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Walrus Audio Emissary Parallel Boost: 2 boost circuits in one pedal
13 Jun 2018 · The Emissary is based on a JFET circuit, with clear highs and mid boost section to help make your guitar stand out in the mix. But is there enough here to set it apart from the competition?
Solar Guitars launches yet another new model, the all-mahogany S1.6ET LTD
12 Jun 2018 · Just when you thought Ola Englund's Solar Guitars couldn't release any more guitars in 2018, they go and announce yet another model made using mahogany. And very decent specs for the price, too.
LEAK! Fender Player Jaguar PF Tidepool spotted in the wild in the USA
12 Jun 2018 · A new Fender model is spotted in the wild at Sam Ash in the USA - will this be part of the new 2018 line-up for Summer NAMM 2018? We know it is called the Jaguar PF Tidepool, it looks very sweet indeed!
Alpha Haunt: a new limited-run fuzz pedal by Old Blood Noise Endeavors
12 Jun 2018 · The new Old Blood Noise Endeavor Alpha Haunt fuzz pedal will be available available as a limited run of gold-coloured units, and can take you from some light drive to full-on fuzz...
Gotharman’s Little deFormer 3 granular groovebox ready for preorder
11 Jun 2018 · More groovebox action from Denmark's Gotharman's Musical Instruments. This time the deFormer 3 includes 16 light-up buttons for easier step sequencing of the multiple synth, sampler, noise and audio tracks.
Mattoverse Electronics QuadraMix, a useful four-channel mixer pedal
11 Jun 2018 · This cool little pedalboard-friendly mixer has enough gain on tap to allow you to overdrive all the inputs and outputs. Could the QuardaMix help you expand your live rig?
PRS launches four new ‘Experience PRS 2018’ Limited Edition models
10 Jun 2018 · These four new guitars include some new semi-hollow McCarty models, plus a 'John Mayer-ish' Special Limited Edition and a very limited Private Stock McCarty 594 'Graveyard Limited' model.
Arturia reminds us of Spark’s existence with 2.4 update
10 Jun 2018 · 3 years after Arturia introduced Spark 2, their uber-versatile software/hardware drum machine, it crawls up to version 2.4 with some bug fixes and a reminder that it's still good.
Eastwood planning Jack White replica of his Crestwood Astral II later this year
09 Jun 2018 · Fans of The White Stripes will know that this is the original model Jack White played before he got the more famous Airline guitar, now you can reserve your guitar at a decent price.
Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro compressor pedal
08 Jun 2018 · This new model adds germanium diodes to the Philosopher's Tone pedal and can vary between super clean or a touch dirty depending on how you dial it in - not bad for such a small piglet of an effect.
New 500-Series rack units from Rupert Neve Designs and Elysia
08 Jun 2018 · British royatly Rupert Neve Designs and German audophiles Elysia added new items to their 500-Series rack unit line-ups. These are the 545 Primary Source Enhancer feedback eliminator and skulpter preamp.
A&H completes its SQ digital console line-up with the SQ-7 flagship desk
08 Jun 2018 · Allen & Heath has completed its line-up of SQ-series digital consoles with the big daddy, the new SQ-7. This is a 33-fader desk that expands on the SQ-5 and SQ-6 which were announced last October.
Waldorf KYRA: virtual analog FPGA powered hardware synthesizer we’ve seen before
08 Jun 2018 · Waldorf have picked up the Exodus Valkyrie, the only interesting thing at Musikmesse this year, and turned it into a potentially awesome virtual analog hardware synthesizer called Kyra.
Drops: physics-based percussion instrument realised in virtual reality
07 Jun 2018 · Grab your Oculus Rift and immerse yourself in a garden of shapes and falling marbles. Drops is a gravity-based musical instrument set in a serene environment for immersive mindfulness and virtual music making.
Waves intros FLEX subscription/rent-to-own plan for its plug-ins
07 Jun 2018 · Following in the steps of Slate Digital, Eventide, SSL, and many others, Waves debuted an interesting subscription system that also incorporates a rent-to-own option. The plan is called Wave FLEX.
SSL unveils the compact L100 console for small and mid-sized venues
07 Jun 2018 · Solid State Logic unveiled a new console designed for live applications in space-restricted environments - the L100. SSL also recommends it for sub-mixing and corporate production use cases.
That Gibson rescue package is taking longer to sort out than hoped
07 Jun 2018 · After Gibson's application for Chapter 11 last month, it looks like it is slowly moving forward but not as smoothly as hoped: There's a rather large loan, plus some conditions on the table.
Beetronics’ Royal Jelly and Buzzter pedals swarm out in time for summer
07 Jun 2018 · These two new boutique bee-themed drive/fuzz and boost pedals from Beetronics are landing now, but will they make you rush to your dealer to collect some of their tone honey?
LunaStone Boost 18: Punching above its weight?
07 Jun 2018 · Designed and built in Denmark, this boost pedal offers a whopping 18db of clean gain, even topping their previous gain pedal. But will the LunaStone Boost 18 be enough to push past the competition?
Townsend Labs adds 9 new mic models to its Sphere modeling system
07 Jun 2018 · A free update for all new and upcoming owners of the Sphere L22 modeling microphone, version 1.2 adds nine new virtual microphone models, bringing the total number of mic emulations to 20.
StepPolyArp Unit: a step sequencing polyphonic arpeggiator for iOS
07 Jun 2018 · The clue is in the name - StepPolyArp Unit is a step sequencing polyphonic and polyrhythmic arpeggiator for iOS that'll run internally, externally, via plug-in or Audiobus to generate melodies all over the ...
Grayscale Permutation: Turing Machine based random sequencer taking preorders
06 Jun 2018 · Grayscale has taken the Turing Machine and given it a jolly good upgrade. Individual step outputs and CV inputs take it in all sorts of interesting directions and there are three sizes to choose from.