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AKG Ara: USD 99 USB microphone tackles entry-level recording

16 Sep in Studio

AKG outs an affordable USB mic with a feature that you won't expect to find on a USD 99 mic - that's polar pattern selection.

First Look Review Arturia SQ 80 V synthesizer

Arturia SQ 80 V First Look Review: A modern salute to 8-bit Ensoniq grit

15 Sep in Deals, Studio

For their first Ensoniq emulation, Arturia chose a crowd favorite - the SQ-80. Expectations are understandably high, but does the SQ 80 V rule?

Korneff Audio Micro Digital Reverberator: 80s budget reverbs for your DAW

06 Sep in Studio

Korneff Audio is bringing back the iconic budget reverbs of the late 80s with the Micro Digital Reverberator plug-in. Just select a preset and you're good to go.

Best free plug-ins this week: Blocks, SL473 and OS-251

05 Sep in Studio

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins features two unique software synthesizers and an emulation of a vintage vinyl cutting compressor.

Faselunare Vega: 4 voice Eurorack drum module

03 Sep in Synths

Previewing at Superbooth 21, Vega is the first release from Faselunare and offers 4 identical digital drum voices in a colourful 6HP module.

Gotharman’s Urano: Modular Synthesizer in a box

30 Aug in Synths

Urano contains a large range of digital modules for building into 8 parts of sound and modulation using samples, wavetables and virtual analog through digital and analogue filters.

Sound Objects GEK.KON digital lo-fi monosynth

16 Aug in Synths

Modular Moon's Anna "Tulpa Dusha" Martinova introduces us to Gek.kon the latest collaboration with Russian synth makers Sound Objects.

Erica Synths LXR-02 Desktop Drum Synthesizer – updated with video!

30 Jun in Synths

Sweetwater gets an exclusive look at the 6-channel LXR-02 digital drum synthesizer from Erica Synths and Sonic Potions but forgets to tell anyone.

Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Deluxe: Analogue delay with digital control

18 Jun in Guitar

The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Deluxe offers great-sounding BBD delays with modern-day digital control, making it a super versatile delay pedal.

Plinky: 8-Voice Synthesizer plastered in icons and full of fragility

04 Jun in Synths

Plinky is a playfully melancholic polyphonic synthesizer in Eurorack or desktop form that wears its fragility in a touchable interface.

Alesis pulls out all the stops for the Prestige Series Digital Pianos

25 May in Synths

The Prestige and Prestige Artist digital pianos come with best-in-class sounds and graded-hammer action keys. Is this the most authentic affordable piano yet?

Roland Cloud models the iconic JD-800 cyber-synth, free trial during March

03 Mar in Synths

Roland releases the JD-800 Model Expansion for Zenology and Jupiter-X/Xm. You can try it out until the end of the month absolutely free.

Monster “Machin” coming from Baloran

19 Feb in Synths

Baloran, the makers of The River analog polysynth is working on a new monster synthesizer they are called "The Machin". The Machin It's very much a work in progress but Laurent Baloran can't hide his delight ...