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Soundless: a ponderous power synth from TopSounds
13 Aug · Soundless is a cool little VST synthesizer with a fierce amount of resonance and loudness. It's the first VSTi from TopSounds and they believe it's going to be the best thing ever!
Fender Blues Junior III Bordeaux Reserve Limited Edition amp
11 Aug · This is the latest in Fender's FSR Series and comes with some subtle 'fruity' upgrades that should make the tone as smooth as a fine Malbec. This Fender Special Run should appeal to you all cork sniffers.
Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight Plus Fuzz Wah
11 Aug · The new Cock Fight Plus looks like it could take on the big boys in the fight for who makes the toughest wah pedal, with the most features, especially if the price is right.
Mix, scratch and drop beats with Google’s Hip-Hop anniversary doodle
11 Aug · 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
11 Aug · 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
10 Aug · 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
10 Aug · 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
09 Aug · 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
09 Aug · 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
09 Aug · 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
08 Aug · 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
08 Aug · 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
08 Aug · 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
08 Aug · 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 ...