Musikmesse 2017: Friedman Motor City Drive & Fuzz Fiend 12AX7 based pedals
04 Apr 2017 in Guitar
Following on from their announcement back at the NAMM Show earlier this year, it looks like we are just about to see these hit the streets!
MXR Dyna Comp Mini Compressor – Compressed in more ways than one!
04 Apr 2017 in Guitar
That old orange favourite has been miniaturised and they have squeezed more into less.
Musikmesse 2017: New Quantum synthesizer from Waldorf?
04 Apr 2017 in Synths
A new synthesizer has been spotted on the Waldorf stand, apparently it's called Quantum and it's an 8-voice hybrid polysynth! Updated: Now with video and full details.
Softube goes Vactrol with the Doepfer A-101-2 LPG for Modular
04 Apr 2017 in Synths
Softube absorb the Doepfer A-101-2 Vactrol Low Pass Gate (LPG) into their virtual Modular instrument for some seriously natural and organic response.
Musikmesse 2017: Soundcraft debuts Notepad mini USB mixer series
Soundcraft is to launch a new series of low-cost mixers/interfaces in the form of the Notepad series, coming in at under USD 200. But how much quality can we expect in this price range?
Arturia Matrixbrute video review by BLAWAN now on YouTube
04 Apr 2017 in Synths
Arturia's Matrixbrute has been test-driven by electronic music producer BLAWAN - and it's not all praise and hyperbole, either, as the man also has a couple of niggles...
Goliath: small knob, big MIDI control
04 Apr 2017 in Synths
The Goliath MIDI controller from Gibbon Digital can map 16 parameters to a single encoder, in a tiny box, on a battery, on Kickstarter, now.
Overloud GEM EQ495: A vintage vinyl mastering EQ now in plug-in form
Overloud's new EQ495 mixing and mastering plug-in models an EQ originally designed for vinyl transfer duties - can it give your mixes a bit more analogue magic?
Musikmesse 2017: LunaStone TrueOverDrive 2 with just a bit more
03 Apr 2017 in Guitar
Those crazy Danes have been at it again, but this time it has just a tad more...
Musikmesse 2017: Bogner Oxford fuzz and Lyndhurst compressor
03 Apr 2017 in Guitar
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
03 Apr 2017 in Guitar
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
03 Apr 2017 in Studio
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?
02 Apr 2017 in Guitar
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
02 Apr 2017 in Studio
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
02 Apr 2017 in Synths
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
01 Apr 2017 in Guitar
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…
31 Mar 2017 in Guitar
You stomp on it and nothing gets through...
Mooer release 4 budget friendly pedals in time for Musikmesse 2017
31 Mar 2017 in Guitar
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?
31 Mar 2017 in Guitar
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
30 Mar 2017 in Synths
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
29 Mar 2017 in Other
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
29 Mar 2017 in Synths
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
29 Mar 2017 in Synths
Clone 2 oscillators into 16 and swing them around your Eurorack like a swarm of analogue modular bees.