Avid Deal: Buy Pro Tools | Carbon and get a Pro Tools Ultimate perpetual license free

From now until September 15, new Carbon buyers will receive a permanent license for Pro Tools Ultimate and Auto-Tune Hybrid, worth near EUR 3000.

Apple launches 3 new AMD configurations for the Mac Pro GPU

New Apple Mac Pro GPU configurations give you 3 options from the AMD W6000X series graphics processors. Be prepared for some extra outlay, though.

Austrian Audio introduces the Hi-X15 and Hi-X25BT headphones

Austrian Audio has announced the Hi-X15 wired and Hi-X25BT wireless headphones, making its Hi-X high excursion drivers available at a lower price.

JBL PRX One portable line array: Premium specs, features and price

JBL enter the portable line array PA sector with the premium-priced JBL PRX One. Portability, sound quality and class-leading specs... but at a price!

Buzz Audio Velox: A boutique stereo optical compressor (that’s not an LA2A!)

A boutique stereo compressor, Velox is a reworking of a 1999 optical unit, available in two versions with an optional Lundahl output transformer.

Worldwide rights to Oberheim name returned to Tom Oberheim

Tom Oberheim has announced that after 36 years, the worldwide rights to the Oberheim trademark are now back with its founder.

Gibson serves Mojo Hand FX with cease and desist over Mister-O pedal name

Gibson has served Mojo Hand FX with a cease and desist over the use of Mister-O name, and Instagram comments side with the pedal maker

Suhr goes back to its 1984 roots with limited-edition Standard Legacy series

Back to the future: These new Suhr limited-edition Standard Legacy models are inspired by the original blueprints for John Suhr's first guitar.

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite bags a signature Plasmatron fuzz monster

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite gets a signature Reuss Effects Plasmatron pedal, combining an op-amp Muff and a Danelectro Fab Tone sound. It's fuzz city!

DSP Action: Dynamic, high impact, sound effects generator

DSP Action gives you an innovative interface to draw movement and animate explosive sounds through the smash and crash of sound effects.

Look Mum No Computer opens his Museum of Everything Else

The bizarre Museum of Everything Else is the brainchild of Sam Battle a.k.a. Look Mum No Computer and features technological curiosities from music and science.

Vertex Effects Ultraphonix MkII: The legendary Dumble ODS in a pedal?

Vertex Effects claims their new Ultraphonix MkII has Dumble Overdrive Special tone, but how close is it to the real thing?

Leaked: Apple’s new Macbook Pro models will drop with macOS Monterey in October

Leaks reveal new Macbook Pro 14" and 16" model numbers - and a slated October release date alongside macOS 12 Monterey. Is the wait almost over?

API Select: new API brand debuts 6 pieces of analog gear (including stompboxes!)

API debuts a new analog gear brand with a line-up like no other - 4 rack processors and 2 stompboxes from old and new API lineages. Let's dive in!

Gibson Exclusives Collection: New Ebony acoustics

Gibson adds ebony limited-editions of its Hummingbird, J-45 and SJ-200 acoustics - the latter will be no stranger to Johnny Cash fans...

Tape Fragments from Mars: Experimental feedback loops

Samples from Mars has captured a bunch of analog synth movements through tape feedback loops for experimental sounds in multiple software instrument formats.

Win a Minimoog signed by Bob himself in the latest Bob Moog Foundation raffle

The Bob Moog Foundation has dug out another classic old Minimoog for us to throw $20 at. This one looks as vintage as the awesome Bob Moog signature on the front.

Speedrum: MPC style percussion sampler plugin for fast beat making

A simple pad-based layout makes Speedrum instantly familiar and comes with multiple sample layers, effects and low CPU usage.

Metasynth CTX: the sound design studio based in images and colour

Metasynth from U&I Software is uniquely visual in its approach to synthesis and sound design and is newly updated for macOS 11 with some new features.

Nugen Audio releases Focus Elements bundle: 3 stereo editing plug-ins for USD 99

With abridged versions of 3 plug-ins for widening, bass management and panning, the Focus Bundle packs in serious features for the money.

Goodhertz Tupe: hybrid tube and tape saturation plug-in takes off, at last

Tupe blends 9 tube preamps and 4 tape machines with a ladder filter, opto-comp, and tilt EQ. Thankfully, it sounds much better than it looks.

Affordable, great-playing Les Paul alternative? Try this Swede.

In the market for an affordable electric guitar with some decent specifications and a premium looking appearance? Check out Hagstrom Guitars.

Get up to 70% off all 7 Output engines at Native Instruments

One of 2021's craziest summer sales sees all 7 Output engines sold in an EUR 350 bundle (70% off). Individual engines are sold for EUR 99,5 (50% off).

Dorico and Sibelius for Mobile: Steinberg and Avid go head to head on iPad

The iPad becomes a mean scoring tool! Both Sibelius and Dorico - Avid's and Steinberg's respective scoring software - now run on Apple's tablet.