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Equipment News, Leaks and Tips
Avid Pro Tools Dock hits the streets
02 Jun 2016 · There's been a mixed reaction to the new Pro Tools Dock since it's announcement, so now we'll see what users really think as it starts to find its way into studios.
ElectroPhonic Model One: A new take on the “play anywhere” guitar?
02 Jun 2016 · A very retro-looking yet modern take on the travel guitar, this instrument is claimed to give a tube-like tone as well...
Focusrite launch Scarlett 2.0 USB audio interfaces
02 Jun 2016 · The next generation of Scarlett red boxes from Focusrite bring improvements both under the hood and on the body.
Set yourself alight with AudioGaming Le Sound AudioFire synthesizer
01 Jun 2016 · An effect plug-in that can generate the sound of a single flame, a fireside, bonfire or raging inferno: if you want to turn up the heat check out AudioFire.
SmithsonMartin set release date for Kontrol Master DAW arcade controller
01 Jun 2016 · Get button bashing with this beat-em-up style one knob Kontrol Master DAW controller from SmithsonMartin.
Inear Display gets brutal with Cruelle distortion plugin
01 Jun 2016 · When you've had enough of warmth or vintage tone add some Cruelle digitally distorted violence to your mix.
TC Electronics WireTap pedal: Capture those riffs before they disappear into the void!
31 May 2016 · Get your song ideas down quickly before they escape using this new pedal. With an accompanying smartphone App. Available on both iOS and Android this neat idea could save you from losing those precious song ...
Achtung! SyS Audio release Ton-Geraet 1 (SyS TG1) Waveform Morphing Sequence Synthesizer
31 May 2016 · The SyS TG1 is the twisted lovechild of the C64 SID chip and Yamaha DX100 synthesiser and is capable of some very strange wavemorphing bleeps and noises.
Slate Digital’s Virtual Microphone System is finally here!
30 May 2016 · Eagerly awaited since the end of last year, everyone has had their eyes on this new concept by Slate Digital. Now the first units are starting to ship.
Cog Effects Knightfall 66 and Mini 66 Overdrives: Double the dirt
30 May 2016 · Enter a new pair of boutique overdrive pedals from the UK featuring the ability to blend in a full clean tone to give your tone more definition.
Mesanovic gets active with new 2A Ribbon Microphone
30 May 2016 · This is a new, active version of their original model 2 ribbon microphone, but are the characteristics too much like a standard condenser?
Pickatto Bluetooth guitar plectrum on Indiegogo
28 May 2016 · A Fitbit for your guitar? This Bluetooth enabled guitar pick is a new concept to help players become more accurate with their plectrum technique.
Guild Guitars S-200 T-Bird – Reissue of the classic ’60s guitar
27 May 2016 · A much loved Sixties 'oddball' guitar reissued for 2016: One for all you hipsters out there, perhaps?
Dr. No Effects Motherbrain Analog Delay for the more cerebral atmospheric moments
27 May 2016 · With a plenty of references to brains, yet very little detail on the actual effect itself. Are Dr.No Effects suffering from a frontal lobotomy?
Dato DUO, a synthesizer for two to play
27 May 2016 · Launching on Kickstarter Dato DUO hope to bring people together for some face-to-face synthesizer action - get it for your kids, keep it for yourself!
Dizengoff Audio Tube DA2 Pre-amp now available. Listen here…
27 May 2016 · Looking for an affordable retro-styled valve mic pre? Listen here to the DA2 pre-amp, built in Chicago for that authentic Nashville-esque sound.
Mune – expressive electronic instrument coming to Kickstarter
26 May 2016 · Being an expressive and engaging electronic performer can be a struggle. The Mune puts you front and centre to unleash your inner exhibitionist.
D16 announce PunchBox Bass Drum Synthesizer
25 May 2016 · Some heavy sound designers have contributed to D16's PunchBox Bass Drum Synthesizer – but does it have enough to kick you over?
Top 5 Audio Interfaces for 2016
25 May 2016 · Choosing the best audio interface can be a really difficult decision. Here's our selection of the Top 5 Audio Interfaces out this year, that we recommend.
PRS Core McCarty 594 – A modern classic with vintage aspirations?
25 May 2016 · New vintage inspired version of the popular McCarty design from master guitar builder Paul Reed Smith. The 594 is a new addition to his core range of guitars, previously only available as a Private Stock ...
Avid NEXIS available now – Storage is Sexy
25 May 2016 · Billed as the first 'software-defined storage platform' for media management; I ask what exactly is the new Avid NEXIS system? Reading between the lines...
Arturia step the V Collection up to version 5
24 May 2016 · Who wouldn't like 17 classic vintage instruments in their studio? With the V Collection you virtually can.