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Mercuriall Audio Software new guitar amp sim Spark – Ignite your tone
19 Sep 2016 · The Russian software company are announcing their soon to be released 'virtual' Marshall amp software collection and it sounds like one to watch out for.
ES-8 USB Audio Interface for Eurorack
19 Sep 2016 · Expert Sleepers are releasing a 12in 16out USB audio interface in a Eurorack module. The ES-8 will be released on the 1st October at Synthfest.
Top 5 free mixing plug-ins in 2016
18 Sep 2016 · With so many free plug-ins available, we take a look at some of the hottest free mixing plug-ins released this year... so far!
Fret-King Black Label Elise ‘GG’ Gordon Giltrap MKII guitar – Enhanced & Updated
17 Sep 2016 · This new version of the signature guitar brings some subtle updates and a new pickup combination.
Android – Why is it still so crap for making music?
17 Sep 2016 · If you are a musician and an Android smartphone user I guarantee that at some point you've looked at what's on offer and thought - 'If only I had an iPhone'.
Mackie announce XR Series Studio Monitors
17 Sep 2016 · Priced just under Mackie's HR Mk2's, the XR Series read similar on paper. They certainly look better, so will these become the new favourites from Mackie?
Better mixes, automatically? iZotope’s FREE Neutrino
16 Sep 2016 · Can a plug-in really make your mixes automatically more spacious and detailed? Well iZotope think so with their new Spectral Shaping Plug-in 'Neutrino'.
Fredric Effects Accomplished Badger – A Germanium Boost to add to your set
16 Sep 2016 · This two-stage pre-amp, boost pedal is a simple yet clever little germanium based design that can be either sweet or dirty depending on how you set it.
Mutable Instruments Ears pull sound into modular
15 Sep 2016 · A contact microphone and amplifier bring any sound or vibration into your modular system - just start tapping, scratching and fiddling and the Ears will hear it, amp it and patch it.
IK Multimedia iRig HD 2 – Ready for the Apple iPhone 7 launch!
15 Sep 2016 · An Apple iPhone 7 and one of these could mean you have a fully-fledged guitar recording studio in your pocket. Plus, it has a headphone socket as well!
EarthQuaker Devices Transmisser – Endless ethereal reverberator pedal
15 Sep 2016 · A really interesting organic pedal that can push the boundaries of space and time, take a trip into unexplored regions of the cosmos with this little box.
Gibson Limited Edition Pete Townshend Gold Top ’76 Les Paul – Who?
15 Sep 2016 · The original guitar was smashed to smithereens at a live show by The Who and now live in pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum. You can buy it's recreation, of course you may have to be of a certain ...
Lehle RMI Basswitch Dual Band Compressor pedal – Tight Bass tones
15 Sep 2016 · The new Lehle RMI Basswitch Dual Band Compressor pedal has been specifically designed to place studio quality compression into a pedal format and exclusively for bass guitars. With two studio quality ...
EastWest upgrade their “Play” engine
15 Sep 2016 · Version 5 of EastWest's sample streaming interface Play brings better performance and a goodie bag of free stuff for all users
Ibanez Steve Vai JEM77WDP Premium – Steam Punk Shredder
14 Sep 2016 · Mr Vai gets all steampunk with this year's JEM design, this new model for 2016 has some unique features and a very different body wood combination when compared to previous models.
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah pedal – a more traditional wah from EHX at last!
14 Sep 2016 · The new Wailer Wah is designed to give you great wah sounds and on a budget, plus this time you can actually cock it!
Peavey Robert Randolph Signature PowerSlide guitar – Looks like a spaceship!
14 Sep 2016 · This new signature model portable slide guitar looks like a Klingon's sword crossed with a space aged shovel. But what does it sound like?
Output releases Substance: a bass engine
14 Sep 2016 · A completely new sound engine from Output focusing on that big bottom end - but does it have any Substance?
Reason 9.1 supports Ableton Link
14 Sep 2016 · Propellerhead release Reason 9.1 that includes full Ableton Link support for multiple computer, laptop and iOS synchronisation
Slate Raven MTi2 now works on Pro Tools for Windows
14 Sep 2016 · After donkeys years in development Slate manages to pull out Windows support for Pro Tools on the Raven MTi2
Lifeforms Percussion Sequencer module from Pittsburgh Modular
14 Sep 2016 · The Lifeforms Percussion Sequencer makes beats and patterns out of incoming audio signals - video now available!
TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler – For when you need more riff
13 Sep 2016 · This new effect seeks to recreate the sounds you can get in a recording studio by double tracking. One for all you hard rock and metal players, as it can hopefully give you a wall of sound live!