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NAMM 2019 Preview: The Latest News, Leaks and Rumours
The Winter NAMM Show 2019 hasn't even started yet but we're already seeing plenty of news, leaks and rumours about hot new gear - catch up with our Winter NAMM Preview coverage.
Black Friday: The hottest audio gear deals – and where to find them!
16 Nov 2018 in Other
It's getting cold (in the northern hemisphere) - that can only mean that audio gear makers are offering silly discounts on their products. Here's a list of the best offers and hottest deals.
KT66 vs. EL34 Tube Shoot-Out: Can you hear the difference?
11 Nov 2018 in Guitar
We do love us a good guitar tone shoot-out at gearnews. YouTuber Johan Segeborn has done a neat little video contrasting the sound of the KT66 tube with that of the EL34. Which do you prefer?
Thomann #PracticeRoomDays Contest: Win upgrades for your rehearsal space
Terrible acoustics, no one can hear themselves and the beer's always warm. Sound familiar? Pimp your rehearsal room with gear won in thomann's #PracticeRoomDays contest.
#MyEpicMusicStory Contest: Your chance to win a €200 voucher at thomann
13 Oct 2018 in Other
Online music gear retailer thomann is running an interestingly themed competition, #MyEpicMusicStory, with a main prize worth grasping for: a €200 voucher you can cash in on its online shop.
Ozone 8 Elements: How to get it for free (well, almost…)
16 Sep 2018 in Studio
Fed up with emails flogging "great deals" on software? This one is worth checking out: Ozone Elements 8 is going for (nearly) nothing, that's USD 129 off. Just spend $1 and give them your data.
Cover of Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” produced in a VR studio
If you're a musician and VR enthusiast you're going to love this video: a song produced completely in virtual reality. But is VR music production the next big thing?
TC6000 vs. Bricasti vs. Altiverb vs. Valhalla vs. FabFilter vs. Lexicon vs. R2 vs. Logic Chroma
28 Jul 2018 in Studio
We do love a good product shoot-out at gearnews.com - and here are 8 reverbs from very different price points pitted against each other in a Reverb World Cup - watch out for the dark horse!
Steinberg Dorico scoring suite reaches version 2, available in two versions
02 Jun 2018 in Other
The new version of Steinberg's scoring software Dorico is now offered in two versions, Pro and Elements, the latter being priced for the amateur and entry-level market.
Bones, mannequins, toilet seats: The weirdest guitars you’ve never seen!
27 May 2018 in Guitar
Shane, presenter of the In The Blues YouTube channel has a video presenting some of the more, shall we say, remarkable guitars out there. Some of these you will not believe.
Superbooth18: Special Rolling Report
Get all the latest news and rumours from Berlin's Superbooth 2018 event! Be it stand-alone synths, Eurorack modules or other digital music production gear, keep up to date here.Musikmesse 2018 Rolling Report: All The latest news from Frankfurt
11 Apr 2018 in
Musikmesse 2018 is well under way, and although the show has got a lot smaller overall over the last few years, we nosed around and managed to dig up some nice bits of gear for your perusal.
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Musikmesse 2018: Hiwatt turn up the volume with DR401 400 W Bass Top
11 Apr 2018 in Guitar
Hiwatt has chosen Musikmesse 2018 to launch the DR401, a full-on 400 W bass amp head built at its Custom Shop facility in Doncaster, England, incorporating a total of 12 valves!
Musikmesse 2018: AMT intros 5 mini-format tube preamp and drive pedals
11 Apr 2018 in Guitar
Siberia's AMT Electronics has a new set of 5 "Blocks", tube-powered overdrive/preamp pedals - in a mini-sized enclosure - with future plans to launch a modular pedalboard system.
Moog and ROLI to launch Memorymoog and Seaboard ‘frankensynth’!
01 Apr 2018 in Synths
We've just received an image of a new synth apparently being built by ROLI and Moog, looking like a hybrid of the Memorymoog and the ROLI Seaboard! So, how much would you pay for this thing?
Know your Apple gear? Can you write about it? We want to hear from you.
28 Feb 2018 in Other
You're a musician or producer. You can write. And you live and breathe Apple hardware, including Macbook Pros, iMacs, iOS gear, the whole lot. We're hiring. So stop wasting time reading this and get in touch.
NAMM 2018: Rupert Neve Designs RMP-D8 8-channel remote control Dante mic preamp
26 Jan 2018 in Live
Rupert Neve Designs brought a new 8-channel, remote-controllable, Dante-compatible mic pre for live sound applications to NAMM: the RMP-D8, its first Dante interface.
Beatskillz intros Tone Empire high-end plug-in brand and Goliath Retro Channel
25 Jan 2018 in Studio
Beatskillz' new label/imprint Tone Empire has releases Goliath, a retro-styled saturation/colouration plug-in that lets you do the usual adding of mojo and tone without thinking too much about the details.
Is Elektron Digitone going to be a Monomachine MKIII?
Elektron seems to have registered the name "Digitone" worldwide - could this be a new product in the works? A synth, perhaps, in the form factor of a Digitakt? Speculation is rife.
Andrew Huang does Burial – with beats from a crashing piano
14 Jan 2018 in Studio
Andrew Huang uses audio sampled from a piano being dropped from 20 ft to create a cool beat, and makes the whole process look so impressively easy, spontaneous and intuitively musical.
Is RME planning a new Dante or AVB interface?
10 Dec 2017 in Studio
RME have tweeted about a new product due to be announced on 14 December - could it be a new product using AVB technbology, as hinted at IES 2017? Or is this something completely new?
Need a Christmas present for a musician? Check out Thomann’s gift idea generator
03 Dec 2017 in
Got a musician friend and need ideas for a nice prezzie? Thomann have got some ideas for you, from big ticket items to little stocking fillers. Or maybe you're the one who needs an Xmas treat?