Roland System-8 now shipping very slowly
12 Oct 2016 in Synths
Roland say they are available now but where can you buy them? No one has the System-8 in stock outside America - that's rubbish!
Ableton Live 9.7 available now!
12 Oct 2016 in Studio
Ableton Live 9.7 is now available featuring lots of updates for Push which is exciting if you have the hardware and rubbish if you don't
Famidrums – the Nintendo NES drum sounds brought back to 8 bit life
12 Oct 2016 in Synths
Is it a new percussive feminine hygiene product or a bunch of 8 bit drum kits from the Nintendo NES? It's the Famidrums.
Verbos Electronics announce Bark Filter Processor for Eurorack
12 Oct 2016 in Synths
12 bands of Bark scale filtering in a wide and comprehensive Eurorack module - the Bark Filter Processor is coming soon - can we have some video?
Fender launch PM-3 Limited Adirondack Triple-0 and PM-1 Limited Dreadnoughts
12 Oct 2016 in Guitar
Fender has announced four new acoustic guitar models with premium features and in two popular acoustic guitar sizes.
LunaStone’s The Pusher: One booster too many?
12 Oct 2016 in Guitar
This new boost pedal aims to give you some more clarity and that extra push when you need it. But it's not exactly the only product of its type out there...
eowave jam their Domino bass synthesizer into a Eurorack
12 Oct 2016 in Synths
eowave shrink the Domino down to Eurorack size, take out the LFO, throw in some patch points and a whacking great cutoff knob.
Elysia’s “compressor from the future”: Mpressor 500
12 Oct 2016 in Studio
The well-respected compressor from Elysia is now available as a mono 500 series module. The Mpressor 500 also has a unique new saturation feature.
IK Multimedia MODO is brewing up some physical modelling
11 Oct 2016 in Studio
Physical modelling the likes of which we've never experienced, or so they say. IK Multimedia is getting real with MODO and I'm hoping it's not just a bass guitar.
Ocean Way RM1-B ribbon mic reaches 25kHz!
11 Oct 2016 in Studio
Is this the beginning of a new era for ribbon microphones? Ocean Way Audio's new RM1-B has high-intensity magnets to deliver a full-bandwidth.
Reactable ROTOR gets touchy-feely on the iPad
Reactable brings its object orientated music making to the iPad in the ROTOR app with some tangible knobs to play with directly on the glass.Overloud TH3 Rock and Metal Collections: Monsters of rock?
Based on the TH3 virtual guitar amp collection, these new software bundles are all about the rock! And the metal.TC Electronics Corona Chorus Anniversary Edition: A limited-run TonePrint pedal
10 Oct 2016 in Guitar
This limited run of the ever popular Corona chorus pedal looks like a squashed version of the classic TC effect.
Dark Matter: Unsettling sounds from String Audio
10 Oct 2016 in Synths
Dark Matter is chillier than the icicle hanging from an alien monster's beard who is about to jump out at you from behind a disturbingly shaped landscape dripping with the terrors of a thousand haunted worlds.
Kastle, the mini modular synthesizer from Bastl
10 Oct 2016 in Synths
It's a battery powered, pocket Kastle synth with 3 modes of messing with oscillators, loads of patch points and wants to modulate anything you plug it into.
J Rockett’s SOS Buffer pedal aims to rescue your tone
09 Oct 2016 in Guitar
J Rockett Audio Designs have announced a new buffer to keep your guitars signal intact on large boards.
Turning heads: KLANG:fabrik 3D binaural in-ear mixing
Based on 3D binaural processing, this new in-ear monitoring system has caught our attention. Fabrik by KLANG is a whole new experience.PRS Mark Tremonti Baritone: Drop it to C#
08 Oct 2016 in Guitar
A new baritone version of the top-selling PRS Tremonti signature model single-cut guitar ships tuned to Dropped C# and still yet has a slinky G string!
New Synthesizers 2016 Quiz
08 Oct 2016 in Other
Think you know your hardware synthesizers? Test your knowledge of the hottest releases in 2016 in our "Guess the synth" quiz!
Knaggs Guitars Severn X – A new range from US guitar firm
07 Oct 2016 in Guitar
An updated range of guitars from the popular USA based guitar firm and with plenty of choice and options available across the board.
Arturia DrumBrute analogue drum synthesizer – officially released
07 Oct 2016 in Synths
Here's the real official information on the DrumBrute, Arturia's kicking new analogue drum machine that makes ladies dance.
PreSonus takes on the X32 with StudioLive 32
07 Oct 2016 in Live
Finally the PreSonus teaser reveals more details. Introducing the StudioLive 32, a new small format digital recording console - with motorised faders!
Leaked! Arturia DrumBrute analogue drum machine
07 Oct 2016 in Synths
Arturia are about to launch DrumBrute, an analogue drum machine. We have the full leaked scoop before the official launch - NOW WITH VIDEO