Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Sensel Morph gets an upgrade to remap everything and MPE support
21 Dec 2017 · The recently release Sensel Morph customisable MIDI controller now lets you change the function of all the control areas so you can mix MIDI control with keyboard strokes, and adds MPE support.
KLŌS guitar: The ultimate Christmas gift for travel-hungry guitarists?
21 Dec 2017 · Need a last-minute Christmas gift for the guitarist in your life that already owns way too many guitars? Get them one of these carbon fibre travel guitars and reap in some serous brownie points.
Acustica Audio Crimson plug-in blends analog distortion and compression
20 Dec 2017 · Acustica Audio has released an ambitious new compression and distortion plug-in to its Aqua series, saying that Crimson can do both "precise" and "colourful". We take a first look.
Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi to launch new guitar company at NAMM
20 Dec 2017 · Tosin Abasi is a guitar genius and now he has decided to announce the birth of his very own guitar company via his Facebook page, definitely one to check out in 2018
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier vs Line6 Helix: Can you hear the difference?
19 Dec 2017 · Take this blind test and see if you can hear the difference between a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and a Line 6 Helix LT.
The Vibe Bar – a whammy bar for keyboards (no really)
19 Dec 2017 · Give your keyboard solos a bucket full of expression with the Sonic Manipulation Vibe Bar. Roll it and wobble it for pitch bend and expressive vibrato with the natural use of your playing hand.
Shakmat Modular Time Wizard: Cast some Eurorack clock sorcery
19 Dec 2017 · The Shakmat Modular Time Wizard can generate complex polyrhythms and weird time signatures through the combination of 6 clock dividers, multipliers, logic and resets - it feels like magic.
Bastl Kastle 1.5 upgrades the noise and sounds “way better”
18 Dec 2017 · Bastl's newly upgraded Kastle 1.5 gets a paint job, USB power, new synthesis modes and a greatly improved sound engine. It's still a lot of fun even with the annoyingly small knobs and patch wires.
Uli Behringer opens up about the leak – and promises one user a free 2600
17 Dec 2017 · Uli Behringer steps up on Gearslutz to talk about what happened with the synth and drum machine leaks and explains how their development system works. He also promises someone a 2600 as soon as they are ready.
Best free plug-ins this week: Organteq Alpha, 2 synths, and Phasis!
17 Dec 2017 · This week saw at least four high quality releases that you can have absolutely free! Just say the magic word at the... hey, there's not even a magic word. Just four excellent free plug-ins...
Jef’s Tips to help your Gibson Les Paul play like a dream, Part 3: Lock it down
17 Dec 2017 · When you want to lock down your tone and add extra stability to your Les Paul, locking hardware is the perfect upgrade for your guitar and won't damage your guitar
Line6 Helix Update adds new toys just in time for Christmas
16 Dec 2017 · This firmware update adds new effects and features to your Line 6 Helix, Helix Rack, Helix LT and Helix Native - as well as a new editor for Helix Edit.
Phasis: a free holiday gift from Native Instruments!
15 Dec 2017 · To celebrate the holidays, Native Instruments released a brand new free effect called Phasis. As you may have guessed from the name, this is a phaser plug-in. It borrows its sounds from classic phaser units...
Vertex T Drive Overdrive – A Trainwreck Express amp in a pedal?
15 Dec 2017 · This new pedal from Vertex claims to sound and feel like a boutique Trainwreck amp, if it manages this task then the T Drive could be an absolute bargain for many.
iMPC Pro 2 brings audio tracks and time stretching to the iPad groovebox
15 Dec 2017 · iMPC Pro 2 is officially here! Developed by Retronyms and AKAI, the new version turns the groovebox app into a fully functional song creation tool not unlike Apple's GarageBand...
Seymour Duncan and Dave Mustaine issue Thrash Factor humbucker
14 Dec 2017 · How did Mustaine get THAT tone on Rust In Peace? Might have been down to an oddly wound stock Seymour Duncan humbucker - so now they have recreated it in the form of the Thrash Factor.
Dr Z and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh collaborate on new Z-Plus guitar amp
14 Dec 2017 · Take it easy with classic American Tweed amp tones from the new Z-Plus guitar combo, designed in collaboration with The Eagles' Joe Walsh. Not cheap, but a great amp on paper.
AVP introduce Cosmwave FX prototype multi-effects desktop unit
14 Dec 2017 · The march of the desktop effects unit continues with this analog/digital hybrid multi-effects unit from AVP Synthesizers. The Cosmwave FX will offer up Phaser, Flanger and up to 1 minute of delay.
The iMac Pro – for the style professional
14 Dec 2017 · Apple has opened pre-orders on the new iMac Pro. Take it up to 18 Cores and 128GB of RAM and expect to part with over $15,000. And you need to aim high because you can't upgrade it later.
Behringer massive synth clone leak was all a dream
14 Dec 2017 · Behringer say the accidental leak yesterday of 6 classic synthesizers and 5 drum machines were apparently all just "concepts". Are our classic vintage synths safe or is this just a smoke screen?
Behringer accidentally leaks a whole world of forthcoming vintage clones
13 Dec 2017 · For a couple of hours Behringer's website played host to 6 new classic synthesizer clones and 5 vintage drum machines before they were pulled. No images, but were they teasing us or is someone about to get ...
New app Descript lets you edit audio like a word document
13 Dec 2017 · A startup called Descript has the technology to generate a text transcription from an audio file and let you make changes to it by editing text like you would do with a document in a word processor...