Equipment news, leaks and tips
One knob to rule them all
18 Apr 2016 · Don't let the professionals tell you that mixing is hard - all you need to do is dial in some Charisma from my signature edition MixFixer plug-in.
Plugins for knobs
17 Apr 2016 · How many more 'one-knob' style plugins do we need? Who needs a professional anyway? Check out my latest 'Perfectizer' plugin!
New ‘un-hyped’ Aurora studio condenser mic from Roswell Pro Audio
17 Apr 2016 · Roswell are a new and interesting microphone manufacturer, built on plenty of R&D. Here's their latest offering, which seems to be a well-built all-rounder.
Musikmesse 2016: The present and future of Europe’s biggest MI trade show
16 Apr 2016 · Musikmesse 2016 turned out to have a few highlights, as well as a few, well, lowlights. What was it like wandering around the show, and what future does Musikmesse have in the internet age? Our very own ...
Fender Custom Shop Gary Moore Stratocaster – May 20th?
16 Apr 2016 · The plot thickens. It appeared briefly on Facebook and Twitter, has been pulled again and now there is nothing to be seen anywhere. So, Fender, where is this fabled Gary Moore Stratocaster?
Audiority add new ‘Shimmer’ effect to updated Polaris Reverb Plugin
15 Apr 2016 · Audiority updates Polaris echo/reverb plugin to v1.1 bringing some creative new features alongside the usual bug fixes.
Ibanez Artcore and Artstar Vintage range of hollow-bodied distressed guitars and basses
15 Apr 2016 · The new for 2016 Ibanez Artcore Vintage range of distressed semi-hollow guitars and basses will definitely divide opinion. This new series includes heavily 'aged' instruments made to look very used indeed.
Dynaudio’s LYD Personal Monitors: Room for reservations?
15 Apr 2016 · The highly acclaimed professional monitor company release new 'personal' monitor range, but what's going on inside?
World Famous Jensen Transformers release new ISO-MAX DI Boxes
14 Apr 2016 · Four new passive DI boxes are added to Jensen's ISO-MAX range and feature "internal Faraday shielding", converting any Hi-Z input to balanced mic level.
Waves eliminate feedback with the X-FDBK plug-in
14 Apr 2016 · Put yourself out of a job with Waves automatic feedback eliminator and turn everything up to 11.
Musikmesse 2016: Mooer Devin Townsend Ocean Machine Delay and Reverb pedal
14 Apr 2016 · This pedal looks like it could be a groundbreaking ambient effect unit, developed with the legendary guitar player and one time wearer of the almost as legendary skullet!
Echopark Dual-Harmonic Boost pedal
14 Apr 2016 · A new high quality boutique dual pedal for boosting you guitar signal. Based on a '70s classic and a boutique modern boost.
Top of the line AKG K872 Headphones released at Musikmesse 2016
13 Apr 2016 · These new headphones from AKG offer a closed-back solution, drawing on the success their top model, the K812.
HOFA gives us a new balancing act with the 4U+ DynamicTiltEQ
13 Apr 2016 · Lean it to the left or lean it to the right for some instant tonal gratification, and it's free (mostly).
Molecular Bytes announce AtomicTransient for tooling polyphonic transients
13 Apr 2016 · Teasing a tool for transient reshaping and envelope overwriting - we need more information!
We say farewell to Zenon Schoepe (of Resolution magazine)
12 Apr 2016 · This news comes as a shock to many as he was seen only last week at Musikmesse. Zenon was a strong figure in our industry and will be greatly missed.
Audiothing release Speaker to overdrive your audio
12 Apr 2016 · Need to sound like you're coming out of that Fisher Price radio you had as a kid then this is what you need.
Mooer Reverie Chorus and Reverb: two new twin pedals
12 Apr 2016 · New for 2016: the Reverie series of twin pedals pack a lot of features into a fairly small format, and could be a good way of cramming a lot of effects onto a crowded pedalboard.
Gibson 2016 Limited Edition lineup
12 Apr 2016 · The 2016 Limited Edition guitars are all now released and there are some really cool, interesting looking guitars. Some old favourites have returned as well.
Here’s a surprising find from Musikmesse last week: DMSD Decouplers
11 Apr 2016 · This has caught my attention: a set of decouplers for studio monitors that appear to be highly effective. Hear for yourself!
Musikmesse 2016: Pioneer DJ expand HRM studio headphone range
10 Apr 2016 · Drawing on their previous release of the HRM-7's, Pioneer release the HRM-5 and HRM-6 studio monitor headphones.
Musikmesse 2016: Audionamix extracts vocals with ADX Trax Pro 3
09 Apr 2016 · No, it's not for Karaoke, it's for the serious business of processing vocals after the track has already been mixed and delivered.