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Free Softube plug-in: Dirty Tape, for when tape’s too clean

25 Jan 2022 in Studio

Free for a week, Dirty Tape is a simple and effective plug-in to conjure tape drive, hiss and dirt for audio and instrument tracks.

W.A. Production Satyrus: 8 distortion types for your noise experiments

28 May 2021 in Deals, Studio

Satyrus, a distortion plug-in with 8 types of the stuff and a clean, sleek user interface that you can grab for just USD 8! That's a dollar per distortion...

NAMM 2020: Boss Katana-Artist MKII 100-watt combo

15 Jan 2020 in Guitar

The new flagship Boss Katana-Artist MKII 100-watt combo packs in even more features than its predecessor and has enough power to handle stage work with its custom Waza 12-inch speaker.

Hughes % Kettner Black Spirit 200 floor pedal amp

Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 FLOOR: An amp-in-a-pedal that packs in the features

25 Sep 2019 in Guitar

The latest Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 FLOOR packs in a 200-Watt power amp, four channels, digital effects, FX loop, pre-FX loop, a built-in Red Box AE+ and an IEM mixer. Wow.

Yamaha THR-II Series - New desktop amp range

Yamaha THR-II Series: A new generation of a successful desktop amp

19 Sep 2019 in Guitar

So V1 was already pretty good... Now Yamaha has added new goodies to the THR series. V2 covers the desktop 10-30W range and adds Bluetooth, lots of amp models, a mobile editor and other neat stuff.

Neural DSP Archetype Nolly: A new Djent virtual amp and effects plugin

26 Aug 2019 in Guitar, Studio

Adam "Nolly" Getgood is one of the pioneers of Djent and this new software package captures his own amp collection and gives you all you need to make tight, clean modern metal guitar tones in one software ...

Brainworx Diezel Herbert plugin without the need for any DSP

Brainworx Diezel Herbert amp modelling plugin goes native

11 Aug 2019 in Guitar, Studio

The new Brainworx Diezel Herbert plugin gives you a modern three channel virtual guitar amp emulation. With Impulse Responses and all the perfect effects for a high gain amp head.

Blackstar amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps

Blackstar launches ultra-compact amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps

12 Jul 2019 in Guitar

The new Blackstar amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps seek to make practise more fun for guitar and bass players. Both units have unique features aimed at either guitar or bass playing.

Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200: “The largest-sounding combo ever produced”?

19 Jun 2019 in Guitar

The new Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 combo is feature packed 200-Watt solid state amp with all the modern features you could hope for. But will players warm to its transistor based tones?

Keeley DDR Drive Delay Reverb: A Swiss Army knife effect pedal?

23 May 2019 in Guitar

The latest Keeley effects pedal claims to be the "the only pedal you may ever need" for guitarists. But will the new DDR Delay Drive Reverb have enough tones to earn that title?

Neural DSP releases Archetype amp modelling plugin with help from Plini

18 Apr 2019 in Guitar, Studio

Neural DSP has released a new virtual amp modelling plug-in, Archetype, built with help from Australian guitar virtuoso Plini that might have what it takes to stand out in a crowded market.

Coma Reactor: a crunchy delay module that fractures consciousness

09 Nov 2018 in Synths

Animal Factory Amplification wants to bring a nasty, fractured delay module to your Eurorack. Coma Reactor will warble, spit and make you seasick in delightfully crunchy ways. Updated with sound demo.

Ellistronics Panic Voice Data-Distort Oscillator screams into life

10 Jul 2018 in Synths

Chewed out of the brain of a deranged digital distortion field the Panic Voice Data-Distort Oscillator will destroy your love of music and the lives of your children.

Boss Katana-Air: A wireless wonder amp?

09 Jan 2018 in Guitar

The latest desktop guitar amp from Boss is the new Katana-Air:, a completely wireless amp with quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Could this new practise amp make you ditch your cables?

Subdecay Vector Preamp: Feel Good Hit of The Summer?

19 Aug 2017 in Guitar

With 4 Overdrive Channels, 3 Fuzz Channels and 4 Distortion Channels the Vector uses digital control and a fully analogue signal path to achieve its variety.