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Analogue Solutions new sequencer gets a name – Generator
05 Jul 2018 · We saw the prototype at Superbooth but now Analogue Solutions have named it and told us it's coming very soon. Generator is a 3 channel CV step sequencer and gate sequencer and the leaked images look awesome.
Elektron turns up the Analog Heat to MkII
05 Jul 2018 · Some tweaks, a new screen and it has an audio interface built in. Is the Analog Heat MkII a serious vindaloo of an upgrade or just a safe and reliable chicken korma with an onion salad and popadoms?
Is Apple readying five new iPads and five new Macbooks for Fall 2018?
05 Jul 2018 · It looks like Apple may have new MacBooks and iPads in store for the Fall 2018: Media reports say it's registered five new iPads and five new Mac laptops with the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Fulltone Full-Drive2 V2: An old favourite gets smaller
05 Jul 2018 · Fulltone make well-respected effects and their Full Drive has always been a firm favourite with players, this new incarnation has more versatility and also has shrunk somewhat
Magnetic Effects refines its White Atom V3 fuzz circuit for 2018
05 Jul 2018 · Like its predecessor, V3 of Magnetic Effects' White Atom fuzz pedal combines silicon and germanium transistors, and adds a new bass response control and an updated EQ.
New synth from Modal Electronics poised for release
05 Jul 2018 · A teaser video from Modal Electronics appears to give us a blurred view and sonic potential of something called Skulpt. I'm hoping for a 70 quid CRAFTPoly to go with my CRAFTRhythm and CRAFTSynth.
Doepfer Dark Energy III monosynth throbs into availability
04 Jul 2018 · Like a power source forged in the heart of an exploding sun the new and improved Dark Energy III oozes with analogue synthesizer action and opens itself up to a cool bit of modding.
PRS Europe announces LTD Edition SE Mark Holcomb in Whale Blue Satin
04 Jul 2018 · A new limited run for Europe of the popular PRS Mark Holcomb SE Signature model, it comes in a very classy looking hand rubbed Whale Blue Satin and should be around for the duration of the year
Solar Guitars BOP Artist LTD Signature Models: Stealthy swamp ash shred machines?
04 Jul 2018 · Two more models from Ola Englund's Solar Guitars, with a 6- and 7-string version of their new BOP finish. Solar is firing on all cylinders in 2018 with a relentless release schedule.
Is ESP going to finally release the James Hetfield Purple Snakebyte?
04 Jul 2018 · Metallica's James Hetfield teases that purple Snakebyte signature model on Facebook, so will we finally see this new version of his signature guitar for sale in 2018?
Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Special: Lighter and more refined?
04 Jul 2018 · A new, tweaked version of the Stingray bass has been announced for 2018. It's lighter with a subtly altered shape. Will this update be enough to set the Stingray Special apart from the pack?
Tone Vise Keyless Locks: Locking clamps with no Allen keys!
03 Jul 2018 · If you own a guitar with a locking bridge system, especially one with a floating trem, then this new product from Texas could be just what you need. How did it take anyone so long to come up with this?
Suhr shrinks its Shiba Drive Reloaded pedal into a mini format version
03 Jul 2018 · The new Shiba Drive Reloaded Mini overdrive pedal is the latest incarnation of Suhr's popular drive effect and now it comes in a smaller, more pedalboard-friendly format for 2018.
Line 6 Helix Firmware 2.60 update adds two new amp channels and four effects
03 Jul 2018 · Today Line 6 released the long-awaited 2.60 firmware update for its Helix product line, with new boutique amp channels, effects and an easier to use looper function.
Worried about new US tariffs on synthesizer components? Read this.
03 Jul 2018 · Moog sent the synthesizer community into panic with warnings of 25% price hikes and moving manufacturing outside the US due to new tariffs. Now other synth makers are questioning those claims.
RolandCloud 5.5 brings AAX support for Pro Tools
03 Jul 2018 · Finally all you Pro Tools users can get access to the wealth of instruments and classic synthesizer emulations from the RolandCloud as they introduce support for AAX.
MXR introduces Dyna Comp Deluxe, limited edition Carbon Copy & Phase 90
03 Jul 2018 · Dunlop/MXR is reissuing two classic pedals in limited edition liveries by ilovedust, as well as a new, functionally expanded version of its classic Dyna Comp compressor pedal.
Is Fender’s Ryan Adams Signature Master Blaster Strat due for imminent release?
02 Jul 2018 · That Ryan Adams MasterBlaster Stratocaster wasn't officially launched at Summer NAMM as we were all hoping, but Ryan has unboxed one via his Instagram account, so it can't be too long!
Tendrils are about to infest your Eurorack
02 Jul 2018 · Declutter your Eurorack with Tendrils that snake around your modular system. The right-angle plugs are great for semi-permanent connections and low clearance cases as well as bring some badly needed clarity.
Summer NAMM 2018: Way Huge Smalls WM28 Overrated Special Overdrive
01 Jul 2018 · The Smalls WM28 is a limited run of the popular Overrated Special Overdrive but in a smaller enclosure. Joe Bonamassa was involved in the design, which is based on the Green Rhino drive pedal.
Summer NAMM 2018: Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 upgrades an impressive delay pedal
01 Jul 2018 · Hungry Robot pedals have just announced the Moby Dick V2 delay pedal, now with even more lo-fi goodness and a new more prominent modulation section than on the original.
Summer NAMM 2018: MXR EVH5150 Chorus pedal
01 Jul 2018 · So you can't quite afford the new EVH '78 Eruption guitar? Console yourself with the one of these, the MXR EVH 5150 Chorus instead. But why does it have to be so wide?