Superbooth 2017 Leak! Novation Circuit Mono Station Synthesizer

A new paraphonic analogue synth and sequencer box from Novation. The Circuit Mono Station Synthesizer is Novation's second big reveal of Superbooth 2017.

Superbooth 2017 Leak! Novation Peak: 8 Voice polyphonic Synthesizer

A day before Superbooth is due to open images of the Novation Peak leak onto a couple of music store websites and the front cover of next months Sound On Sound magazine. Now with video preview!

GarageBand and other apps now completely free for MacOS and iOS

Apple has made GarageBand, iMovie and other apps free to download. And this time they really mean free, as you no longer have to buy a MacOS or iOS device to get them or the latest version.

Superbooth 2017: buzz, noise and previews

Superbooth 17 is a synthesis and music technology festival held in Berlin between 20th-22nd April. Here's all the news, previews and leaks of what we can expect to see at the show. (Updated 19/04).

ParamLink: Wire up effect plug-ins to control each other in your DAW

Can this simple but effective idea get you to rethink automation in your DAW? ParamLink is a new tool that lets you use plug-in A to control plug-in B. Or C, X or Z, for that matter...

Waverazor: Torturous, virtual future-synth that will cut you in half

Behind the neon lies the fiercely digital serrated edge of Waverazor, a future synthesizer for torturing innocent waveforms.

Xotic Effects Soul Driven, a new “harmonically rich” overdrive guitar pedal

An interactive tone stack with tonal sweet spots and easy-to-dial-in drive tones: The new Soul Driven overdrive aims to offer "harmonically rich overdrive".

PUSH TURN MOVE – the book for all electronic knob twiddlers

PUSH TURN MOVE is a beautiful book charting the design of music technology interfaces. Just arrived on Kickstarter it's packed full of gear, interviews and stunning photography.

Line 6 Helix free 2.20 software update

With the recent addition of the Helix LT now Line 6 are also treating their users to a free software update for all Helix owners.

Special Easter Sales: Big savings on instruments and plug-ins and where to find them

Easter sales on music gear are two a penny at the moment, find out here where the best offers are to be found.

FLXS1: the 4 channel Step Sequencer from planet Zetaohm

With space alien buttons and a rainbow colour scheme the FLXS1 would stand out in any Eurorack. But it's the 4 channels of arps, random and modulating step-sequencing that makes it out of this world.

Audio Damage converts EOS reverb plug-in into Eurorack

Does converting a $49 reverb plug-in into a $500 Eurorack module make any sense? Audio Damage seems to think so with the release of the ADM23 EOS (hardware version).

Roadie 2 and Roadie Bass tuners back on Kickstarter

The Roadie 2 and Roadie Bass can get you in tune anywhere, any time. Unless the battery dies...

IK Multimedia’s MetalliPack free for existing AmpliTube users

If you are an AmpliTube user, then you should go log into your online account now!

IK Multimedia Fender Collection 2 for iOS released in time for Easter

The Fender Collection 2 range has been released today for iOS and brings a wealth of cool vintage amp models to your iPhone or iPad.

Roland Cloud 4.2 brings the D-70 as Anthology 1990

Roland have "Ultra-Deep sampled" their classic D-70 evolved linear arithmetic synthesizer and made it available via the Roland Cloud subscription as the Anthology 1990.

Superbooth 2017: Doepfer announce a bunch of new modules

Doepfer head to Superbooth with a whole bunch of new and diverse modules. From oscillators to mixers, switches to mini keyboard triggers.

Friedman Amps (finally) ship Pink Taco and Dirty Shirley 20-Watt combos

These two new combos have been hotly anticipated and should be hitting UK dealers about now.

Walrus Audio Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo: Classic 1950s tones in a pedal

When you need a warm chewy tremolo, you normally need a big old vintage valve amp from the '50s. Will this new effect do the job instead?

Get trippy with G-Sonique’s new Psychedelic Spiral S1 modulation effect plug-in

Psychedelic Spiral S1 looks like the kind of plug-in ready to make your tunes jump out of unsuspecting listeners' speakers! It's designed to appeal to psytrance producers, though anyone who craves experimental ...

GForce Virtual String Machine restrung as Re-Strings for Reason

Gforce Software reworks the Virtual String Machine into Re-Strings for Propellerhead Reason for a rack extension full of classic analogue strings.

Biltworth BW-1: Analogue Drive, Delay and Reverb in one pedal

A boutique hand built analogue multi-effect pedal. No DSP here!

Source Audio’s new Ventris Reverb pedal springs into life with an App

With dual DSP engines and a heavy slant towards credible spring reverbs, this new pedal packs in a lot of space inside one pedal. And there's an app,too. It's 2017, after all.

Modstep iOS MIDI sequencer for iPad updated to v1.2.4 with more bug fixes

Modstep on iOS has been making a name for itself as your go-to MIDI sequencer on the iPad, and this latest update to 1.2.4 squashes a bunch of annoying bugs.