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Midi Quest: the ultimate synthesizer editor librarian arrives on iPad
01 Nov 2017 · Midi Quest is the editor librarian for decades worth of MIDI synthesizers and devices. MidiQuesti is bringing over 630 instrument editors to the iPad but is the interface touch friendly enough?
Jimi Hendrix-owned original ’67 Arbiter Fuzz Face up for grabs!
01 Nov 2017 · The legend that was 'the man with the guitar' Jimi Hendrix made the Arbiter Fuzz Face the sound of psychedelic acid rock and now you could own his very own '67 Fuzz Face for real.
Synth Art Vol1: Last chance for this synthesizer coffee table art book
01 Nov 2017 · Synth Art Vol 1 is a wonderful piece of work that every lover of synthesizers should have on their coffee table. Time is running out on Ste Holme's Kickstarter so get in quick to grab yourself a copy.
Rabid Elephant Natural Gate: dual LPG for evocative acoustic responses
31 Oct 2017 · Natural Gate takes the Low Pass Gate and creates something uniquely earthy and inspiring. Your plucks and strikes will have never sounded so organic before.
System80 850: LFO, S&H, Noise and Slew limiter in one Eurorack module
31 Oct 2017 · The System80 850 module is a multi-functional utility module for Eurorack with an LFO, Sample & Hold, Noise generator and Slew Limiter in one rather nice looking module.
000 to present 3 new Eurorack modules at We Are Robots festival
31 Oct 2017 · Module makers 000 are premiering their Ykinmkato Distortion Lab, EQ69 British EQ and 8ct8 8 channel mixer Eurorack modules at the We Are Robots festival. They'll also show you how to build them.
Best free plug-ins from last week: HY-LoFi 2, Nabla synth, Chronopolis sequencer
30 Oct 2017 · Last week's free stuff features some high-quality plug-ins by HY, Full Bucket Music, and programmer Micah Frank. We're talking about a digitizer for creative sound mangling, an ancient Korg synth emulation...
Mercuriall ReAxis gives you Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp sounds in the box
30 Oct 2017 · Mercuriall Audio introduced an interesting take on modeling the Mesa/Boogie sound with ReAxis - an emulation of the Triaxis rack preamp that's based on classic Mark series circuits...
Music technology performances and workshops at We Are Robots festival
30 Oct 2017 · We Are Robots brings together an industry conference, live performances, workshops, seminars and an exhibition of future-facing music technology awesomeness in the East End from 2nd to 5th November
Korg Gadget coming to Nintendo Switch for thumb based music making
30 Oct 2017 · Game engine developers Detune who brought Korg synthesizers to the Nintendo 3DS have revealed that they are porting Korg Gadget to the Nintendo Switch hybrid console.
Boss introduces Katana 212 guitar cabinet with 2×12″ speakers and 150 Watts
30 Oct 2017 · Boss has just released a premium 2x12 speaker cabinet designed specifically for their 100 watt Katana amp head, with variable porting and plenty of grunt.
G-Sonique spotlights trap & hip-hop producers with Trap Illuminator
29 Oct 2017 · Trap Illuminator is geared towards trending trap music styles and their distinctly alarming sounds like booming bass drums, tense synth lines, gutter FX, vocal chops, and anything else that drops hard...
Details emerge of XIRID XS2 hardware sequencer to be revealed at Soundmit
29 Oct 2017 · With just a few days to go until the Italian Soundmit show XIRID have revealed more details of their XS2 hardware sequencer. Key features are things like 64 tracks and 256 steps with more to come.
Jef’s Pedal Round-up this week: Spitfire VT-1 preamp and Specular Tempus delay/reverb
29 Oct 2017 · This week we have found you a cool new UK-made all-valve preamp, overdrive and EQ - then we travelled around the globe to find you a lush new Indonesian Delay and Reverb pedal.
The Submarine Pro: A split personality for your guitar?
28 Oct 2017 · No tools, no damage, no mess. Just lots of cool extra pickup sounds for your favourite acoustic or electric six-stringed guitar. This new pickup system will give your instrument a split personality.
Gibson Neon Modern Les Paul Axcess Custom – Neon ’80s cool
27 Oct 2017 · Hot colours and ready to rock, these '80s inspired Les Paul Customs are made to turn heads and shred riffs. Are you the guitar god worthy of wielding one?
Andrew Huang nails modular synthesis in a 7 minute video
27 Oct 2017 · Prolific music and video maker Andrew Huang completely nails what modular synthesis is all about in a snappy, cool and inspirational 7 minute YouTube video to 1 million subscribers. The secret is out.
EVH 5150III 50W EL34 Head and matching 212ST Cab – with new dual controls
27 Oct 2017 · This cool new EVH amp and cab setup looks like it could be a lot of fun to play your riffs through - but you may find the new dual concentric controls a little fiddly...
Happy by Pharrell studiopack for the ROLI Noise app by new CCO
26 Oct 2017 · Pharrell Williams steps onto the board at ROLI as the Chief Creative Officer and we all get a free version of Happy to play with on our iPhones Noise app.
Believotron Wanderlust synthesizer and Witch Stick Keytar
26 Oct 2017 · Strange open source Axoloti based Wanderlust synthesizer with cool joystick control strapped to a plank of wood with a MIDI keyboard? Has to be seen to be Believotroned.
BOSS DR-01S drum machine delivers organic sounds for acoustic musicians
26 Oct 2017 · BOSS has introduced a simple, cute drum machine designed to accompaniment players of acoustic instruments with organic-sounding percussion and simple grooves to get your song moving, the DR-01S.
A&H SQ-5 and SQ-6 bring digital mixers to PC levels of power
26 Oct 2017 · Need to upgrade your old live mixer to modern standards? A&H's new SQ-5 and SQ-6 digital mixers are capable of sub-0.7ms latency and variable bit depth.