem

SpecOps is a swiss-knife of an audio destructor which features a blend of no less than 36 different spectral effects for total glitch mayhem. It slices audio into grains and lets you freely apply spectral ...