Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Complex-1: front patching Modular Synthesizer for Propellerhead Reason
18 Dec 2018 · Reason is the modular workstation we didn't realise we had. Complex-1 literally brings all that patching to the fore with a sublime modular synthesizer Rack Extension with both West and East coast flavours.
Behringer MS-101 joins the clone pre-production line
18 Dec 2018 · Uli Behringer updates us on the forthcoming MS-101. As with many others promised for the end of the year it's taking longer than expected but it's now in pre-production and we could see it early next year.
Joyo O.M.B – A One Man Band with looper and drum pattern generator!
17 Dec 2018 · Joyo carries on its determined assault on the cheaper end of the pedal market with the O.M.B., a looper pedal for combining overdubs with drum patterns to create your own sounds and song ideas.
Sewn: a material based solar powered analog modular synthesizer from Ellistronics
17 Dec 2018 · Ellistronics is at it again with the handmade synthesizers of notes and noises. This time it's all Sewn into a bit of old sack and solar powered for ultimate portability.
Korg Prologue V1.30 fixes the annoying tuning instability
17 Dec 2018 · After months of complaints from Prologue users Korg finally steps up and deals with the oscillator tuning issues on their hybrid polyphonic synthesizer
Best Budget Christmas Gifts for Guitarists: Top Ten Guitar Stocking Fillers!
16 Dec 2018 · It is that time of year, you need a gift for the guitar player in your life and you don't want to spend a fortune, but you do want something they will actually need.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: YouTube guitar medley celebrates 20th Anniversary
16 Dec 2018 · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is 20 years old! To celebrate this computer game milestone, guitarist and YouTuber Gerry Trevino has turned the game score into a guitar medley.
Victory Amps turns up the power with new VX100 The Super Kraken
15 Dec 2018 · Amp designer Martin Kidd and guitarist Rabea Massaad have reworked the VX The Kraken amp to come up with the VX100 Super Kraken - But is there enough new here to justify the name "Super"?
Prok Drums: Mighty Morphing virtual analog DSP drum module kits
14 Dec 2018 · A Bassdrum, Snare, Hi-Hat and Clap in four DIY modules that use DSP based virtual analog as their sound source and let you morph through the synthesis parameters in XY 2D. Very cool kits.
TRK-01 Play and other Christmas treats from Native Instruments
14 Dec 2018 · Native Instruments loves a bit of Christmas and you can always count on them to fire out something free and something cool around the holidays. This year it's a free version of TRK-01, a voucher and a prize ...
Dirty Haggard Audio DH-2 Death Fuzz: An improved Shin-ei Companion FY-2?
14 Dec 2018 · New Portland, Oregon based pedal company Dirty Haggard Audio have updated and improved an old classic Japanese fuzz circuit and named it the DH-2 Death Fuzz.
Behringer Neutron 2.0 firmware update adds a load of extras
13 Dec 2018 · The Neutron 2.0 firmware update brings a load of new stuff, features and improvements completely free to all users plus a new Neutron App to get into the details that the knobs don't provide.
SampleTank 4 unveiled with 8,000 sounds and a new sound engine
13 Dec 2018 · A whopping great big update to the original software sample library workstation. SampleTank 4 has 5 times the content, a redesigned sound engine, mixer, editing and grooving.
Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb: Glacial ambience for the adventurous
13 Dec 2018 · The new Ice Caves Ambient Reverb pedal is an Arctic-themed take on reverb pedals with a unique set of parameters for those that like to get more experimental with their 'verb. Frosty!
OP-1 is not dead say Teenage Engineering – stop paying silly eBay prices
12 Dec 2018 · Teenage Engineering weighs in on reports that the OP-1 portable synthesizer has been discontinued prompting inflated second-hand prices. They are just tooling up for another run.
Arturia Pigments: a swirling polyrhythmic, modulating and randomising mega-synth
11 Dec 2018 · Arturia has dropped Pigments, a visually enticing mega-synth that takes modulation, randomisation and probability to some very interesting places. Get your first in-depth look here!
DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade
11 Dec 2018 · More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.
Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal
10 Dec 2018 · Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.
Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time
10 Dec 2018 · Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.
Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer
10 Dec 2018 · You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular
Dtronics DT-01: hardware programmer for the Roland D-05, D-50 and D-550
10 Dec 2018 · Dtronics map the guts out of Roland Linear Arithmetic synthesizers and route them to 56 knobs of programming bliss on the DT-01 programmer.
Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?
09 Dec 2018 · It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...