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Rossum Electro is cooking up something analogue
07 Dec 2018 · 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 2018 · 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 2018 · 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 2018 · 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 2018 · 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 2018 · 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 2018 · 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.
Incoming from Arturia – here comes the tease machine
06 Dec 2018 · Arturia tease us with a 19 second video announcing that it's time for them to... do something. Combing through the frames I think I know what it is...
Sugar Bytes Aparillo textual and complex FM synthesizer hits the iPad
06 Dec 2018 · Aparillo is all about unfolding the life of sound through the manipulation of sine waves, synthesis, harmonics and modulation. Or you can just move stuff about to produce some fabulous soundscapes.
DataLooper: Hardware looper pedal for Ableton Live just got funded
06 Dec 2018 · DataLooper is a MIDI foot pedal designed to give hands-free control over the Looper device and Session View in Ableton Live. It's reached its goal on Indiegogo and will become a reality unlike State of The ...
PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Graveyard II Limited pulls out all the stops
06 Dec 2018 · This dark, broody PRS Private Stock guitar has some fantastic touches and excellent hardware - and uses woods harvested from maple trees standing sentry over an old graveyard...
Fender Flea Signature Active Jazz Bass: A glitzy new model for a bass icon
05 Dec 2018 · Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea gets a new active signature bass model that coaxes a lot out of a single pickup and builds on the previous signature Jazz Bass version bearing his name.
Gibson at NAMM 2019 – Yes, they will be there this time!
05 Dec 2018 · Winter NAMM 2019, Stand 207 will be the place to be. Why? Gibson has confirmed it's attending the upcoming show after their unfortunate decision to pull out of the 2018 edition.
Novation Peak gets new features with firmware update 1.2
05 Dec 2018 · How about a fist full of new wavetables, microtuning, double the LFOs, effects modulation, pitch bend mapping and useful initialisation options? Not bad for an update to the Novation Peak.
Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover
05 Dec 2018 · Got a Korg Monotron knocking around? Why not turn it into a fully fledge Korg analogue synth with the Soul Machine Korg MS-X extreme modification guide. Be warned - this will invalidate your warranty.
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ES-355: It’s finally here!
05 Dec 2018 · That Epiphone new Joe Bonamassa limited edition ES-355 we wrote about earlier this year is just about to be released, bringing classy looks as well as some useful and attractive hardware.
Gibson says goodbye to Memphis
04 Dec 2018 · Gibson is officially moving out of Memphis and consolidating its guitar production at its Nashville factory. That means all its electric guitars will now be made under one roof.
Terrify small children with Mr Typo wall mounted speech synthesizer
04 Dec 2018 · Take the soul of Stephen Hawking, place it inside a bizarre baby sized monster, nail it to the wall and torture it. Meet Mr Typo and prepare to have nightmares.
PulseCode drum machine pays tribute to late 80’s sampled drum sounds
04 Dec 2018 · PulseCode is all about those drum sounds that we didn't know we still needed. But if you kick off the demo video you'll soon remember why you love them so much. PulseCode It was all a bit gritty and lo-fi ...
Klevgränd REAMP: 7 analog saturators in 1 with low-latency spectral processing
04 Dec 2018 · REAMP is a joy to look at with its pastel colors, and judging by the audio examples, the sound is on point. Among the available saturation modes are a casette deck, tape reel, and tube amplifiers.
Fender American Performer Series new for 2019 – Too much choice?
03 Dec 2018 · The news is out: Fender is about to announce its new American Performer Series for 2019, including Stratocasters, Telecasters, a Mustang, Jazzmaster, P-Bass, Mustang Bass and Jazz Bass models!
Modal CRAFTsynth 2.0 futuristic monophonic wavetable synth that’s not a kit
03 Dec 2018 · Wait a minute this bears absolutely no resemblance to the original CRAFTsynth! CRAFTsynth 2.0 is not a fun little DIY synth it's a serious box of monophonic wavetable goodness so what's with the name?