DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade

11 Dec · More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.

Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal

10 Dec · Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.

Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time

10 Dec · Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.

Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer

10 Dec · You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular

Dtronics DT-01: hardware programmer for the Roland D-05, D-50 and D-550

10 Dec · Dtronics map the guts out of Roland Linear Arithmetic synthesizers and route them to 56 knobs of programming bliss on the DT-01 programmer.

Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?

09 Dec · It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...

Behringer Odyssey enters pre-production

08 Dec · Another classic synthesizer is about to be reborn via the fertile womb of Behringer. According to Uli Behringer's Odyssey is now not far off - exciting times.

Midas M32R Live digital mixing console: More than just a facelift?

08 Dec · Midas rejuvenates its compact digital mixer line with the M32R Live, an update to the M32R with a refreshed UI and pretty much the same feature set - except in one key area.

u-he Twangström: modern spring reverb plug-in enters public beta

08 Dec · A spring reverb that you can easily dial in and blend into your production, rather than letting it inevitably take center stage of your sound - sign me up, please!

Rossum Electro is cooking up something analogue

07 Dec · A new Eurorack module from Rossum Electro that's a field of knobs and intertwined patch sockets that, apparently, is all analogue - what's it going to be?

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2: Cthulhu madness in pedal form?

07 Dec · If you are a full-on noise terrorist with aspirations toward sonic mayhem, you might need Death By Audio's new Total Sonic Annihilation 2. Insanity awaits you!

Behringer rolls out the first Model D firmware update

07 Dec · Behringer sort out the Poly Chaining to make it easier to run 16 Model D synthesizers as one big enormous polysynth, and fix a couple of other things with the 1.1 update.

Pedaltrain SST: A tiny tuner to save space on cramped pedalboards

07 Dec · Run out of pedalboard real estate? Don't know which pedal to get rid of to fit on that new distortion you splashed out on? The Pedaltrain SST is a tiny tuner that can free up some valuable space.

IK Multimedia expands AmpliTube iOS 4.7 with 10 new licensed models

07 Dec · The Amplitube iOS 4.7 version brings new licensed amp models and effects, including gear by Dr Z, Jet City, Orange, Carvin, Morley, T-Rex, Seymour Duncan and Wampler.

String Studio VS-3 adds new dimensions to unique string oscillators

06 Dec · Applied Acoustics Systems double the voices and expand the possibilties of their string oscillator based physically modelled synthesizer with String Studio VS-3

Samplitude Pro X4 is here: does it have something to show?

06 Dec · Magix brought in version X4 of the Samplitude Pro DAW. Honestly, it's a bit of a catch-up release, for the changes it introduces have been part of most major DAWs' workflow for quite a while.