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Nave Polymorph analog synthesizer built from Polivoks schematics

A new analog synthesizer based on the Soviet Polivoks with a name suggesting polyphony. But the Polymorph is more likely to be duophonic and is heading for release in February.

Top 5 Boutique Fuzz Pedals of 2018 by Mr Black, ZVex, Beetronics, KHDK, Earthquaker

It is that time of year again, the one where I get to share my favourite boutique dirt boxes and explain why I believe you should be hunting them down to add to your fuzzy sonic palette.

FamilyTool – an extension to the Mother-32, DFAM or any semi-modular

FamilyTool is a 20hp box that adds passive functionality to your patchable synths with a mult, attenuators and a bunch of mixers. With some stretch goal power it could also be a little Eurorack box.

The History Of Distortion: “LOUD IS MORE GOOD”

From Howlin' Wolf to the Rolling Stones, guitarists learnt decades ago that distortion was their best friend. JHS Pedals has made a neat video that shows us how it all began.

Whatever happened to these synths promised in 2018?

Many products promised for 2018 didn't materialise. Did they vanish without a trace or are just taking longer than they hoped. We dug into our favourite missing synths of 2018 to find out.

Barefaced GX Guitar Cabs: The best of open- and closed-back cab designs?

Barefaced says its two new 1x10" GX guitar cabinets give us the best of open- and closed-back designs in one guitar cab design, and provide the power of a 2x10" cab - bold claims indeed!

Positive Grid Bias Amp 2 LE – Free until Boxing Day!

Looking for some new virtual guitar amps and cabinets? Positive Grid has a special Christmas give-away this year, offering its Bias Amp 2 LE software bundle for free for a limited time.

Joyo R-08 Cab Box IR Loader: The best value IR cab pedal on the market?

Joyo's new R-08 Cab Box is a guitar cabinet emulator with lots of built-in virtual cabs and amps, a big screen - and lets you load your own IRs. And all that for under GBP 200!

Fuzz + Reverb + Delay + Mod = Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

French upstarts Collision Devices' have launched the Black Hole Symmetry pedal, a unique take on some classic guitars pedal effects combined into one very interesting and creative package.

Nektar BOLT Harmonics Synthesizer takes us by surprise

BOLT offers a different approach to synthesis. It builds overtones with the structure of the oscillator with full or odd harmonics, inverted or deeply embedded and then modulates the heck out of itself.

Polyphenom: Dreamily hypnotic hybrid synthesizer that will synthesize your soul

Polyphenom combines additive and subtractive synthesis in the hope of it adding up to something awesome. It certainly pulls off the dreaminess of additive and the power of subtractive in one neat package.

Complex-1: front patching Modular Synthesizer for Propellerhead Reason

Reason is the modular workstation we didn't realise we had. Complex-1 literally brings all that patching to the fore with a sublime modular synthesizer Rack Extension with both West and East coast flavours.

Joyo O.M.B – A One Man Band with looper and drum pattern generator!

Joyo carries on its determined assault on the cheaper end of the pedal market with the O.M.B., a looper pedal for combining overdubs with drum patterns to create your own sounds and song ideas.

Korg Prologue V1.30 fixes the annoying tuning instability

After months of complaints from Prologue users Korg finally steps up and deals with the oscillator tuning issues on their hybrid polyphonic synthesizer

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: YouTube guitar medley celebrates 20th Anniversary

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is 20 years old! To celebrate this computer game milestone, guitarist and YouTuber Gerry Trevino has turned the game score into a guitar medley.

Prok Drums: Mighty Morphing virtual analog DSP drum module kits

A Bassdrum, Snare, Hi-Hat and Clap in four DIY modules that use DSP based virtual analog as their sound source and let you morph through the synthesis parameters in XY 2D. Very cool kits.

Dirty Haggard Audio DH-2 Death Fuzz: An improved Shin-ei Companion FY-2?

New Portland, Oregon based pedal company Dirty Haggard Audio have updated and improved an old classic Japanese fuzz circuit and named it the DH-2 Death Fuzz.

SampleTank 4 unveiled with 8,000 sounds and a new sound engine

A whopping great big update to the original software sample library workstation. SampleTank 4 has 5 times the content, a redesigned sound engine, mixer, editing and grooving.

Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb: Glacial ambience for the adventurous

The new Ice Caves Ambient Reverb pedal is an Arctic-themed take on reverb pedals with a unique set of parameters for those that like to get more experimental with their 'verb. Frosty!

Arturia Pigments: a swirling polyrhythmic, modulating and randomising mega-synth

Arturia has dropped Pigments, a visually enticing mega-synth that takes modulation, randomisation and probability to some very interesting places. Get your first in-depth look here!

DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade

More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.

Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal

Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.

Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time

Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.

Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer

You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular