Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Labor Day Deals: Get up to 75% off IK Multimedia plug-ins!
07 Sep 2020 · IK Multimedia has cooked up some 'Krazy Deals' for Labor Day. Now is your chance to save up to 75% on some of the company's mixing, mastering, and guitar amp plug-ins!
Fender 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass: Aged to perfection?
07 Sep 2020 · In 1960 Leo Fender released the successor to the Precision - the Jazz Bass was born! In 2020, Fender has released the 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass - it looks like a compelling instrument.
CEntrance PortCaster Audio Interface: Broadcasting made easy?
07 Sep 2020 · If you podcast or live stream, then the new PortCaster by CEntrance could be for you! Full of clever and useful features, we take a look at this well-priced podcasting solution...
Relive those 8-bit game soundtracks with the NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer
07 Sep 2020 · With more than a passing resemblance to a games console cartridge the NES Poly looks like a classic box of chiptune noise. Hours left on Kickstarter - grab one before they're gone!
Best Sample Packs This Week: Classic quartet, free piano, 90s metal drums, house loops
06 Sep 2020 · This week's best sample packs include a beautiful string quartet that you can conduct yourself, a free grand piano, the heaviest of 90s metal drums, and a well-rounded pack of heavy electronic loops.
Best free plug-ins this week: Spectral Attractors, Defiant WT and A1TriggerGate
06 Sep 2020 · This week's collection of free plug-ins brings you an experimental Max for Live device and two classics. Here's Spectral Attractors, Defiant WT and A1TriggerGate.
Your Ideal Polysnth: How (not) to choose the polyphonic synth of your dreams
05 Sep 2020 · You're going to finally realise your dream and buy your dream polysynth, now you're standing in a showroom surrounded by magical music machines: How do you choose your first polyphonic synthesizer?
8 cheap pedals every guitarist needs to try
05 Sep 2020 · Vintage pedal snobs: the truth is that there are distortion, fuzz, delay, chorus and flanger pedals that sound great going for around or under £60/$80! Here are 8 cheap pedals you need to try.
Deal: 1/3 off Hagstrom Swede LTD Black Dark King, a rock axe with a dark soul
04 Sep 2020 · Grab yourself a bargain-priced Hagstrom Swede LTD Black Dark King whilst stocks last. This single cut guitar comes with great spec and a very appealing 'deal' price (while stocks last).
Solar Guitars announce new 6- and 7-string Canibalismo V.1 models
04 Sep 2020 · The new Solar Guitars 6- and 7-string V.1 Canibalismo models are both equipped with EverTune bridges, and come in a very bright 'take-no-prisoners' finish.
Harley Benton launches CLC-650SM-CE Solid Wood Grand Concert acoustic
04 Sep 2020 · Harley Benton has just launched its new CLC-650SM-CE Grand Concert solid top acoustic guitars, with a Venetian cutaway and onboard Fishman pickup system. No laminates here - at under €500!
An electric guitar made from Himalayan salt!
04 Sep 2020 · YouTuber Burls Art has just made his most bizarre creation yet, a guitar body out of Himalayan salt. Definitely not your typical material of choice for a T-style instrument.
USA to Hike Foreign Artist Visas by 50% – Another Nail in The Coffin?
03 Sep 2020 · Pricing for Artist visas are set to skyrocket for foreign musicians looking to tour the USA. From October the 2nd, artist visas will rise by 50%. What does the USA have against foreign performers?
Kush Audio Silika: a digital compressor that sounds just as good as analog?
03 Sep 2020 · Kush Audio says that its new Silika compressor plug-in sounds just as good as analog hardware. What does Silika have to offer, and can it live up to these claims?
Harley Benton launches new SolidBass bass amp and cab range
03 Sep 2020 · The new Harley Benton SolidBass series of bass amps and cabs has something for every eventuality, and are aimed at everyone from beginners to working musicians.
Sennheiser MKE 200: The best mic for content creators?
03 Sep 2020 · Lightweight, compact, and priced at just EUR 95, will the new Sennheiser MKE 200 offer you a noticeable improvement over your standard camera mic?
Roland Zenology takes on the King of polysynths: JUPITER-8
03 Sep 2020 · Roland's Zenology, the software version of their ZEN-Core technology, hits the much-anticipated milestone which is the arrival of the legendary JUPITER-8 polyphonic synthesizer.
iZotope RX 8: Interesting new features and a few improvements
02 Sep 2020 · RX8 is here with useful new features for music producers and content creators, along with a host of usability and functionality improvements.
Behringer stomps into podcasting with the Bigfoot USB microphone
02 Sep 2020 · Behringer wants to conquer the podcasting mic market with the new Bigfoot USB mic. The spec sheet seems very familiar, with three capsules and four polar patterns. Will it stomp on the competition?
Epic Deal on the Eden Amplification Module bass preamp pedal
02 Sep 2020 · Looking for a bass preamp pedal? You can now grab the featured-packed Eden Amplification Module for a stunning price! Stocks are limited, so hurry up!
Befaco VCMC 1.2 brings Poly Mode and Web Editor to its Voltage Controlled MIDI Controller
02 Sep 2020 · The 1.2 firmware for the VCMC and CV Thing lets you convert multiple V/Oct notes into MIDI notes within a single gate and has a very cool Web Editor for easier configuration.
UDO Super 6 synthesizer is available at last!
02 Sep 2020 · The Super 6 is probably the most eagerly awaited synthesizer of recent times and they have kept us dangling so long. Finally the 12-voice polyphonic binaural analogue-hybrid synthesizer is here!