Audiomodern Playbeat 3: the smartest groove generator in 2021?
Audiomodern's Playbeat 3 is a groove machine which creates patterns, rhythms and variations out of nothing, over and over again!Matt Nash DST: your favorite new grim, kvlt multiband distortion plug-in?
15 Nov 2021 in Studio
Matt Nash DST's stylishly grim, thoroughly animated user interface makes a strong first impression. Then, there are all the possibilities!
MeeBlip cubit duo USB MIDI Interface and MIDI Thru box
15 Nov 2021 in Synths
MIDI interfaces are making a come back and here's a natty box from MeeBlip. The cubit duo offers 4 MIDI Outs over USB or MIDI Thru.
Twisted Electrons are teasing a new synth pulled from an old soundcard
15 Nov 2021 in Synths
With a shadowy photo and a video where chips are being shaved off a Sound Blaster card Twisted Electrons has something old school up its sleeve.
2B Played LowEnd Friend: Pultec-style tricks for low freqs
2B Played Music's LowEnd Friend plug-in puts the old Pultec boost & cut EQ trick into service for thicc low end with added saturation.Cicada Acoustic Synthesizer: Tactile pathways to musical imaginings
12 Nov 2021 in Synths
Cicada is a fascinating device with wings & honeycomb pieces that bridge the boundaries between touch & sound. Now a Eurorack module is on the way.
UAD 9.15: new AMS Neve Digital Delay & Manley Tube Preamp plug-ins
12 Nov 2021 in Studio
UAD v9.15 adds elaborate emulations of two renowned vintage units - the AMS DMX 15-80 S digital delay and Manley tube preamp.
ToneBoosters Sibalance v4: 3 de-essing modes and loudness detection
11 Nov 2021 in Studio
With the 4th version of Sibalance, ToneBoosters throws elaborate tech, such as spectral processing and loudness detection at those pesky ess-es.
Joyo adds new Meteor II and Tweedy amps to its banTamP lineup
11 Nov 2021 in Guitar
The new Meteor II and Tweedy dual-channel amps are the latest models to join the ever-expanding Joyo banTamP range of mini-amp heads.
Industrialectric System-46: a dystopian nightmare wrapped in disaster and pedalled as a synth of chaos
Is it a synth in pain or some kind of pedal from a bad dream? We do know that it's an input tracking analog VCO with single and dual wave-bent harmonic voices and deconstructive core. Just don't press that ...Leapwing UltraVox: Four processors for quick and easy vocal sounds
11 Nov 2021 in Studio
Leapwing Ultravox offers four dedicated one-knob vocal processors in one plug-in. Get quick results with the Compressor, Gate, Harmonics and Air algorithms.
Winterbloom: Helium and Hydrogen offer simple, elegant utility modules
11 Nov 2021 in Synths
Helium floats a balloon of 3u precision adding and buffered multiple whereas Hydrogen flies an airship of 1U precision buffered multiple in these two new Eurorack modules from Winterbloom.
The new Catalinbread Cloak Reverb/Shimmer offers rich overtones
10 Nov 2021 in Guitar
Catalinbread's new Cloak Reverb/Shimmer adds some extra pizazz to your trails, and has an early Black Friday introductory discount price!
Steinberg Cubase 12 is coming in 2022 with a new licensing scheme
10 Nov 2021 in Studio
Steinberg has announced that Cubase 12 is scheduled to arrive in 2022. And the rumors are true: the eLicenser dongle is finally history!
Future Retro opens preorders on the Vectra Synthesizer
10 Nov 2021 in Synths
With the 4 joysticks of the apocalypse, the Future Retro Vectra Synthesizer will soon be upon us leaving modulated morphing waveforms in its wake.
Audix A231: Condenser microphone for vocal recordings and more
10 Nov 2021 in Studio
While Audix positions the A231 as a voice recording condenser, it seems that you can record almost anything with it quite competently!
Two new Gretsch Richard Fortus Signature Falcon models for the GNR guitarist
Gretsch has teamed up with the Guns'n'Roses guitarist for two new Gretsch Richard Fortus Signature Falcon models, one with a Bigsby and one without.20 hand painted PRS Custom Tremonti Joe Fenton Limited Editions
09 Nov 2021 in Guitar
PRS launches 20 unique, hand-painted Custom Tremonti Joe Fenton Limited Editions to celebrate 20 years of Mr Tremonti's signature guitar.
SolidGoldFX Ether: Modulated reverb, perfect for ambiences
09 Nov 2021 in Guitar
SolidGoldFX's new Ether is a modulated reverb with vibrato, tremolo and harmonic tremolo. The perfect reverb for ambient exploration?
denise audio poltergate: gating, transient design and de-bleeding in one
09 Nov 2021 in Studio
The new poltergate plug-in by denise audio is an all-in-one drum cleanup tool that offers gating, transient design, de-bleeding and clipping all at once.
MOK Miniraze: Wave-slicing synth for uniquely baffling future-retro tones
09 Nov 2021 in Synths
Miniraze is a stunning synthesizer in a dazzling interface that both baffles and delights. It's certainly powerful but is it as approachable as MOK suggests?
Ginger Audio GroundControl is a free Soundflower alternative
09 Nov 2021 in Studio
Ginger Audio GroundControl is a virtual audio device that lets you send audio from one app to another on the Mac. It's a modern alternative to Soundflower, and it's free!
Eventide SplitEQ: A new breed of transient-focused equalizer
09 Nov 2021 in Studio
Eventide SplitEQ is an 8-band parametric equalizer that lets you process the transients and tonal body of the signal independently. Interesting stuff!