Equipment News, Leaks and Tips

Gibson Gary Clark Jr. Signature SG in Vintage Cherry!

13 Mar 2018 · Gary Clark Jr has a great taste in SGs and his signature model is now available in a very traditional Vintage Cherry finish, which is handy as the last version in yellow sold out worldwide.

Get Overloud’s new EQ550 plug-in for free until March 18!

13 Mar 2018 · Known for its emulations of guitar and analog gear, developer Overloud released EQ550 — a modern recreation of an API equalizer that's being given away for free. Until March 18, EQ550 won't cost a thing!

Key Control: Scale and key quantiser for your MIDI controller

12 Mar 2018 · Key Control is a little box that will transpose and scale your MIDI keyboard with the turn of a knob. 12 scales are on offer with automatic chord generation.

The Xcalibur JC preamp is your chance to own a piece of Sunset Studio gear

12 Mar 2018 · Boutique gear maker Sonic Farm introduced an interesting hardware pre-amp — the Xcalibur JC. Based on the original Xcalibur pre-amp, the JC bears its name because it was designed in tandem with Joe ...

MECHANISM: an artisan Eurorack case with on-board tools and utilities

12 Mar 2018 · Out of Japan comes MECHANISM, a creative and innovative Eurorack case with a 1U strip of built-in tools and utilities. Check out the twin joysticks plus, LFOs, VCAs, Sample & Hold and CV processors.

SKNote Roundtone 4 tape saturator announced with new effects and features

12 Mar 2018 · Developer SKNote announced version 4 of its Roundtone Tape Machine & Delay plug-in. Version 4 comes with a revamped interface and important new features, such as continuous tape speed control, etc.

Are Analog Obsession’s Harqules and Varimoon plug-ins worth the premium price?

11 Mar 2018 · Analog Obsession has released two — you guessed it — analog emulations. Harqules and VariMoon, an equalizer and compressor, look great and all. But with prices starting at USD 199... Wow!

Best free plug-ins this week: AdHd Leveller, DLYM delay and Temper distortion

11 Mar 2018 · Welcome back to our weekly round-up of excellent plug-ins you can have for free! This week, we've got the AdHd Leveling Tool, DLYM Delay Modulator and Temper Phase Distortion at your disposal!

Fender’s “Roasted Earth”: A reply to the PRS Silver Sky!

11 Mar 2018 · Images have surfaced of a new guitar by Fender - the "Roasted Earth"! This reply to the Silver Sky has it all: two humbuckers, a tremolo system and a funky reverse headstock. It's too good to be true!

Noise Engineering announce Bin Seq and Clep Diaz ready to go

11 Mar 2018 · Two of the modules Noise Engineering launched at NAMM are now available. Bin Seq is an on-the-fly rhythm generator while Clep Diaz generates clocked modulation sequences.

EvenMidi Pitchy lets you get more out of your Eventide H9 or Digitech Whammy

11 Mar 2018 · If you want even more control over your Digitech Whammy or an Eventide H9 pedal, the Pitchy is a great way to coax more from both - and it is well priced too!

This rompler delivers sounds inspired by Kraftwerk’s timeless classics

11 Mar 2018 · Inspired by the timeless sounds of German electro-pioneers Kraftwerk, LoopLords created and released Kraft Sounds. This is a rompler that features 84 sounds emulating the band's synth-driven style.

The Mad Professor floats off into space – with the Kosmos reverb pedal

10 Mar 2018 · This little blue box manages to squeeze 11 different time-based effects into its tiny frame, not unlike Dr Who's TARDIS. But will it travel the cosmos in style or take you on a random journey?

Crazy8 Beats is now available for rhythm and sequencing fun times

09 Mar 2018 · A desktop beat making machine with 8 tracks of CV and trigger, two ports of 8 tracks of MIDI and a ton of probability in a neat and desperately cool looking box. You can even stick it in your Eurorack.

Heard the “Yamaha buying Gibson” rumour? Here’s why that would make sense.

09 Mar 2018 · The rumour mill says Gibson is about to be bought out - by a Chinese consortium, by Yamaha, by the Tooth Fairy, depending on who you believe. Gibson needs Yamaha - or someone like them - to step in.

Dr No Effects’ Colossus pedal: The art (deco) of octave fuzz and gritty boost

09 Mar 2018 · Sure, it may look pretty. But this box can get ugly. In the way you want an octave fuzz and booster to react. when the lights are low this thing can get downright filthy and possibly inspire riffs to match

Pink2 by Acustica Audio with new audio engine and six analogue-esque plug-ins

08 Mar 2018 · After its badass Azure EQ, Acustica Audio has just announced Pink 2, a plug-in suite based on late 60's American hardware and the first release to use its Core 12 modelling tech.

Sound Dеvices MixPre-10M hybrid USB audio interface and mobile recorder

08 Mar 2018 · Sound Devices has a new addition to its MixPre series of interface/portable recorder hybrids: the MixPre 10M. A musician-focused device, it lets users record and mix up to 12 audio tracks.

Tracktion’s affordable multi-platform Waveform 9 DAW with new instruments

08 Mar 2018 · A major update, version 9 includes enough additions to justify the upgrade for many users. Tracktion's goal with Waveform 9 isn't being the next Pro Tools, but rather to "empower" musicians.

Wave at your gear with this finger based MIDI controller jewelry

07 Mar 2018 · Wave is a ring fueled by movement and spews data over Bluetooth to control all your MIDI gear. It tracks the tilt, pan and roll of your hand and tap triggers. Plus there's a Eurorack module to translate it to ...

Deal: Get a free gooseneck mic with your IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O 25

07 Mar 2018 · Been eyeing an iRig Keys I/O? If IK's MIDI controller and interface is something you're interested in, now may be a good time to splurge as the Italian maker is a giving away a free gooseneck mic.

PolySpaze: polyphonic and multi-timbral synthesizer and sampler (update)

07 Mar 2018 · 8 oscillators generating 4 voices through 8 filters, 22 minutes of sampling, a huge effects section and multi-timbral sequencing. The PolySpaze sounds impressive and now has a new preset bank.

Boom Library deploys Enforcer, a kick drum enhancer and bass synth plug-in

06 Mar 2018 · Enforcer is geared towards chasers of hard-hitting sounds that sound big and ugly in just the right way. It has a rad user interface styled in orange, and is a well-endowed bass synth, too.

Is Behringer making a Sequential Circuits Pro One clone?

06 Mar 2018 · Behringer drop another teasing naked PCB image into their Facebook feed and the general consensus is that it's a clone of the Sequential Circuits Pro One. What do you think?