The new Drawmer 1972 is a versatile dual-channel mic, line, and instrument preamp with many useful extras like filters and an upward expander.
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This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins features a cool sequenced synth, a unique drum machine and a useful waveshaper. Here’s Movementron, Off-Grid and Shape.
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In my view, Casper Electronics and Bastl Instruments bring out the best in each other. This latest collaboration called Wave is a wave folding drone mixer.
Gibson has lost its Firebird guitar body shape trademark across the EU after a legal decision that echoes a previous one stripping Gibson of its Flying V trademark. Ouch.
FoxGear pedals Multitune polyphonic tuner claims it can make guitar tuning easier for players using open tunings, as it can easily display sharps and flats in realtime.
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DPW was showing their newly released MÖG D-2 4-band distortion and SH-1 Spectral Enhancer at Synthfest this year where you can plug your guitar into one and shape the harmonics and transients in the other.
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Gibson has now officially responded to the whole trademark infringement case with Dean Guitars and you can read the full statement here.
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Gibson has lost their Flying V trademark case in European courts. The court has stated that the US company just waited far too long to act.
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Walrus Audio has produced a new V2 of its Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo from 2017, with new expression control and improved responses. Plus now it's smaller!
fourMatice CONTOURS is a versatile four envelope phase generator that can create interesting curves and low-frequency oscillations that go on for hours.
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Adventure Audio's new Glacial Zenith II is available now to pre-order. It folds a set of three handy effects into one climate-themed effects pedal, including EQ, boost and drive sections.
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It's not Reason, not even a compact version - Reason Compact is the excellent Europa synthesizer in an iPhone form factor with smart keyboard and arpeggiator. It's a synth - don't be confused by the name.
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We first saw the Quad LFO at NAMM but didn't realise that you could record 16 steps of parameter automation. You can also distort the waveforms, change the phase and attenuate the output. It's full of ...
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QD gives 4 channels of sample or modelled drum sounds with shaping controls, metering, internal mixing, muting and panning. Ideal companion to the Euclidean Circles or any other trigger sequencer.
Zadar uses deformable vector shapes to generate hundreds of different and manipulable envelopes across 4 channels of CV modulation goodness. This is no ADSR.
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ALAK rolls out patterns based on shapes rotating through a wheel of 16 LEDs to mess with 4 channels of Eurorack sound or modulation in a simple and effective module.
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If your regular LFO is not cutting it then maybe it's time to throw a Wobbler into your Eurorack. An Advanced LFO with physically modelled shapes, phase modulation and cool lights.
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A complete modular synthesizer with 9 generators, 12-voices, 500 waveforms and a wonderfully playful illuminated surface of interactivity - if you're a believer in synthesis then checkout FaithState.
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The Somnium Guitar range takes many shapes and forms, but is essentially one guitar at heart.
This new analogue tremolo has full digital control via a simple control layout and looks like a lot of fun. If you love a bit of wobble, then you should catch this wave.