Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Top 5 mini synth stocking fillers under £100
24 Nov 2016 · What better thing to find in your stocking on Christmas morning than a fabulous little mini synth? Guaranteed to distract you from all the business of preparing food or talking to relatives. Why watch the ...
Fender Pro USA Series Leak: New offsets, Strats and Teles to launch at NAMM
23 Nov 2016 · The cat is out of the bag and it would appear that Fender's 2017 line-up is going to be a strong one!
Waves get their Wurlitzer on with the Electric 200 Piano
23 Nov 2016 · The second piano from Waves doesn't disappoint. The Electric 200 Piano another classic of Wurlitzer goodness.
Phone-Home: Lo-fi xylophone madness, anyone?
23 Nov 2016 · Is that a xylophone? No, it's an awesome sampling, looping, pitch shifting, delay reflecting Phone-Home Xylophone for the musician who has everything.
PushPull: Make yourself a radical electro-accordion
23 Nov 2016 · Release your inner electro pirate with the PushPull sound shaping squeezebox you can make yourself now the project has become open source.
Cyber Monday/Week Deals still on!
23 Nov 2016 · It's that time of year again, and there are some very hefty discounts on great gear - if you know where to look! We point you to some of the best Black Friday discounts around.
KHDK Electronics’ Dark Blood pedal: Damn it, Hammett, it’s pure evil!
23 Nov 2016 · The Metallica guitarist's new distortion pedal is aimed squarely at those after a huge, heavy guitar sound. All you seekers of crushing riffs may well want to check this one out!
Will the Chandler Abbey Road REDD redefine the microphone?
22 Nov 2016 · Chandler and Abbey Road join forces to develop a microphone with the EMI badge: the REDD Microphone - and have come up with a truly exciting product.
Melodyne 4.1 brings better ARA integration and new features
22 Nov 2016 · A point update to Melodyne makes ARA integration everything it should have been and all the more reason to switch to a supporting DAW
Blind Dog’s Shepherd: Generic look but unique sounds
22 Nov 2016 · Serious synthesis and proper sound design lie behind Blind Dog Design's dull looking Shepherd. But with sounds designed by the likes of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith you know it's going to be interesting.
Dwarfcraft Devices revisit two fuzz pedals: Baby Thunder and SheFuzz
21 Nov 2016 · These two new versions of popular fuzz pedals from the company's back catalogue are offered in a new smaller enclosure - check out these 'gnarly' new fuzz boxes!
The Putney iVCS3 version 2 sneak preview
21 Nov 2016 · Alessandro Petrolati's iOS emulation of the EMS VCS3 is about to get to a new version. Here's a sneak preview of iVCS3 2.
Modal CRAFTsynth: a cute, cheap mono-synth you build yourself
21 Nov 2016 · CRAFTsynth is a cool looking digital monophonic synthesizer that comes in an easy to assemble DIY kit. It's cute and should probably be on your Christmas list.
Eowave Domino bass synthesizer now available for Eurorack
21 Nov 2016 · Eowave have crammed their TB-303 clone Domino into a 10HP Eurorack space and we now have all the details.
Blackstar ID:Core V2 guitar amps: An ideal Christmas gift?
21 Nov 2016 · If you are looking for a versatile guitar amp for home use with the flexibility to achieve a variety of sounds, then the ID:Core V2 range could just be what you need.
PRS 2017 Line-up: Cool new updates for the USA models
20 Nov 2016 · PRS seem to have done their very best to improve these for 2017 - you should definitely check them out if you like a well-made guitar!
Gibson Mark Knopfler Custom Shop ’58 Les Paul – Dire or amazing?
20 Nov 2016 · The Dire Straits guitar legend gets a beautiful yet very limited signature model based upon his own original '58 Les Paul. Money for nothing? Not with this price tag.
UA announces new ‘flagship’ Ultimate 5 software package
20 Nov 2016 · Something seems very dated here. There feels like a lot of marketing hot air involved here. What we need are updated DSP solutions. Maybe NAMM next year?
Budget guitar recording, Pt. 3: Recording your guitar amp
19 Nov 2016 · This week I cover some microphone techniques and share my love for small guitar amps!
New Sontronics ‘Mercury’ valve mic spotted!
18 Nov 2016 · Our roving reporter caught up with the team from Sontronics at MPX 2016 today, and look what was on the corner of their stand! More to follow about 'Mercury' soon.
MiniLab MkII: Same but different MIDI controller from Arturia
18 Nov 2016 · The MiniLab MkII is a small upgrade to the MkI bringing better keys, more advanced pads and some clickable encoders. Shame the wooden cheeks have gone.
‘Mastering by presets’ with iZotope’s Ozone 7 Elements
18 Nov 2016 · Love it or hate it, Ozone 7 Elements is here offering 'mastering by presets'. Are iZotope milking their reputation, or should we all be thankful?