The end of an era: Carvin guitar amp factory closes and liquidates stock

After 70 years in the business Californian company Carvin Audio are closing their doors on the factory and in doing so have announced a liquidation sale of current stock.

ZVex Effects TB-1 Tea Ball Microphone – A storm in a teacup?

Yet again Zachary Vex wows us with his weird and wonderful inventions, this time the boutique effects builder has made an otherwise simple kitchen utensil into a cool sounding and unique microphone for all.

Hermod: An 8-channel sequencing modular brain for your Eurorack?

Squarp Instruments are teasing a new module that could well be the Eurorack equivalent of their Pyramid hardware sequencer. Hermod appears to have 8 channels of CV/Gate sequencing more details to come.

Apogee finally releases Windows drivers for its (old) audio interfaces

What do you do if you have a warehouse full of USB audio interfaces that your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users are no longer interested in? Release Windows drivers! Thanks Apogee, you make us feel special.

M-Audio wants to dominate USB recording with the Uber microphone

M-Audio release the Uber Mic Professional USB microphone - an aggressively named product, to be sure, but will the specs be as superior as the name suggests?

Three new Eurorack modules from Joranalogue Audio Design

Joranalogue have released three new modules. The Mix 3 mixer, the Switch 4 performance signal switcher and router, and the Test 3 simple and obvious module tester.

Livestock Electronics release their first three Eurorack modules

From new modular makes Livestock Electronics we get a Bang wavetable oscillator, MIR quad VCA, mixer, logic and distortion, and the Felix buffered mult. And this is just the beginning.

Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own

Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.

VegaTrem boldly goes into any space with the VT1 UltraTrem

This modern take on the classic '50s Stratocaster tremolo system brings it bang up to date for modern playing styles and yet needs zero modifications to your guitar.

SynthFest UK 2017: show report

Sheffield hosted the second UK SynthFest on the 7th October presented by Sound On Sound magazine. I walked the floor, played with all manner of synths and noise machines and met the people who made them.

Moodcaster, a Telecaster that reacts to more than just a strum

Joseph Morinelli, guitarist of the US band Joywave, has a seriously moody Telecaster - dubbed the Moodcaster - which changes its mood whenever it (or he?) gets all hot and bothered.

Grow your own soundscapes in the Folktek Resonant Garden

The culmination of 10 years of cultivating vibrational interfaces the Resonant Garden pollinates manipulated strings through Alter DSP effects engines to seed beats, glitches and ethereal soundscapes.

Almost there: FL Studio for Mac beta version now available to download

Finishing up and releasing FL Studio for macOS has been high on Image-Line's priority list and is only a matter of time and effort. Interim, IL published a beta version for 64-bit Mac computers...

The Zoom ARQ AR-48 Aero RhythmTrak is ready for lift-off

A cross between a disco lamp and an all-in-one audio workstation, the Zoom ARQ AR-48 Aero RhythmTrak is a production and live performance instrument that looks like something from a toy store...

Elektron will update the original Octatrack to the MK2’s operating system

In a move that will surely delight owners of the original Octatrack, Elektron announced an upcoming software update for the machine which will bring its operating system in line with the MK2 version...

This week: pedals by Massive FX, BSM and Electro Harmonix

This week we have boutique octave fuzz pedals, Richie Blackmore's box of tricks and a polyphonic, effects-laden synth pedal for you all to check out.

Bare Knuckle gets heavy with Ragnarok Misha Mansoor signature pickups

These brand new signature pickups from Misha Mansoor of Periphery look set to take the modern humbucker into hitherto unknown realms. Ragnarok is coming!

Ibanez PS2CM Paul Stanley with purple cracked mirror finish!

The Kiss guitarist isn't exactly known for being subtle and neither is his new limited edition signature model guitar, based around one of his most famous guitars and made to rock!

Fender rolls out Roasted Ash Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision Bass

These three new vintage-styled guitars all come with a more modern, processed roasted tonewood construction which not only avoids CITES restrictions but brings some other benefits, too.

iZotope lets Ozone 8 and Neutron 2 mastering and mixing tools communicate

Two tools, connected: iZotope updates its Ozone and Neutron mastering and mixing tools. Biggest new feature? They're now integrated using the Tonal Balance Control plug-in.

#HomeRecordingDays at Thomann with special offers, give-aways and tutorials

The German online gear retailer has a new promotional campaign aimed squarely at budding home recordists - with a few tutorials mixed in to help make sense of all that new tech!

Erica Synths spectral analysing Black Dual VCF is now available

First seen at Superbooth the Black Dual VCF with fabulous 16 band spectral analyser LED strip is now available from Erica Synths. Dark, growly filtering x 2.

ESP LTD Kirk Hammett Limited Edition quilted maple Ouija Board models

Kirk Hammet's Ouija design is the focus of a new super-limited edition Japanese Custom Shop ESP version and a more widely available Korean-made guitar released under the LTD brand.

Eventide ups its mastering plug-in game with Elevate, an intelligent limiter

Developed by Newfangled Audio, Elevate combines a multi-band limiter, EQuivocate's equalizing tech, and a maximizer with the goal of increasing your mix's perceived loudness and improving its dynamics...