Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
New guitar pedals this week by Mooer, Mythos and Rougarou
15 Oct 2017 · This week's pedals include budget octave pedals and two unique boutique offerings from the USA including two monstrously dirty pedals inspired by mythical beasts.
FB-3300: Free Korg PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer plug-in
15 Oct 2017 · Full Bucket Music resurrects an old polyphonic monster of a 1977 Korg synthesizer. The FB-3300 emulates the sound and behaviour to generate acres of vintage synthesizer polyphony for free.
SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile
15 Oct 2017 · Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.
Samson outs G-Track Pro USB microphone with instrument input
14 Oct 2017 · A dual-capsule condenser mic, the G-Track Pro is made out of die-cast metal with an integrated desktop base, and is able to record at a full 24-bit/96kHz, with a frequency response between 50Hz-20kHz...
Bill Kelliher of Mastodon reveals why he left Gibson – and it ain’t pretty
14 Oct 2017 · Mastodon's Bill Kelliher has shared the real reasons behind why he left Gibson USA and moved to ESP - and it's turning into a PR nightmare for the troubled US guitar maker.
Lace Cybercaster is reborn – with a little help from Grover Jackson
13 Oct 2017 · Looking like Space Age can opener, the new Lace Cybercaster Standard has been lurking around for ages, but now it finally gets a worldwide release with the a little help from Grover Jackson.
Manipulate voltages in your Eurorack with Warm Star’s The Bends module
13 Oct 2017 · Combine, offset, invert, blend and attenuate a bunch of CV or audio signals in The Bends, a voltage manipulator module from Warm Star which gives easy control over complex voltage combinations.
Field Kit FX: CV controlled multi effects from KOMA Elektronik
12 Oct 2017 · The Field Kit FX is a box full of wonders for the experimentally minded electronic musician. Containing seven CV controllable effects like looping, delay, bit crushing, and a real spring reverb tank.
Sonarworks Reference 4 frequency correction plug-in adds zero-latency monitoring
12 Oct 2017 · By removing latency, Reference 4 can now be used at the recording stage during tracking. Sonarworks promises "instant response" for its plug-in, which sounds pretty impressive...
Chiptune fans! The Commodore 64 is back from the dead
12 Oct 2017 · An English company by the name of Retro Games Limited has embarked on resurrecting the Commodore 64 as a miniature computer with modern functionality like HDMI output and USB ports. While the SID chip is no...
Rupert Neve Designs brings 535 Diode Bridge Compressor module
12 Oct 2017 · Rupert Neve designs announced the 535 Diode Bridge Compressor - a 500-series format module designed to deliver the essence of the classic Neve 2254 compressor with some modern amenities...
Allen & Heath set to release ME-500 personal monitor mixer
11 Oct 2017 · The ME-500 is tiny - no faders, and only two knobs - but it's able to handle 16 audio channels with mono or stereo sources for personal monitor mixing.
The end of an era: Carvin guitar amp factory closes and liquidates stock
11 Oct 2017 · After 70 years in the business Californian company Carvin Audio are closing their doors on the factory and in doing so have announced a liquidation sale of current stock.
ZVex Effects TB-1 Tea Ball Microphone – A storm in a teacup?
11 Oct 2017 · Yet again Zachary Vex wows us with his weird and wonderful inventions, this time the boutique effects builder has made an otherwise simple kitchen utensil into a cool sounding and unique microphone for all.
Hermod: An 8-channel sequencing modular brain for your Eurorack?
11 Oct 2017 · Squarp Instruments are teasing a new module that could well be the Eurorack equivalent of their Pyramid hardware sequencer. Hermod appears to have 8 channels of CV/Gate sequencing more details to come.
Apogee finally releases Windows drivers for its (old) audio interfaces
11 Oct 2017 · What do you do if you have a warehouse full of USB audio interfaces that your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users are no longer interested in? Release Windows drivers! Thanks Apogee, you make us feel special.
M-Audio wants to dominate USB recording with the Uber microphone
11 Oct 2017 · M-Audio release the Uber Mic Professional USB microphone - an aggressively named product, to be sure, but will the specs be as superior as the name suggests?
TC Electronics to launch JUNE-60 Chorus Effect pedal
10 Oct 2017 · This pedal has been sneaking around undetected for a few days on the internet now and it looks as though it could be getting an actual release date sometime soon!
Three new Eurorack modules from Joranalogue Audio Design
10 Oct 2017 · Joranalogue have released three new modules. The Mix 3 mixer, the Switch 4 performance signal switcher and router, and the Test 3 simple and obvious module tester.
Livestock Electronics release their first three Eurorack modules
10 Oct 2017 · From new modular makes Livestock Electronics we get a Bang wavetable oscillator, MIR quad VCA, mixer, logic and distortion, and the Felix buffered mult. And this is just the beginning.
Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own
09 Oct 2017 · Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.
VegaTrem boldly goes into any space with the VT1 UltraTrem
09 Oct 2017 · This modern take on the classic '50s Stratocaster tremolo system brings it bang up to date for modern playing styles and yet needs zero modifications to your guitar.