Band Archives

Front 242: Most-used Synths, Drum Machines and Sounds

24 Feb in Synths

Front 242: The cult electronic band famous for pioneering the EBM Genre and their role in defining the sound of Industrial music.

How to sound like Red Hot Chili Peppers.

How to sound like the Red Hot Chili Peppers

20 Aug 2022 in Guitar, Live, Other, Studio

Ever wondered what makes up the Red Hot Chili Peppers sound? We check out some of the band's key members and their favourite gear picks.

Acustica Audio Smoke gives your tracks the radio sound of 50s USA

23 Mar 2022 in Deals, Studio

Acustica Audio Smoke makes your tracks sound like they were cut in the 50s USA - the coveted vintage American radio sound of the 50s.

Wavegrove Haave Plug-in: Multi-band transient shaper for USD 20

18 Feb 2022 in Studio

Haave is like an equalizer which allows for multi-band transient shaping and thus deeper interventions compared to regular transient shapers.

Positive Grid announces SPARK - Play and Jam amp system

Positive Grid Spark: A new app and speaker system for practising guitar and bass

25 Oct 2019 in Guitar

Positive Grid has launched its new Spark speaker and app system. Aimed at learners, it lets you play along to the chords of your favourite songs or to generated drum and bass tracks.

Gramotech Babylon: 48 EQ filters in one modern, colourful GBP 10 package

07 Nov 2018 in Studio

Cheap yet stylish, Babylon is a graphic equaliser with six filters, eight fully automateable filter types and a high-res spectrum analyser with two user-selectable rendering styles.

2HP MMF: A multi-mode filter in the smallest possible space

10 Oct 2018 in Synths

Where other manufacturers like to emphasise the filter cutoff with a whacking big knob, the 2HP MMF strives keep a three output multi-mode analogue filter under fine fingertip control.

TC Electronic Ditto Jam X2 Looper: Your new band member?

21 Jul 2018 in Guitar

TC Electronic has taken the world of live looping by storm in recent years and now they have designed one that can listen to the beat and follow the band live, tempo changes and all...

Waggi Pedalboards: A solid, safe, gig-worthy solution for pedal junkies?

20 May 2018 in Guitar

A new range of customisable pedalboards with a unique system of cable management, dual levels and available in three sizes, these look like a pedal junkies dream.

Frap Tools Fumana Dual 16 band filter bank for Eurorack

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Emerging from the thick fog of spectral band analysis of modulators and the re-synthesis of signals Fumana offers two 16 band filter banks in a comprehensive Eurorack module.

NAMM 2018: HeadRush FRFR-112 new high powered speaker for your modeller

23 Jan 2018 in Guitar

After last years launch of the HeadRush pedalboard amp modeller they have decided this year to follow it up with the perfect lightweight 2000-watt powered speaker.

One Man Band: Play any instrument via your electric or acoustic guitar

04 Dec 2017 in Guitar

One Man Band has a new crowdfunded bit of kit that lets you play other instruments on your guitar or generate backing tracks in several genres - either as an "upgrade" or prefitted to their guitars.

Keeley Compressor Plus effect pedal: Manhattan Compression anyone?

21 Jun 2017 in Guitar

Keeley's 2 and 4 knob compressors have been around for a while - high time for an update. The Compressor Plus has some useful new additions, including the good old 'parallel compression' trick...

TC Electronics Mimic Mini Doubler and Mypergravity Mini Compressor pedals

TC Electronics debuts Hypergravity Mini Compressor and Mimic Mini Doubler pedals

28 Apr 2017 in Guitar

When your pedalboard is filling up, you might want mini versions of these two pedals, so you can squeeze more out of your guitar - enter TC's new Hypergravity Mini Compressor and Mimic Mini Doubler.