Mas Effects Sona Fuzz: From extreme to a touch of class

The new Mas Effects Sona Fuzz can get some pretty extreme tones. Plus there are some limited edition colour options available on launch.

Win €1000: Remix a Christmas classic to win a Thomann voucher

A punk version of Silent Night, or a metal cover of Jingle Bells: Win a €1000 voucher by covering a Christmas classic in a different genre.

Winamp returns as a music player and social network for artists

Will Winamp's owners pull a MySpace and reinvent the site as a music and creator-centric social media network? Easier said than done, we reckon.

Faselunare VEGA digital drum module available for preorder

But you've got to be quick because the first production run is for only 15 VEGA modules at a special price for delivery at the end of January.

Waves Audio Retro Fi: conjure analog lo-fi sounds from your DAW

Waves gave us a taste on Black Friday, now we get the full Retro fI effects plug-in for creatively downgrading audio with lo-fi charms.

Waveform 1U Cat Carrier Case for 1U modular tiles

Thinking about getting into 1U Eurorack? Then how about a 60HP skiff that can piggyback onto an existing 60HP case or standalone - that's nifty.

The Runner: The Cinematic Horror Drone synth

From Boy Harsher and Møffenzeef Mødular comes The Runner limited edition drone used in the horror movie of the same name and it's already sold out.

Great cinematic and game sound libraries you need to know (royalty-free)

We've unearthed seven new or underrated cinematic and game sound libraries by incredibly talented people that should be on your radar.

FLUX:: Elixir Essential – True Peak Limiter with Dolby Atmos support

The new FLUX:: Elixir Essential handles up to 16 channels at sample rates up to 384kHz. It also conforms to the ITU-R and EBU loudness norms.

Best free plug-ins this week: Magic Dice, Mad Filter and 2RuleSynth

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins is all about randomization fun. Ready to try your luck with Magic Dice, Mad Filter and 2RuleSynth?

Check out Dopesonix Beat Machine 3, an affordable drum rompler for (nearly) all genres

Whatever niche rap, dance and/or electronica you might be into, chances are you will find some usable drums in Dopesonix Beat Machine 3.

Slate Digital MO-TT: the Ableton OTT preset as a full-fledged plug-in

Slate is spinning the famous OTT preset from Ableton's multi-band compressor into a standalone plug-in with all the upgrades it could muster.

reFX Nexus 4: Pop, hip-hop and EDM rompler does it a 4th time

reFX released its massive Nexus 4 rompler, with numerous updates and a metric ton of new sounds to serve pop, hip-hop, and EDM producers.

VoicAs Q^Mix: Simple, elegant and polarising 4 channel mixer module

VoicAs has just released the Q^Mix that offers four channels of audio or CV mixing in a compact and serious-looking module and more to come.

Get the Waves Lofi Space reverb plug-in for FREE – only today!

Waves has released Lofi Space as its annual free plug-in for Black Friday 2021. Lofi Space serves up analog echoes and reverbs. Get it for FREE – TODAY ONLY!

Novation Circuit Rhythm Deal: 25% off for Black Friday only!

The Circuit Rhythm is finally here and will turn samples into stellar tracks with built-in recording, performance effects and on-the-go capabilities.

Acustica Audio HWMC brings Howie Weinberg’s mastering chain to your studio

Acustica Audio has teamed up with Studio DMI and Howie Weinberg to bring the legendary engineer's mastering chain to your studio via the HWMC plug-in.

Review: NUGEN Audio Paragon ST – a remarkable surround reverb goes stereo

Paragon ST combines convolution and impulse response re-synthesis with controls you wouldn't expect from an IR reverb. We took it through its paces.

BLEASS Alpha: one of the best iOS synths makes it to the desktop

The colourful, classic and creative polyphonic synthesizer BLEASS Alpha is a constellation of sound and is now available for macOS and Windows.

Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil gets Booooom/Blast 2.0. Peachy!

Gone Fishing Effects and Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil announce the Booooom/Blast 2.0 will be up for pre-order on 30 November.

Hungry Robot teases The Collective: A new Fuzz-tastic pedal

According to Hungry Robot's Instagram post, The Collective is "one of the most over-designed" and "complex fuzz pedals" out there.

Arturia V Collection 8.2: M1 support, fresh GUIs and microtuning

One of the best bundles of classic synthesizer software emulations got a boost with version 8 of Arturia's V Collection and now there's an 8.2 update.

Deal: Get up to 25% off Ableton Live 11, Push 2 and content packs

Ableton is slashing its Live 11, Push 2 controller, and soundware prices by up to 25%. The offers are good until November 29, 2021.

Deal: Toontrack EZ Drummer 2 for €69, down from €149

EZ Drummer 2 is on sale for EUR 70 until November 30. And that's a great price for what you're getting: very capable virtual drums.