Mercuriall Spark 1.1 – Boss SD-1, Ola Englund… and a price drop

The Spark gets an emulation of the classic Boss SD-1 pedal, and new celebrity presets as well as a drop in price till 19th February. Will that be enough to tempt new users to the platform?

Mixcraft 8: new version, new engine, a new standard from Acoustica?

Mixcraft brings itself up to date with a new audio engine, side-chaining, VST3 and global automation. Is a very attractive price enough to stand out in a crowded DAW marketplace?

Qu-Bit Contour: more envelope than your Eurorack can handle

Qu-Bit release Contour, their looping, chaining Quad Envelope generator.

miniDSP Dirac Live: Hardware-based speaker calibration for under $800

Anyone in for a new monitor and room calibration solution that includes a dedicated hardware package for under 800 USD? miniDSP and Dirac think they have cracked this emerging market.

Carvin Steve Vai Legacy Drive VLD1 unveiled amidst Facebook hype

The not-so-subtle Facebook hints on Steve Vai's page have finally come to fruition. A drum roll, please, for the VLD1 preamp pedal! Hopefully the price will be reasonable...

Tiptop Audio ONE: sample player for Eurorack

Tiptop Audio reveal ONE their cool little Eurorack sample player with percussive and melodic possibilities.

Barefoot leaves behind a small ‘Footprint01’ monitor

While Barefoot have made a mark on the professional market, they've just announced a smaller, more affordable offering: the Footprint01.

Cort and Manson collaborate on new M-Jet model for 2017

A new modern, sleek looking instrument designed by British guitar maker Hugh Manson and with a hint or two of his previous work.

HOFA System 1 modular mixing plug-in released

HOFA gives us a reverb, channel strip and effects in their new SYSTEM 1 modular plug-in which offers lots of possibilities with less than you'd think

Baervaag: Minimalist unpronounceable FM synth from Klevgränd

Klevgränd remain beautifully Swedish in the language, sound and design of Baervaag, a single carrier FM Synth - how would you pronounce it?

Dr Z debuts ‘no-frills’ boutique combo amp: The Cure

Dr Z wants to remedy your tone with The Cure, a boutique American-voiced amp that dispenses with all the bells and whistles, and comes in at an affordable price point.

JOYO Jam Buddy, a dual-channel pedal-sized stereo practice amp

Aimed squarely at players that need a portable practise rig, the Jam Buddy has features like Bluetooth, stereo speakers, rechargeable batteries and a delay, offering a lot of functionality for your money.

Radial Hot British V9 and Texas Pro pedals announced, sans valves

Once famous for their valve-driven guitar pedals, Radial now believe the way forward is to drop valves altogether. How will the Texas Pro and the Hot British V9 stack up against other valve-based units from ...

Is Logic Pro X 10.3 proof that creatives are still on Apple’s radar?

With the Logic Pro X 10.3 update making use of the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar last month, perhaps we should count our blessings in the creative industry....

ADA’s GCS-5: a hot new contender in the guitar cabinet simulator pedal market?

Hot trend for 2017: the virtual guitar cabinet! ADA has just joined this race with their new offering: the GCS-5.

ZVex announces 111 ‘reverse’ Spam Can Fuzz Factory via Facebook

Zachary Vex has just announced a very special version of the ever popular Fuzz Factory pedal - the 111 uses a reversed-polarity, Spam Can-style transistor...

Could the Electro Harmonix Canyon be your next looper/delay pedal?

The Canyon digital delay box might just leave its mark in the world of echoes for those on a budget, attempting to cram 11 delay modes into one little pedal...

Dreadbox Abyss: full details, price and new images

The anticipation up to the Dreadbox Abyss April release is starting to build. Check out these fabulous new images but how much would you pay for 4 notes of analog synth?

Free Teufelsberg impulse reverb plug-in captures cold war surveillance

Captured within the tower of the cold war Field Station Berlin at Teufelsberg, these reverb impulses sound nothing like a giant penis

Macchiato Mini Digital Synthesizer you build yourself

The Macchiato is an Arduino-based 8-bit mini synth with a strong-tasting vibe and just enough froth on the top. For takeaway or brew your own.

It’s here! Plugin Alliance releases anticipated Black Box HG-2 Plugin

It was announced at NAMM 2017 that Plugin Alliance and Black Box were coming together to deliver a plug-in version of the HG-2, and now it's arrived...

BBE Boosta Grande MBG-20: Mini version of the popular clean boost

A new miniature version of the popular BBE clean boost pedal and designed to give you more control of your gain stages: the Boosta Grande.

Toneforge crank out Jason Richardson signature amp plug-in

If you want tight modern guitar tones for your DAW then this new Toneforge plug-in could be perfect for you.

dBTechnologies B.Hype portable live speaker: “Aggressive” yet “accurate”?

dBTechnologies present a new compact PA and wedge monitor solution - but can this speaker be both aggressive and sonically accurate, as their marketing claims? We take a look at how they aim to square that ...