Mix, scratch and drop beats with Google’s Hip-Hop anniversary doodle

Today's Google Doodle is celebrating the 44th anniversary of the birth of the Hip-Hop break. You'll find an eclectic box of records and a pair of turntables to play them on - go do your DJ thing.

UAD version 9.3 introduces the Korg SDD-3000 delay plus 4 new plug-ins

Universal Audio's UAD DSP platform brings in some meaty plug-ins with a Korg delay, a classic auto-panner, dynamic EQ, authentic ENGL amp with matched impedance and an expanded vintage reverb.

Dr Strangelove: a SynthBlock atomic bomb of ring modulation

Analogue Solutions announce the second in their desktop analogue SynthBlock series. Dr Strangelove is a fabulous yellow ring modulator with some explosive artwork. Let's hope it sounds as good as it looks.

AliveInVR: Virtual Reality controller for Ableton Live

AliveInVR will place you in a virtual 3D space with a silver helmet and robot hands to trigger scenes and clips, drums and instruments in Ableton Live. Time for some serious arm ache.

Win a vintage Memorymoog Plus in the Moog Foundation summer raffle

A vintage 1984 Memorymoog Plus synthesizer is up for grabs in this summer's Bob Moog Foundation raffle. The "Plus" version has MIDI and a sequencer and it's worth $10,000 for a $25 ticket.

Sound Forge Audio Studio 12: Magix reinvigorates the Sony audio editor

Sound Forge spent a long time at Sony without much development. New owners Magix have released their first update to the entry level version and it looks like they've done a decent job.

PRS Guitars S2 Vernon Reid Signature VR Vela

Living Colour's Vernon Reid has been touting a customised Vela for a few years now and finally it is available for a limited time from PRS to actually buy at long last.

Is this Behringer’s SH-101 clone? Image of MS-101 appears on Facebook

Behringer post a mysterious image on Facebook of what appears to be an action shot of an MS-101 synthesizer complete with modulation grip - is this an SH-101 clone?

Behold the Photon Hunter: a steampunk ambient sound extractor

An extraordinary object for extracting hidden layers of sound from the ambient environment, the Photon Hunter will take you on many strange adventures.

Roland SH-01A: The Boutique reissue of the SH-101 is finally here

Here it is, the Boutique synthesizer we've all been waiting for. Roland announces the SH-01A, their 4 voice polyphonic ACB reissue of the classic SH-101.

Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer: the Boutique 808 we’ve been waiting for

It's 808 day and Roland finally announce the TR-08, the Boutique reissue of the classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer we've all been waiting for. All those lovely knobs and buttons are all a bit tiny in this format ...

Roland SP-404A announced: a cool little sampler for DJs

Roland announced a new sampler today, the SP-404A. With a maximum 12-voice polyphony, the SP-404A is able to store up to 120 samples and up to 120 patterns. It looks like a great tool for DJs wanting to ...

Best free plug-ins last week: free HY-Delay 3, Overloud TH3 free, Tilt EQ

Last week saw the release of three excellent free plug-ins: a free delay by HY, a free version of Overloud TH3 guitar amp simulator, a Tilt EQ for small-scale adjustments, and a cool little flanger...

Capture and recall your studio hardware with the PatchRat App

Don't rely on scribbled notes or photos of gear, PatchRat will let you properly record all your hardware settings, routing and signal chain on virtual versions of your gear in one cool management app.

LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox: ambient swells for days!

Check out the video demo for some serious ambient action, achieved by bowing springs and tapping plates. The Microphonic Soundbox is gloriously weird and you don't have to be Trent Reznor to buy one...

Percussa Super Signal Processor Eurorack Module hits Kickstarter

Percussa have come up with a quad-core DSP power-house of a Eurorack module called the Super Signal Processor. It looks amazing and has just launched on Kickstarter.

Galaxy TQ8 – an affordable, self-contained PA to get your live shows going

Designed as an "all-in-one" PA system, the TQ8 can be hooked up to two wireless receivers with handheld mics or body pack transmitters. Running on AC or battery power, the TQ8 has a built-in 150w amplifier...

Epiphone’s new Lee Malia Artisan RD model is big on 70s vibe

With a cool retro '70s vibe, this new reincarnation of the classic RD shape is the latest signature model for Lee Malia of Bring Me The Horizon and is due out in October.

Zoom seeks to rejuvenate its digital recorder line-up with the LiveTrak L-12

The Zoom LiveTrak L-12 is a reasonably compact unit and has a fair share of LED indicators, color knobs, and buttons. There doesn't seem to be much menu diving to do, which is good to know...

Apogee revamps Ensemble Thunderbolt audio interface with new control app

Apogee adds some new functions to its Ensemble Thunderbolt solution through the back door, with a new Apogee Control software and enhanced support for Logic Pro X.

Erica Synths Joystick Controller: Play your modular like a video game!

Latvian synth specialists Erica Synths introduced another interesting modular toy to spice up your everyday patching. This is the Joystick Controller, which uses a joystick to drive your modular rig insane...

Viktor NV-1: a full-fledged synth running in your browser!

For an open-source synth running completely online, the Viktor NV-1 is impressively fully-featured with its three oscillators (with 6 waveforms each), noise generator, LFO, 2 envelope generators, LP filter...

Fortin Amps and Fredrik Thordendal issue the ’33’ clean boost pedal

Two years in the making, the 33 clean boost pedal from Fortin Amps is designed to give you some seriously tight high-gain tones - and it'll switch your amp channels too!

PPG Infinite: a new wavetable synth is heading to the iPad!

Definitely PPG's best-looking synth yet, Infinite is of the wavetable type. A modulation matrix and XY pads can be seen, as well as tons of knobs, envelopes, and a really cool 3D waveform display!