Toontrack expansions sale on EZX, EZKeys, EZMix with up to 35% off

Drum VST purveyor Toontrack starts a 2-month sale on expansions for EZDrummer 2, EZKeys, and EZMix - that's drum libraries, sounds, and MIDI.

Positron 16: A concept for a morphing analog polyphonic synthesizer

Responding to Uli Behringer's public request for input on new synthesizers, Heinakroon created the beautiful Positron 16 concept. Will it get ever made?

Behringer says the RD-9 is finally shipping

Almost 3 years since the original announcement that Behringer was building a TR-909 clone the long-awaited RD-9 Rhythm Designer is boxed up and ready to go.

Review: Minimal Audio Rift pushes the creative distortion envelope

Rift splits waveforms in two, destroying each half in more ways than you could possibly imagine. Our verdict: No distortion plug-in comes close.

Relab LX480 Essentials: 4 classic L480 reverbs for USD 39 (introductory offer)

Relab's LX480 Essentials strips down the hefty price tag of the Complete version from $350 to $99 to give you a taste of the premium-priced original.

Black Corporation ISE-NIN: Is that a Jupiter-8?

Holy crap! Black Corporation reveals that they have what looks like a Jupiter 8 clone up their sleeve. It's called ISE-NIN and this is going to be awesome.

Custom finishes for classic pedals: Built-to-order stompbox designs by Gear Ant

A special look for standard pedals? Gear Ant takes effects pedals and enclosures we've seen a million times and turns them into mini works of art.

Manson Guitars reveals spectacular MA 10th Anniversary Editions revealed

Manson's eye-catching new MA 10th Anniversary Editions series comprises 10 guitars, each with one-of-a-kind combination of specs and finishes.

ReVolt: USB power for everything!

Got a synth or device that runs on batteries? Why not replace them all with the ReVolt USB-to-battery power converter? Now on Kickstarter.

ASIO4ALL gets a revamp and proper Intel SST support

ASIO4ALL version 2.15 (Beta2) brings a welcome refresh to this vital utility and updated support for those pesky Windows 10 Intel SST audio drivers.

W.A. Production Satyrus: 8 distortion types for your noise experiments

Satyrus, a distortion plug-in with 8 types of the stuff and a clean, sleek user interface that you can grab for just USD 8! That's a dollar per distortion...

Ableton Loop Create: Free online music summit event on 26 and 27 June 2021

Ableton is experimenting with the format of its yearly Loop event by spinning it off into a new online event called Loop Create.

Earthworks Icon: “The Last USB Mic You’ll Ever Need”?

Icon is a super-stylish streaming and podcasting microphone - Earthworks Audio even claims it could be "the last USB mic you'll ever need"!

ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler Phase Shifter – a MKII Lovetone Doppelganger!

Could the new ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler Phase Shifter, an updated version of the classic Lovetone Doppelganger, maybe the perfect analogue phase shifter?

TC Electronic Zeus Drive launches with 2000 units on offer – using germanium diodes

The new TC Electronic Zeus Drive has just been revealed and it sounds a lot like a Klon, complete with germanium clipping diodes!

Haunted Labs Old Ruin: A distortion with a unique Texture control

Haunted Labs' latest offering is a high-gain pedal with a Texture control for added mayhem! Aggressive in a good way, Old Ruin is a distortion with a difference...

Deal: Eventide H9 plug-ins with over 67% discount until June 6!

Eventide has lowered the prices of its H9 plug-ins for a limited time to just EUR 39 per effect! If you've been holding off, now is the time to splurge.

Strymon Conduit MIDI hub: A simple smart control for your stompboxes

Conduit is designed to get more out of your MIDI-compatible pedals while keeping the system easy to use. Here's what Strymon's new MIDI box can do.

Two new models from Gretsch: the Streamliner Center Block and Center Block Jr P90s

Gretsch's new Streamliner Center Block and Center Block Jr P90s models come with FideliSonic P90 pickups and feature chambered centre blocks.

Put a Power Handle on your Model:Samples or Model:Cycles and take it away

The Power Handle BP-1 is a neat innovation from Elektron that adds battery power to the Model:Samples or Model:Cycles disguised as a carry handle.

Minimal Audio Rift: All the modulated distortion you’ll ever need?

Minimal Audio Rift mangles your audio with bi-polar distortion, resonating feedback and morphing filters. Is this the ultimate creative distortion plug-in?

JUPITER-X Editor: Roland releases a free editor for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm

A useful standalone graphical editor and librarian has appeared for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm synthesizers for deep editing, managing your sounds, and parameter tweaking.

Gibson introduces Exclusives Collection in Olive Drab and Ebony finishes

Gibson's new Exclusives Collection offers Les Paul Specials, Les Pauls, SG Standard '61s, ES-335s and 70s Flying V models in Olive Drab or Ebony. 

Acustica Audio Diamond Lift 3: Studio DMI’s “EDM guru” sound in one plug-in

Version 3 adds improved high and low pass filters, the new “Insane” compressor mode, a mid-band clip control, and “versatile” routing.