Equipment News, Leaks and Tips

Waves CLA Epic: Chris Lord-Alge’s delays and reverbs in one plug-in

30 Nov 2020 · Waves CLA Epic brings Chris Lord-Alge's favorite delays and reverbs to your DAW, including a flexible routing system for unique combinations.

The Trouser Press: Voltage controlled crossfading from God’s Box

30 Nov 2020 · God's Box is home to some quirky Eurorack kits and the new Trouser Press will keep your creases sharp and your signals crossfading.

Best Sample Packs This Week: Sample Science collection, Afro elements, free piano

29 Nov 2020 · The best sample packs this week: a Sample Science collection, space age sounds, vocal chants, Afro-Beat rhythmic elements and a great free piano!

Best free plug-ins this week: Warrior, Britpressor and dpMeter5

29 Nov 2020 · In this week’s collection of the best free plug-ins: a synth hard electronic music, a vintage compressor and an indispensable mastering tool.

Strymon NightSky Review: Reinventing the Reverb?

28 Nov 2020 · Strymon lent us its latest reverb unit, the NightSky "Time-warped Reverberator" with a step sequencer, for a test run. Here's our review.

Catalinbread adds Limited Edition Sabbra Cadabra to Gallery Series: with a Black Friday price!

27 Nov 2020 · The Sabbra Cadabra joins Catalinbread's limited edition Gallery Series, with a sweet new graphic. Time to bring out those Sabbath riffs!

The Korneff Audio Amplified Instrument Processor adds mojo to guitars and more

27 Nov 2020 · Dan Korneff is back with a channel strip for guitars, bass, keyboards and everything else. Check out the Korneff Audio Amplified Instruments Processor!

Walrus Audio has a new Limited Edition Sante Fe Series for Black Friday

27 Nov 2020 · For this year's Black Friday, Walrus Audio has announced a limited release of ten of its popular effects pedals in a new Sante Fe Series colour scheme.

The Billy Corgan Grace amp head: A 100W tone monster by Carstens Amplification

27 Nov 2020 · A hand-wired signature amp head for Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, with exquisite components and a clean, no-fuss layout: Grace is quite the tone monster.

Sine Vibes Node: 4-Operator FM for Korg logue synths

27 Nov 2020 · The magic of that Korg multi-engine custom oscillator just gets better and better with the Node 4-operator FM for Prologue, Minilogue XD and NTS-1.

The Gearnews Holiday Raffle, Week 2: Win a Novation AFX Station (Closed)

27 Nov 2020 · It's Part 2 of our Christmas Raffle: We're giving away a Novation AFX Station, a powerhouse of a bass synth with huge creative potential. Enter now!

Dr Z and Carol-Ann Amps collaborate on the new CAZ-45 guitar amp head

26 Nov 2020 · Dr Z and Carol-Ann Amps' exciting CAZ-45 head has fabulous all-tube tone, plenty of gain and a matching 2x12 cab: it's a one-stop high-gain tone shop!

Add Swedish Death Metal tones to your sound with the KMA Machines WURHM

26 Nov 2020 · KMA Machines' WURHM is an updated, and very limited-edition boutique version of the now classic Boss HM-2 pedal, famous for its Swedish Death Metal tone.

OPZILLA: it’s a monster of an FM Synthesizer

26 Nov 2020 · 2getheraudio has released OpZilla and it will destroy Tokyo with its FM synthesis, 4-operator algorithms and pitch envelopes.

Cherry Audio digs into the bargain bin and pulls out the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus

26 Nov 2020 · The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 was hidden gem of a synth sold in Radio Shack in the 1980s. Cherry Audio has resurrected it as the Surrealistic MG-1 Plus and it's yours over Thanksgiving for free!

The new Fender Parallel Universe Vol II Troublemaker Tele Deluxe Bigsby finally makes its debut

25 Nov 2020 · Fender's Parallel Universe Vol II Troublemaker Tele Deluxe Bigsby has three Double Tap humbuckers and a special wiring that allows 8 pickup configurations!

Gibson Demo Shop: Prototype guitars, demo instruments and a mixed response

25 Nov 2020 · The new Gibson Demo Shop is now open for business, but it is already causing quite a stir on guitar forums worldwide.

BRAIN – Intelligent Synth: Infinite inspiration with a single click

25 Nov 2020 · Never have to come up with your own patch again with this intelligent and generative soft-synth called BRAIN.

Crazy Synth Kids ParipiDestroyer: Mini synth, huge sound

25 Nov 2020 · ParipiDestroyer has no right to sound so awesome in its tiny credit-card-sized form - it's an ultra-tiny acid bass machine.

Boss to reissue HM-2 as a Waza Craft pedal – but not just yet…

25 Nov 2020 · The Boss HM-2 will be reissued as Waza Craft pedal, Boss supremo Yoshi Ikegami casually drops during a video chat on Facebook. Swedish Metal ahoy!

Vital: stunning virtual Wavetable synthesizer from Matt Tytel

25 Nov 2020 · Matt Tytel has been releasing small feature videos of his forthcoming Vital wavetable synthesizer and it's looking pretty fabulous and should be getting near to release.

HOFA IQ-Series Reverb V2: The perfect hybrid reverb plug-in?

24 Nov 2020 · HOFA's IQ-Series Reverb V2 is a massive hybrid reverb plug-in with a total of six convolution and algorithmic engines. Have they created the perfect software reverb?

Epiphone adds new Casino models and resurrects the Riviera

24 Nov 2020 · Epiphone explores its hollow-body heritage with new finishes for the Casino and a stylish Riviera model. Pre-orders are open now.