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Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer official release
07 Jan 2020 · With a dash of nostalgia, a pinch of evolution and a huge chunk of new content Korg works its magic on the Wavestation to give us Wavestate; a fabulously dynamic digital synth that never sits still.
FireSonic FireMaster: All-in-one enhancer for polishing your mix
06 Jan 2020 · FireSonic FireMaster by United Plugins is a new all-in-one sonic enhancer and exciter plug-in. It's designed to polish your mix with just a handful of controls.
Leak! Korg is launching the Wavestate synthesizer tomorrow
06 Jan 2020 · According to photos of the latest edition of Future Music Magazine the synthesizer Korg is planning to release tomorrow is called Wavestate and it's the spiritual successor to the 1990 Wavestation.
NAMM 2020: Orange debuts Little Bass Thing, a grab-and-go 500-Watt amp head
06 Jan 2020 · Need a grab-and-go 500-Watt bass amp? The new Orange Little Bass Thing could be right up your alleyway. Small, powerful and nicely formed, this amp head could prove alluring to gigging players.
NAMM 2020: Orange serves up the Bass Butler dual-channel preamp pedal
06 Jan 2020 · Can the dual-channel Orange Bass Butler preamp pedal replace a head and various effects pedals? It just might. And it could also be useful for guitar work, too...
Look Mum No Computer pulls the FM guts out of a Sega Megadrive
06 Jan 2020 · Sam Battle from Look Mum No Computer has pulled the FM engine out of a Sega Megadrive and turned it into a fabulously accessible FM synthesizer with analogue control
Drawing A Blank: Making spare space in your Eurorack look awesome
06 Jan 2020 · Got a hole in your Eurorack that you're not sure how to fill? Why not blank it with some awesome PCB art from Drawing A Blank by Markt Modular?
Rumour: Fender to launch Tom Morello Signature Soul Power guitar – at NAMM 2020?
05 Jan 2020 · A rumour on Instagram says Fender is planning to launch a Tom Morello Signature Soul Power guitar endorsed by the Rage Against The Machine guitarist - could this be coming to NAMM 2020 next week?
Best free plug-ins this week: LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G
05 Jan 2020 · New year, new free plug-ins! This week, we've got a new release in the Spitfire Audio Labs series, and not one, but two free compressors. Check out LABS Strings 2, SeteChave and SN-05G.
Korg SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano leaked online!
05 Jan 2020 · Has the Korg SV-2, a sequel to their SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano, just been leaked by an online store? If so, it will have more sounds, more polyphony, splits, layers and better effects...
Leak! Is Ibanez launching a new Steve Vai PIA model at NAMM 2020?
05 Jan 2020 · Images have surfaced on Facebook of a never-before-seen Ibanez Steve Vai PIA model, based on the JEM but with different frets, pickups and finishes. If genuine, will they be launched at NAMM?
Behringer TD-3 : new colours for the New Year
05 Jan 2020 · To celebrate the New Year Behringer has come up with two new colours for the TD-3 their TB-303 Bass Line clone. You can have it in black or a limited edition acid yellow complete with smiley face.
NAMM 2020: Danelectro 3699 fUZZ, a fOXX Tone Machine clone and more
05 Jan 2020 · Danelectro is to launch three recreations of classic effects pedals at Winter NAMM! the 3699 fUZZ, Back Talk and Roebuck pedals are all based on some highly sought-after vintage effects.
NAMM 2020: AMT Pangaea VC16 VirginCab pedal with footswitchable IRs
04 Jan 2020 · Super-flexible and simple to use: AMT's new IR loader pedal has a host of built in options that make it a real Swiss Army knife for your setup. The new Pangea VC16 VirginCab has it all. No, really!
NAMM 2020: ProCo Sound debuts the W.I.E.M.S. in-ear monitoring system
04 Jan 2020 · ProCo Sound has announced the W.I.E.M.S. wireless in-ear monitoring system. The company says that the W.I.E.M.S. is the most compact wireless in-ear system on the market.
Klark Teknik 3rd Dimension BBD-320: a clone of the Roland Dimension D
04 Jan 2020 · Klark Teknik has announced the 3rd Dimension BBD-320, a clone of the famous Roland SDD Dimension D analogue chorus of the 80s. Here's an affordable way to sound like Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel.
NAMM 2020: Guild primes its stunning X-175 Manhattan Special for launch
03 Jan 2020 · Launching at Winter NAMM, the classy new Guild X-175 Manhattan Special is a stylish hollow-body guitar loaded with a pair of DeArmond Dynasonic pickups. Could this be the star of the show?
Korg pulls their second tease of 2020 from a flight case – could it be the ARP 2600?
03 Jan 2020 · Korg has already teased us about something happening on the 7th January and now we've also got to put the 10th in our diaries for what looks like another synthesizer or perhaps an ARP 2600?
Studio MIDI and CV Interface offers complete Synthesizer control
03 Jan 2020 · TA Programming Studio MIDI and CV Interface claims to offer a full control system for your synthesizers. How does it do that? Through MIDI, CV, USB, MPE and some clever tuning and control software.
First look at the finished SP-2400 from Isla Instruments
03 Jan 2020 · The SP-2400 is the "Spiritual successor" to the E-Mu SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Isla Instruments are almost ready to ship and have posted a video tour of the finished prototype.
The best music production books for 2020
03 Jan 2020 · 2020 is here - now's the time to sharpen up your music production skills! Whatever genre you're into, these books will help you improve how you produce, mix and master music and audio.
Milkman Sound doubles the power for The Amp 100, a hybrid amp-in-a-pedal
03 Jan 2020 · This super-flexible yet amazingly simple 100-Watt amp-in-a-pedal is doubles the power available on its smaller sibling while retaining the tube sound, FET boost and on-board reverb.